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Why Japan Has So Few Unicorns — And What Is Changing
Japan is the world's fourth-largest economy but has fewer than 15 unicorns. The structural reasons run deep — but the forces of change are finally gaining momentum.
Japan is the world's fourth-largest economy but has fewer than 15 unicorns. The structural reasons run deep — but the forces of change are finally gaining momentum.
Japan’s anime industry surpassed ¥3.0 trillion ($25 billion) in global market size in 2023, yet most overseas observers can name only a…
Japan’s anime industry generated a record $25 billion in 2024 — yet nearly every major studio is struggling to hire. The gap…
Born Global: 8 Japanese Startups You Haven’t Heard of — Yet Japan’s startup scene has a reputation problem. The narrative says Japanese…
Japan has only 15 unicorn startups despite being the worlds third-largest economy. This definitive guide covers every Japanese unicorn, their valuations, why the gap exists, and the soonicorns poised to break through. Updated for 2026.
The accountability gap in AI-generated code is widening. Japan's engineering culture — built on ownership, monozukuri, and sekininkan — is exactly what the world needs now.
Japanese strawberries are not the strawberries you know. Bred for decades to maximize sweetness, fragrance, and visual perfection, varieties like Amaou, Tochiotome,…
Japan has something no other country on earth can replicate: a single-payer universal healthcare system covering 126 million people, with decades of…
Why global pharma wants Japanese healthcare data — and the three ways to actually monetize it
For decades, Japanese rice was the most protected agricultural product in one of the world’s most protectionist agricultural economies. Import tariffs exceeding…
Every day in Japan, approximately 40 million onigiri — triangular rice balls wrapped in crisp nori seaweed — are sold across 56,000…
In a country synonymous with sake, shochu, and whisky, an unlikely revolution has been quietly fermenting. Japan’s craft beer industry — born…