RISING

Whisky Wizardry - Japan's Nature Distilled: Whisky Innovator - Ichiro Akuto

Groundbreaking Earthworm Robots! Bio-Robotics Engineer - Taro Nakamura

A World-Class Clothing Brand, Made in Japan: Apparel Innovator - Toshio Yamada

Innovators Find a Home in Local Tokyo Factory: Startup Support Entrepreneur - Keiichi Hamano

Spotlight on a Future Food Revolution: LED Grow Light Developer - Seiichi Okazaki

Turning Stone into Paper - Nobuyoshi Yamasaki

Magazine Bringing Local Food to Consumers: Food Media Entrepreneur - Hiroyuki Takahashi

Opportunities for Young Social Entrepreneurs: Social Business Founder - Kazunari Taguchi

Efficient Printing through the Sharing Economy: Print Industry Entrepreneur - Yasukane Matsumoto

Agriculture's Next Technological Revolution: Founder of Agricultural Venture - Shunji Sugaya

Making Great Food a Good Business: Food Industry Consultant - Kenta Kurokawa

The Digital Child Care Revolution: IoT Child Care Entrepreneur - Yasuyuki Toki

The Changing Face of Surgery: Medical Technology Innovator - Masatoshi Takeda

Changing Education in Japan: App Developer - Takashi Hirose

Breathing New Life into Historical Buildings: Historical Structure Revitalization Entrepreneur - Jun Tarikino

Going Global with African-print Bags: Social Entrepreneur - Chizu Nakamoto

Propellerless Wind Turbine for a Sustainable Future: Wind Energy Pioneer - Atsushi Shimizu

Making Japan Accessible to All - Toshiya Kakiuchi

Finding Homes for Senior Citizens: Real Estate Innovator - Ryo Yamamoto

Aiming for Gold with Prosthetics: Prosthetic Leg Engineer - Ken Endo