Biz Stream - Season 7 / Year 2024

[On-Site Report: Danger-Free Dining]
This episode features a restaurant where people with food allergies can enjoy a variety of dishes without worrying about the ingredients and "safe sushi" made specifically for pregnant women.
 

[On-Site Report: Supporting Parents with Baby Tech]
Featuring an AI-based baby interpreter and a day care system that can quickly accept and care for sick children, this episode shows how technology is making life easier for parents of young children.

[On-Site Report: Fostering Japan's Future Business Leaders]
This episode features high school students participating in a national entrepreneurship competition and gives an up-close look at some of the most unique ideas and the inspirations behind them.

[On-Site Report: Dealing with Damage-Causing Wildlife]
This episode features a security service company that helps farmers deal with damage-causing wildlife and a business that chases crows away with specially developed audio recordings.

[On-Site Report: Choosing Japan as a Business Home - Viacheslav Surovyi]
A Ukrainian entrepreneur has created an online proxy-shopping service that allows foreign shoppers simple and affordable access to a variety of products from Japan.

[On-Site Report: Disaster Response Technology]
This episode features an emergency information verification service and a cutting edge fire suppression product that can be installed almost anywhere.
 

On-Site Report: Growing Space Industry Offers Economic Boost]
This episode features a miniature moon-going robot developed by a toy manufacturer and a business that is using satellite data to help Japanese farmers improve their harvests.

[On-Site Report: Taking a Youthful Approach to Eldercare]
This episode features unique business models designed to draw young people into eldercare, while also offering elderly people refreshing takes on standard care practices.

[On-Site Report: Taking Pride in Printed Books]
In the age of digitalization, this episode focuses on businesses that are based around producing and selling physical books.

[On-Site Report: Looking to the Future with Eyewear Tech]
This episode looks at how combining technology with eyewear can make daily life easier for people with and without visual impairments.

[On-Site Report: Choosing Japan as a Business Home - Sun Xiaojun]
This week's episode features engineer and entrepreneur Sun Xiaojun, who decided to stay in Japan after earning his PhD to start his own robotic prosthetic company.

[On-Site Report: Bringing Freedom to Housing]
From 3D printing to software-managed off-grid living, this episode features companies that are providing flexibility and freedom in where and how people can live.

[On-Site Report: Pencils with a Point]
This episode features a mechanical pencil that captures the feel of a wooden pencil and an electronic device for children that attaches to their pencils and turns study time into a game.

[On-Site Report: Rediscovering the BeauTEA of Japanese "Cha"]
This episode features businesses that are introducing new goods and services to help bring back the popularity of high-quality Japanese green tea.

[On-Site Report: Making Forestry More User-Friendly]
This episode features a tool designed to offer a simple and safe way to remove timber from steep slopes and a company that is making it easier for average people to get involved in reforestation.
 

[On-Site Report: Fresh Ideas in Food Preservation]
This episode introduces new food preservation technologies that offer next-level performance when it comes to protecting flavor and freshness.
 

[On-Site Report: Soap, Suds, and Socializing]
This episode shows businesses that are reviving the concept of public baths as a place for people not just to clean up, but to relax, refresh and socialize.
 

[On-Site Report: Supporting Japan's Future Farmers]
This episode features businesses that are providing education and assistance to Japanese farmers to ensure that Japan's agriculture industry is left in capable hands.

[On-Site Report: Reimagining Soy-Based Foods]
This episode features Japanese companies that are finding new ways to prepare and market soy-based food products.
 

[On-Site Report: Choosing Japan as a Business Home - Oya Koc]
This episode features entrepreneur Oya Koc. After living in Japan for many years, she felt the need for a short-term, human-based interpreting service to support people who aren't fluent in Japanese.

[On-Site Report: Increasing Safety for Hikers and Swimmers]
This episode features services that use modern technology to help keep hikers and swimmers safe.

[On-Site Report: Community-Building Business Models]
This episode features Japanese companies that are helping local people to form lasting connections by bringing them together through business models that are centered on community building.

[On-Site Report: Sowing the Seeds of Business Success]
This episode features businesses that are taking novel approaches to selling and caring for houseplants.

[On-Site Report: Facing the Future with Flexibility]
This episode features Japanese companies that are applying their technology and know-how in new and creative ways in order to remain competitive.

[On-Site Report: Tradition in Transition - New Takes on Japanese Crafts]
This episode focuses on new strategies being employed to make traditional Japanese crafts more appealing to a broader range of consumers.

[On-Site Report: From Useless to Priceless!]
This episode features companies that have developed successful products from materials or designs they had long possessed but hadn't been using.

[On-Site Report: Finding Hearts and Homes for Abandoned Animals]
This episode features businesses that have come up with unique ways of finding new homes for unhoused animals.

[On-Site Report: Beyond Space - Combining Storage with New Services]
From hotels to multi-purpose lockers, this episode features innovative storage-based business models.

[On-Site Report: Making a Comeback Through Customization]
This episode features small and medium-sized businesses that were able to increase sales by offering consumers the option to create highly customized products.

[On-Site Report: Fashion Forward Business Models]
This episode features creative new approaches to selling apparel products in Japan.

[On-Site Report: Fighting to Keep Children Fed]
This episode features local businesses that have taken it upon themselves to provide food for children in need.

[On-Site Report: Restoring Faith through Community-Focused Businesses]
This episode features Buddhist Temples and Shinto Shrines that are maintaining relevancy in a changing society by offering services to meet the needs of people in their communities.