RISING (2015)

Inbound tour operator - kentaro suda

Super helidoctor - makoto kobayashi

Calligrapher with down syndrome - shoko kanazawa

Sake evangelist - kosuke kuji

Global branding through smart farming

Saving the world with euglena

Incubating a more active life for senior citizens

Taking affordable medical testing to the world!

Conveying japan's craft heritage to children

The mascot matriarch

Trawler to table via tablet in no time

Towards a fulfilling society for all

Cultivating sushi chefs

Forward to the future: making fuel from old clothes

Protecting fisheries through marine it

Medical meals-on-wheels - kosuke abe

Bringing space within reach

Medical computer graphics producer - hirofumi seo

Electric vehicle producer - toru tokushige

Electricity from vibration

Farewell to "mottainai" spaces

Companies helping countries

Robots for a fun, user-friendly future

Bringing japanese tea to the world

Nursing care innovator: yoshimi ui

Earning the affection of local people

Towards the rebirth of "made in japan"

Avatar robot bringing people together

Innovative childcare brightens the lives of working families

Bringing sparkle to asia and the world

Simple technology brings innovation in developing countries

Medical innovation, supporting an aging society

The cybathlon and expanding our physical abilities with cybernetics

Helping foreign students settle in

Boosting agriculture while promoting a healthy workforce

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

Miyazaki's sweet potatoes win fans in asia - makoto ikeda

Towards unprecedented consumer electronics: tech entrepreneur - takuma iwasa

Automotive revolution from kyoto: ev venture - hiroyasu koma

A new generation of fisheries workers: marine industry pioneer - takuya hasegawa

Putting southeast asian chocolate in the global spotlight: luxury chocolatier - keiichi yoshino

Bringing lightning protection to rwanda: lightning protection consultant - atsushi yoshida

Connecting cows to the cloud: livestock management innovator - shinya kobayashi

Chariots of gold: sports wheelchair engineer - toru ozawa

Deals on wheels: mobile supermarket innovator - tatsuya sumitomo

Giving used machinery new life overseas: e-commerce entrepreneur, takayuki aoki

Global kitchen through the sharing economy: culinary exchange facilitator - miwa okada

Revolutionary study app goes global: educational technology entrepreneur - goichiro arai

Big data driving a bus revolution: public transport innovator - masaru yajima

Virtual reality: transforming the future of medicine - medical technology pioneer, maki sugimoto

Giving new life to dormant possessions: self-storage innovator - hayato matsuzaki

The future of regional revitalization: community planning pioneer - daisuke yamanaka

Sake reimagined: taking on the world - sake innovator, takuma inagawa

Cosmic cleanup: space waste pioneer - nobu okada

Rice against time: regional food advocate - masayuki habuki

Tatami revolution: traditional mat maker - yoshiaki kagami

Safer, smarter coaches: transport innovator - koji hirayama

Flying cars: next-generation vehicles, now! - personal aviation pioneer, tsubasa nakamura

Prolonging healthy lifespans: mobility aid pioneer - hideaki tamada

Affordable aquatic evs: electric vehicle innovator - hideo tsurumaki

Smart fabrics saving lives: wearable tech innovator - ayumu mitera

Waste-battling hero for the digital age: eco-entrepreneur - fujio kojima

Wearable bladder buffer: digital healthcare pioneer - atsushi nakanishi

From waste produce to future food: vegetable sheet creator - keisuke soda

Reviving the home of traditional paper: cultural reactivator - takeshi fujiwara

Putting slumbering ideas into action: crowdfunding chief - ryotaro nakayama

Brighter skies for kyoto umbrella craft: wagasa innovator - kotaro nishibori

Saving the world through the power of science: stem support innovator - yukihiro maru

Taking forest management to the future: ict forestry pioneer - hiroyuki nakamura

Transforming elder care through vr: nursing tech pioneer - kenta toshima

From fallow fields to fermentation - lina sakai

Leap in progress for para-athletics: prosthetics engineer - atsushi hamada

Giving a lift to traditional festivals: matsuri revivalist - manabu ohara

Aiming for accessibility: barrier-free app developer - yuriko oda

Rescuing doomed dishes: anti-food waste pioneer - kazuma kawagoe

Japan's holy hotels: temple hotel innovators - mai sato & shunko umino

Second-chance society: social entrepreneur - kawaguchi kana

Progress through programming: e-learning innovator - mizuno yusuke

Ai - leveling the educational playing field: e-learning innovator - yunokawa takahiko

Showcasing tokyo's technical treasures: business matching innovator - furukawa taku

Hot springs ioternal: agricultural innovator - kodama norihiro

Food flow and the future of farming: agricultural logistics innovator - kato yuriko

Weaving a textile network for the new normal: textile industry innovator - tani hideki

Rise of the kitchen robots: catering robot pioneer - sawanobori tetsuya

Fighting infection by controlling the three cs: systems innovator - kawano takanobu

Bringing a “can-do” spirit to specialty produce: preserved food pioneer - inoue kazuma

Food trucking the blues away: mobile dining innovator - ishizawa masayoshi

Green recovery in rural japan: npo founder - yoshida hiroko

Tackling the new normal - robots with a human touch: personal robotics innovator - aoki shunsuke

Quick freezing breathes new life into waste food: freezing consultant - kinoshita masayuki

Tackling the pandemic with “japanese spirit”: sake modernizer - kuji kosuke

Pandemic solutions through self-driving technology: mobility innovator - taniguchi hisashi

A more inclusive society through art: disability art entrepreneur - matsuda takaya

Giving preconceptions a new lick of paint: gender-positive painting contractor - takenobe yukio

The technicians supporting top para-athletes: parasports innovators - ozawa toru, endo ken & hamada atsushi

Upcycling fish scales into high-end leather: fish leather pioneer - noguchi tomohisa

Avatar robots and the future of workforce inclusivity: roboticist - yoshifuji ory

From industrial waste to the front line of sustainability: recycling pioneer - ishizaka noriko

Shaping the future of food through home composting: home composting advocate - taira yuiko

From familiar food to realistic organs: medical training innovator - takayama seiichiro

Traditional japanese architecture reborn: digital construction pioneer - akiyoshi koki

Working visits revitalize regional destinations: matching service innovator - nagaoka rina

Sustainable fisheries through advances in aquaculture: aquaculture innovator - yamamoto toshimasa

Turning surplus ingredients into craft gin: sustainable distillery ceo - yamamoto yuya

Rebuilding communities through abandoned homes: renovation pioneer - watanabe kyoko

Ai bridges japan's infrastructure maintenance gap: civil engineering innovators - morikawa haruna

Skills for the post-pandemic job market: e-learning innovator - mori kenshiro

Tackling food poverty with rescued rations: social business founders seki yoshimi & kikuhara misato

Revitalizing overlooked communities: glamping pioneer - hashimura kazunori

Empowering sick children through sports: npo founder - kitano hanako

Connecting the world through japanese learning platform founder goto manabu

Sustainable fishing through ai: marine tech innovator - mizukami yosuke

Passing the torch for local businesses: matching platform developer - asai katsutoshi

Transforming surplus rice into bioplastic: manufacturing innovator - kamiya kazuhito

A new lease of life for infirm animals: veterinary prosthetics pioneer - shimada akio

Better health through social ties: community nursing innovator - yata akiko

Peace as a life's work: npo education director - yamaguchi haruki

Connecting textile production areas and designers: fashion curator - miyaura shinya