RISING

1 Whisky Wizardry - Japan's Nature Distilled: Whisky Innovator - Ichiro Akuto 2 Groundbreaking Earthworm Robots! Bio-Robotics Engineer - Taro Nakamura 3 A World-Class Clothing Brand, Made in Japan: Apparel Innovator - Toshio Yamada 4 Innovators Find a Home in Local Tokyo Factory: Startup Support Entrepreneur - Keiichi Hamano 5 Spotlight on a Future Food Revolution: LED Grow Light Developer - Seiichi Okazaki 6 Turning Stone into Paper - Nobuyoshi Yamasaki 7 Magazine Bringing Local Food to Consumers: Food Media Entrepreneur - Hiroyuki Takahashi 8 Opportunities for Young Social Entrepreneurs: Social Business Founder - Kazunari Taguchi 9 Efficient Printing through the Sharing Economy: Print Industry Entrepreneur - Yasukane Matsumoto 10 Agriculture's Next Technological Revolution: Founder of Agricultural Venture - Shunji Sugaya 11 Making Great Food a Good Business: Food Industry Consultant - Kenta Kurokawa 12 The Digital Child Care Revolution: IoT Child Care Entrepreneur - Yasuyuki Toki 13 The Changing Face of Surgery: Medical Technology Innovator - Masatoshi Takeda 14 Changing Education in Japan: App Developer - Takashi Hirose 15 Breathing New Life into Historical Buildings: Historical Structure Revitalization Entrepreneur - Jun Tarikino 16 Going Global with African-print Bags: Social Entrepreneur - Chizu Nakamoto 17 Propellerless Wind Turbine for a Sustainable Future: Wind Energy Pioneer - Atsushi Shimizu 18 Making Japan Accessible to All - Toshiya Kakiuchi 19 Finding Homes for Senior Citizens: Real Estate Innovator - Ryo Yamamoto 20 Aiming for Gold with Prosthetics: Prosthetic Leg Engineer - Ken Endo