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The leading global community of innovators, pioneers, and social changemakers in Japan
TOM DEASON

A global award that recognizes talented young innovators who are making the world a better place. 

Innovators Under 35 was established in 1999. In addition to the global competition, regional editions are held in Asia Pacific, China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Latin America, and MENA.

MIT Technology Review launched Innovators Under 35 Japan in 2020 as the seventh regional edition in the world. Our mission is to discover and share with the world the talented individuals who are actively using technology to solve the societal problems facing Japan, such as the declining birthrate and aging population, labor shortage, and the aging social infrastructure.

For the fourth year, 2024, we are searching for young innovators in computers, electronics, software, the Internet, artificial intelligence, robotics, transportation, communications, sustainable energy, and biotechnology/medicine technical fields.

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Judges of 2024

Leading researchers and corporate executives in Japan will participate in the judging process.
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Advisory board

The Advisory Board is a community that helps make Innovators Under 35 Japan a success.
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Winners of IU35 Japan 2023

Out of more than 350 candidates, including entrepreneurs, researchers, and social activists, TR Japan's editors and 10 other experts selected 10 innovators. We hope you will take note of the activities of these young innovators who continue to take on challenges in Japan.

Kosuke Inoue

Proposing a new approach to predicting individual treatment effect through machine learning and utilizing it for medical and public health interventions, thereby breaking new ground for next-generation personalized medicine.

Akito Noiri

Advancing the basic capabilities of semiconductor quantum bits and developing the foundational technology for integration. A rapid boosting of the feasibility of semiconductor quantum computers.

Yuka Kutsumi

Developed an application that recognizes and analyzes bowel sounds using smartphone microphones, breaking new ground in digital health.

Naoto Morita

Combining the best of what drones and satellites have to offer. Developing UAVs capable of long-duration flights to dramatically ease access to the stratosphere.

Hiroya Abe

Developing low cost, high efficiency fuel cell catalysts inspired by the excellent framework of biology.

Kenjiro Yamamoto

Developing a paint that will raise a building's earthquake resistance all by itself. Helping reduce the number of earthquake victims.

Yuta Nakayasu

He is a researcher who personally practices a lifestyle aimed at the creation of a truly sustainable society.

Makoto Saito

Conquering the issue of CRISPR-Cas9. A spirited researcher who expands the possibility of treatment with genome editing.

Noriko Endo

Advancing the implementation of wastewater surveillance to improve public health surveillance for COVID-19 and beyond.

Miyu Moriyama

Viral immunologist aims to make a "universal influenza vaccine" that is resistant to virus mutations available for practical application.
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