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- Season 8 Traditional Japanese Architecture Reborn: Digital Construction Pioneer - Akiyoshi Koki
- Season 8 Working Visits Revitalize Regional Destinations: Matching Service Innovator - Nagaoka Rina
- Season 8 Sustainable Fisheries through Advances in Aquaculture: Aquaculture Innovator - Yamamoto Toshimasa
- Season 8 Turning Surplus Ingredients into Craft Gin: Sustainable Distillery CEO - Yamamoto Yuya
- Season 8 Rebuilding Communities through Abandoned Homes: Renovation Pioneer - Watanabe Kyoko
- Season 8 AI Bridges Japan's Infrastructure Maintenance Gap: Civil Engineering Innovators - Morikawa Haruna
- Season 8 Skills for the Post-Pandemic Job Market: E-Learning Innovator - Mori Kenshiro
- Season 8 Tackling Food Poverty with Rescued Rations: Social Business Founders Seki Yoshimi & Kikuhara Misato
- Season 8 Revitalizing Overlooked Communities: Glamping Pioneer - Hashimura Kazunori
- Season 8 Empowering Sick Children through Sports: NPO Founder - Kitano Hanako
- Season 8 Connecting the World through Japanese Learning Platform Founder Goto Manabu
- Season 8 Sustainable Fishing through AI: Marine Tech Innovator - Mizukami Yosuke
- Season 8 Passing the Torch for Local Businesses: Matching Platform Developer - Asai Katsutoshi
RISING - Season 8 Episode 13 Passing the Torch for Local Businesses: Matching Platform Developer - Asai Katsutoshi
5.00 28 minutes Against the backdrop of an aging society, many of Japan's long-running small businesses, unattractive to investors and lacking obvious successors, are in danger of disappearance – particularly in provincial areas, where a vicious cycle of regional decline sees ever fewer families moving to such locations, further depleting the pool of potential successors. Asai Katsutoshi is fighting back, with a unique online service that matches such businesses with individuals keen to take on a new challenge.
