TEDxTokyo Talks

When he was just 17, C. W. Nicol journeyed from his homeland of Wales to the North Pole and across Canada. A decade later, he was struggling desperate

Tamako Mitarai has always focused on doing work in places where her efforts can make a real difference. While she was a student, she worked with NGOs

At some point in history, the Japanese stopped writing vertically. Nowadays, it may be rare to find people who write by hand at all. Aoi Yamaguchi is

Imagine being paralyzed or in a vegetative state, powerless to move or even speak. Keio University researcher Junichi Ushiba may be the one to awaken

Marco Tempest’s masterful blend of digital media and magic presents audiences jaw-dropping dreams of our future. Marco was launched into international

“Institutional Investor” has ranked Kathy Matsui the top equity strategist in Japan several times, yet her role as co-head of Asia macro r

Abigail Terrien – Founder of Abi Loves Sales Agency and MyOrganic Tokyo Abigail Terrien believes we can be trendy and still keep the Earth clean

For those who are constantly funny, who constantly encounter interesting things, a similar trait is there.Once you come to realize that, the minus ele

Carlos Miranda Levy knows disasters-and how to help people transcend their devastation with dignity, inclusion, and an equitable distribution of wealt

Tia Johnston Brown is committed to inspiring young people to alter their lives and communities in a constructive way. After empowering youth in Africa

Shizuka Aoi – Dancer Shizuka Aoi tumbled into the world of gymnastics at the age of six and continued it until college, leaving a great record o

Plastic doesn’t seem so fantastic these days—more an ecological nightmare that is overflowing our garbage dumps, accumulating in vast, drifting island

Sometimes the libretto to a life is already written. John Ken Nuzzo was a university business major in California before he seriously contemplated a p

Formed by a group of five in 2005, HANDSIGN are known for their buoyant performances that blend dance, song and original sign language. Here in Japan

Sami Elu – Artist Musicians tend to perform using instruments built by masters of their own craft. Sami Elu is one of rare few who also invent a

Waseda University Visiting Professor Yuichi Mori spent years developing medical technologies such as blood purification and oxygen enrichment using po