Wearing two hats, Tokyo 'entre-doctor' pins hopes on AI to enhance medical care

By day, he is the chief executive officer of a Tokyo startup. At night and on weekends, he works shifts as a doctor. He wants to keep it that way because he needs both to stay in balance. Sho Okiyama is one of the growing number of what are known in Japan as "entre-doctors," or doctors who are also entrepreneurs, making full use of their medical knowledge and clinical experience in doing business. What makes Okiyama distinctive is the diversity of his experience.