A taste of entrepreneurship
Startup Weekend’s website says that you can ‘Launch a startup in 54 hours’. I was skeptical. The claim reminded...
Category: Entrepreneurship
How not to lose your home when going bankrupt in Japan
Entrepreneurs are an optimistic bunch. Why then would those considering launching a Japanese startup first wish to consider the...
Riding the digital revolution
The Economist Magazine’s special report on tech startups published on January 18th describes the entrepreneurs who are riding the...
Japan’s star making machinery
The idea to institutionalize the startup business is an American one. Rather than let entrepreneurs go it alone, institutions...
Entrepreneurship in Japan: Separating fact from fiction
The Japanese are a polite and humble people. Does that mean they aren’t entrepreneurial? Not according to Robert Eberhart,...
Entrepreneur and venture capitalist William H. Saito discusses the challenges and opportunities facing Japan
Looking for a quiet area to conduct an interview at Tokyo’s premier workspace for entrepreneurs located within Shibuya’s trendy Hikarie,...
Global Japanese startups: Where there is a WHILL there is a way
There are too few global startups in Japan. Language, cultural and immigration barriers limit aspiring Japanese entrepreneurs, who typically...
Entrepreneurship in the samurai tradition
Kentaro Sakakibara knows something about tradition. His family are koto and shamisen makers whose musical instrument business goes back...
Samurai Loren Fykes of the Third Gundan
When Loren Fykes decided to pursue an Internet startup called Quchy, he made the requisite rounds by meeting all...
Who will stop Japan’s vested interests from stomping on reform and productivity growth?
Japan needs to introduce structural reform if it is to boost its moribund economy. Indeed, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe...