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STARTUPS

BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 29, 2014
Governors of six Japanese prefectures seek business ties in Silicon Valley
Six governors from Japan gathered Monday in California to seek tie-ups between companies in their prefectures and Silicon Valley ventures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 23, 2014
Abe hopes to roll out red carpet for foreign startups
Japan wants to lure more foreign entrepreneurs by easing visa requirements only in special zones, but experts doubt that will be enough incentive to make a difference.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2014
$73 billion payoff for SoftBank's ventures fuels push into Japan startups
Japan's biggest companies have a case of SoftBank envy, and that's good for entrepreneurs like 23-year-old Takumi Shimizu.
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2014
Cabinet OKs bill that would push crowdfunding
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Cabinet approved a draft law revision Friday to promote crowdfunding that would enable startups to raise funds more easily via the Internet, financial services minister Taro Aso said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2014
Firms seek to tap into Israeli startups
More Japanese companies are looking at the Israeli startup market in search of innovative technologies and investments to beef up their businesses, although they lag far behind the buyout sprees of global tech giants such as Google Inc. and Apple Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2013
IT startup barters its way into niche
At around noon on a recent weekday, the Roppongi branch of Shamrock by Abbot Choice, a Tokyo-based Irish-style pub chain, had a bustling lunchtime crowd.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2013
Venture manufacturers on the rise
Surrounded by fields and houses on the outskirts of Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture, few people would recognize this office as the headquarters of an electronics company. But this is where Keita Yagi runs Bsize Inc., making, designing and selling products all on his own.

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