TT-837 -- Robert Rann, the Entrepreneur Behind Grape Off, e-biz news in Japan

We first came across Rann shortly after he arrived in Japan, when he was helping out a media firm, and a little after that when he was appointed the CEO of an internet recruiting firm called Asia-net.

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TT-795 -- Rehashing a Failed FDI Program for Tokyo. E-biz news from Japan

A new government initiative operated from the Japan External Trade Organization in cooperation with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government has been launched to help make it easier for foreigners to start a company in Japan.

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TT-744 -- Why Finding a Good Country Manager is Hard, e-biz news from Japan

The Country Manager of a foreign company starting up in Japan is more than just a manager, he/she also has to be an entrepreneur and salesperson to run the minutiae of a new business for the first 3-5 years.

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TT-742 -- TiE Tokyo Chapter Open for Business, e-biz news from Japan

A newer global self-help entrepreneurial business organization, TiE, has appeared on the Japan scene, and this one seeks specifically to develop new entrepreneurs, although the networking aspect is there as well.

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TT-730 -- Spring, One Way to Get More Immigrants, e-biz news from Japan

We think that METI and others should be looking to Singapore and its government-owned Spring corporation. Singapore appears to have figured out how to bring entrepreneurs to their country and how to provide access to capital.

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TT-722 -- Foreign Entrepreneurs Alive and Well. E-biz news from Japan.

Today we want to recognize two foreign entrepreneurs who are classic start-ups in their respective fields and who are using technology to build possible new futures for Japan.

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TT-703 -- JOBS Act-like Crowdfunding for Japan? Ebiz news from Japan.

The Financial Services Agency may allow crowdfunding websites in Japan to expand from their limited "donations" style of getting cash to start-ups, similar to the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) in the USA.

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TT-682 -- Entrepreneur Awards and Mentoring, ebiz news from Japan

We were surprised and happy to come across a Stanford University paper, which offers some fascinating facts and figures about the make up of the Japanese entrepreneurial community.

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TT-670 -- Now is Always a Good Time to Form a Company, ebiz news from Japan

While it may be counter-intuitive, we still believe that now is a good time to start a firm, especially in a market as large and diverse as Japan's.

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TT-579 -- Local Foreign Entrepreneurs Earn M&A Windfalls, e-biz news from Japan

There is plenty of opportunity in M&A-hungry Japan for enterprising foreign entrepreneurs to sell locally.

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