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Opinion

Japan can draw foreign startups by fostering community support

Information access remains key obstacle to capitalizing on interest in country

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Fukuoka Growth Next is a startup hub for exchanging ideas and making connections.

Takashi Kumon is a professor at the Institute of Asian Studies at Asia University and a visiting lecturer at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Public Policy.

Japan's efforts to persuade foreign entrepreneurs to relocate their bases of operations to the country have yet to make a big impact.

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