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Reported by Isao Tokuhashi and Jennifer A. Hoff (My Eyes Tokyo) Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com   In the past, Japan could have been considered an “underdeveloped country” in terms of entrepreneurship, with only a small population of entrepreneurs and an environment that was not built to foster it. Since then however, both the national and local governments as well as the private sector have been working together to create a more fertile landscape for startups, which has been increasing entrepreneurial awareness. As a result now, even foreign investors have started to take an interest in Japan-born startup companies, and it is

Reported by Isao Tokuhashi Edited by Jennifer A. Hoff Mail to: info@myeyestokyo.com   Many cities in Japan are becoming centers for startups. In addition to Tokyo, which is one of the most global cities in the world, other places such as Osaka, Fukuoka, Nagoya and Sendai are actively supporting startups. There is one more place that should not be forgotten when talking about the startup scene in Japan – Kobe, one of the metropolises in the Kansai region where city and nature exist in beautiful harmony. People of Kobe, the third largest port city in Japan, are open-minded and have been