Regional report: Japan

Threats and opportunities in innovation, and funding support for entrepreneurs, are factors that seem to morph constantly in many countries, but Japan’s navigation of these issues appears to have put the nation on a beneficial course.

Hiro Saijou, CEO and managing director of Yamaha Motor Ventures and Laboratory in Silicon Valley, said: “Not my quote, [it] came from Yamaha Motor’s founder, but this is what I love: ‘Action is the best way to learn, so let’s explore rather…