Far too many people, including many of the Japanese themselves, consider Japanese society as inflexible and unable to change. This is simply wrong.

In this kickoff episode we look at what was behind the two disruptive, transformative really, changes that Japanese society has been through in the past, and examine the groundwork that is being laid for the coming startup boom.

We talk about the birth of modern Japanese entrepreneurship in the 50's and discuss how the events of that generation impact startup founders today.

Naturally, there are forces in Japan that certainly do not want to see this transformation come, but the disruption has already begun and cannot be stopped.

Join me and see why.