Seven Japanese startups spent two weeks at UC San Diego’s Institute for the Global Entrepreneur this fall learning about the startup market in the United States as part of the first cohort of the Beyond JAPAN program.
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San Diego is one of three U.S. cities selected for the Japanese government-backed program. It’s part of Japan’s five-year plan to increase investments in startups by tenfold.