Data shows Japan's venture deal volume last year was less than a tenth of China's and 3% of the US'; in H1 2020, Japan's startup funding fell slightly YoY (Phred Dvorak/Wall Street Journal)

Phred Dvorak / Wall Street Journal:
Data shows Japan's venture deal volume last year was less than a tenth of China's and 3% of the US'; in H1 2020, Japan's startup funding fell slightly YoY  —  Nation's startup scene is beginning to show some Silicon Valley swagger, but entrepreneurs and investors say it has a long way to go



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