[gillygize]

I agree. I've been working in the startup scene in Japan for the past couple years (and at GREE, one of the companies which is mentioned in the article). I have met a lot of very enthusiastic young entrepreneurs, but I am not yet sure that there is a big enough crowd of people with that mentality to call it "New Japan." He makes it sound as though there has been an entire generational shift.

[jason_tko]

These changes are mainly localised to startup communities in Tokyo. However, the movement has to start somewhere. As harisenbon says, if this generational shift to entrepreneurship and changing attitudes on new businesses does not occur, Japan's future does not look bright at all.