Japanese entrepreneurs
Eiji Yagisawa, 37, an autobike racer-turned-entrepreneur, and Teruma Terakubo, a staff member at a co-working space in Tokyo called Samurai Startup Island.
(Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times)At Samurai Startup Island in Tokyo, entrepreneurs work in a loft-like co-working space.
(Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times)Hard at work at Samurai Startup Island in Tokyo.
(Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times)Teruma Terakubo, a staff member at a co-working space in Tokyo called Samurai Startup Island.
(Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times)Yoichiro Mikami, 17, dropped out of high school to start his own company.
(Julie Makinen / Los Angeles Times)