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.

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March 29, 2015 12:54 AM PT

At Samurai Startup Island in Tokyo, entrepreneurs work in a loft-like co-working space.

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Hard at work at Samurai Startup Island in Tokyo.

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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)

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