Institutional Trajectories and System Structure of Japanese Venture Capital

摘要

This paper first make a brief introduction on understanding the Japanese venture capital industry. Then it set forth a discussion of the institutional trajectories and systems structure Japanese venture capital. This is followed by an analysis of some enlightens to the development of Chinese venture capital industry which give us a new perspective to understand the current development of VC industry in Japan. This paper also shows that even though Japanese economy is acclaimed to have recovered since 2004, considering the existing regional economy and large income difference among people, it cannot be optimistic for the future.