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| The Japan Association of New Business Incubation Organizations (JANBO) was
founded in June, 1999, as Japan’s first nationwide network for assisting the creation
of new businesses. |
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Holding annual meetings and seminars related to business incubation |
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Carrying out training programs for incubation managers |
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Developing a network for information exchanges among members |
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Serving as a Japan-wide point of contact for incubation-related inquiries |
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and research, and collecting statistics |
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Promoting international exchange |
54 Core Support Institutions and 700 supporting institutions
( as of April, 2002 )
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Chairman
Dr. Leo Esaki
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Director General
Dr. Masao Horiba
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Nobel Laureate in Physics in 1973 for his discovery
of the Esaki Tunnel Diode.
He worked at SONY in its fledgeling years and has a deep interest in business
incubation.
Since April 2000, he has served as the president of Shibaura Institute of Technology. |
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The chairman of HORIBA, Ltd. which he started as
a student run venture.
It has now grown into the world’s leading manufacturer of measuring and analytic
equipment.
For many years he has encouraged and supported entrepreneurs. |
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