JAPAN NEEDS TO ATTRACT INTERNATIONAL TALENT, according to the founder of the giant INCJ VC fund. He shared his vision of the problems of kickstarting innovation in the stalled Japanese economy: one was attracting and securing international talent to the cause. The cultural and language barriers to integrating a foreigner are still significant. Although curious and deeply hospitable, Japan is still a culture that requires a big investment by a foreigner to integrate. Fortunately, most of the business leaders speak fluent English, and many can understand it.