Wanted in Japan: A rebirth of innovation

There is reason to believe that some kind of material good might eventually result from Japan's disaster, and it's confirmed by the way this thirty-something Japanese manager is responding to it: "I have been a 'risk-averse shosha-man [salary-man]' for 14 years, but I decided to quit my big company job to start my new business this June," he emailed six days after the earthquake. He had made the decision before the catastrophe (and doesn't want to be identified because he hasn't yet told his employer). "After the quake, however, what do you think happened to my mentality? Stronger desire to take the risk to SAVE the nation. Japanese people do a bigger job when they face crisis. My venture will surely start in June, despite the much worse economic situation for a new business to be started."

Source: http://money.cnn.com/2011/03/22/news/international/japan_innovation_entrepreneurs.fortune/index.htm

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