China tech talent eager to work in Japan, Tokyo entrepreneur says

Digital signage startup's founder sees opportunity amid Beijing tech crackdown

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Luo Youhong, an entrepreneur based in Japan, founded a startup that projects video ads inside elevators. (Photo by Shuhei Yamada)

SHUHEI YAMADA, Nikkei Asia Tech chief editor

TOKYO -- With China continuing to crack down on internet-based businesses, one Japan-based entrepreneur sees a golden opportunity to recruit Chinese tech engineers frustrated by dimming prospects at home.

Luo Youhong, founder of the digital advertising startup Tokyo Inc., spent eight months in China this year raising funds from potential investors in Beijing, Shenzhen and other cities. He said around 30 of them simply refused to hear him out.

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