Accelerating Pace of Innovation in China and Japan’s Emerging Response

Lawson CEO Tamatsuka Gen’ichi (right) announced at an event in January 2017 in Tokyo announcing the availability of Chinese-developed electronic payment service Alipay at Lawson’s convenience stores throughout Japan. (© Jiji)

The Shenzhen Bay Software Industry Base. The connected tower blocks behind house the headquarters of Tencent. (Photo by the author.)

Kickstarter talk held in a maker’s space in Shenzhen in May 2017. (Photo by author)