Point of note: "a Startup in Japan" does not necessarily mean "a Japanese Startup." I don't think I see any Japanese people in that picture, and I seem to remember from my sources that there are only one or two Japanese people working at the company.

Interestingly enough, I have worked for a Japanese Startup, and it really wasn't much different from a regular Japanese company, other than a lot more freedom when it came to procedures. Also the fact that I got to help build our entire development platform.

(Also, I think I see a familiar face third from the right...)