Support programs to increase the number of female entrepreneurs, with a goal of women making up 20% of them in five years, are being planned by the Economy, Trade, and Industry Ministry. The ministry hopes to encourage investment in women-led startups by providing overseas training and expanding support organizations.

Through the support programs, 30 female entrepreneurs and 10 female high school students will be sent to several U.S. locations, including Boston and Silicon Valley, where entrepreneurship is thriving, for about two weeks every year for the next five years. To address the concerns of female entrepreneurs that they would be evaluated negatively in the event they become pregnant or give birth, the ministry will boost the number of consultation centers throughout Japan and hold events that pairs the centers with companies.