Odaily Planet Daily reported that according to Nikkei News, the US venture capital firm a16z (Andreessen Horowitz) is about to establish its first Asian office in Japan, aiming to attract Japanese companies that want to invest in startups. According to three people familiar with the matter, the company's executives and investor relations officers have explained the plan to set up an office in Japan to limited partners several times, but it has not yet been finalized.