Creating Real Connections
Our Story
Connecting communities and innovations
MajiConnection was founded after years of working in both Japanese and American business culture. Our goal is to help entrepreneurs turn their own ideas and visions into successful companies with networking guidance to help connect companies and investors to access those new ideas. As a results-driven organization, we are constantly looking for ambitious and visionary partners with the drive and flexibility to take their company to the next level.
Our mission
For opportunities
To provide opportunities of innovations/disruptive solutions to both Japanese and Hawaii various business entities, even they are located somewhere hard to access to disruptive technologies.
To communities
To help rural communities to cultivate new business chances and create new customer’s demand/ value chains.
Takaho Iwasaki
Founder / CEO
After working at one of the biggest Japanese media companies, Fuji television network in Tokyo, Takaho Iwasaki decided to diversify her business skills internationally while getting her MBA at the University of Hawaii. After graduating, she established MajiConnection to help Japanese startups to expand their business to the U.S market through Hawaii's market and Hawaii's startup to connect Japanese investors and corporate partners to expand their business to Japan through her unique business connections in Japan. She is also a founder of "Island Innovation Demo Day" which is introducing Hawaii's startups specifically to Japanese investors, corporations, and the market.
Past Event
Past Webinar: July 6th, 2021
HTDC & innovate Hawaii Webinar Series
Expansion Into Japan: Things To Consider
