{"id":1324,"date":"2025-06-10T09:55:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T00:55:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/startbridge.jp\/english\/?page_id=1324"},"modified":"2025-06-20T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T05:17:02","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/startbridge.jp\/english\/?page_id=1324","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1324\" class=\"elementor elementor-1324\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c882758 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c882758\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3c854 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db3c854\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1559ba0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1559ba0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eae99a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eae99a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f4e732 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9f4e732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0448210 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0448210\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/startbridge.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/m_haraguchi_prof-1024x1536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536 wp-image-1327\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/startbridge.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/m_haraguchi_prof-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/startbridge.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/m_haraguchi_prof-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/startbridge.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/m_haraguchi_prof-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/startbridge.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/m_haraguchi_prof-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/startbridge.jp\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/m_haraguchi_prof.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-992d560 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"992d560\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-328cf75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"328cf75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Masaya Haraguchi: Managing Director, Startbridge LLC<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d38eccf elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"d38eccf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b398e2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b398e2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div draggable=\"false\" data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\" data-en-clipboard=\"true\"><p>While studying\u00a0 French Literature at Sophia University, he focused on the comparative study of Western and Japanese cultures through research on the European Middle Ages. This pursuit fostered a deep understanding of European culture.<\/p><p>Upon graduating in 1989, he joined Asahi Tsushin (now ADK Holdings), where he remained until May 2025. In the early part of his career within the media division, he gained invaluable experience in journalistic communication through his work with professionals in the production departments of magazine and newspaper companies, including editors, reporters, and photographers. This experience enabled him to develop highly effective &#8220;strategic communication&#8221; skills, blending PR and advertising to maximize cost-effectiveness.<\/p><p>In 2011, as part of new business development initiatives, Mr. Haraguchi took on the responsibility of strategic alliances with a French startup focused on open innovation. This marked a turning point, leading to an expansion of collaborations with overseas startups. 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