Collaborate with various members
Connecting a wide variety of specialists.
“ima” collaborates with people of diverse skills for each project. We switch members according to the nature of the issue, connecting the dots to form a plane, building stronger relationships and taking on the challenge of solving the issue.
Ami Miura
Founder, CEO / Kigeika(a blend of entrepreneur and artist)
She started her own business in the field of education as a student. After transferring her business, she went backpacking and experienced culture and art from all over the world. After returning to Japan, she worked as a venture capitalist, assisting foreign-invested companies to expand their business in Japan.
In 2013, she founded ima with the aim of socially implementing the skills of artisans in traditional Japanese culture and the aspirations of researchers. By using business, technology, and art to create new relationships, including with the government, she is working to create a system to pass on traditions and new technologies to the next generation. She also works as a government-related advisor, university faculty member, and artist.
Yasutaka Uchida
Director
Graduated from the Graduate School of Physical Education at Tsukuba University, specializing in Sports Management. In high school, he played soccer and placed 3rd in the National Sports Festival. After working at the Tsukuba City Office for a total of 11 years in the Welfare, Smart City, Administrative Management, and Industrial Promotion sections (including 2 years on secondment to the Cabinet Office, Government of Japan), he joined ima. He manages the entire project and mainly works on joint projects between the government and companies.
Junya Miki
Partner
Graduated from the Graduate School of Science at the University of Tokyo, majoring in Earth and Planetary Science. After completing his studies, he engaged in usability and UX design consulting. He then worked in human resources, recruitment, public relations, and corporate planning before joining ima. He is mainly in charge of facilitation, structuring and organizing information.
Shuto Umezono
Consultant
Graduated from Osaka University with a Master’s degree in Physics. After working in UX design consulting as a new graduate, he joined ima with experience in human resources, recruiting, and setting up overseas operations. His hobbies include horse racing, mahjong and traveling.
Manabu Inouchi
Consultant
Graduated from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Tokyo, majoring in General Systems Studies. While in graduate school, he participated in the founding of an Internet marketing venture company. After experiencing system development, consulting services, and management infrastructure construction such as organizational strategy, human resources, and corporate planning, as well as organizational and business reform, capital alliance, and PMI, he joined ima.
Chika Mukai
Web Designer / Front End Engineer / Yogurt Mania
She has visited dairy farms and dairy manufacturers all over Japan and reviewed about 3,000 kinds of yogurt (as of September 2024). She communicates the appeal of yogurt through social media posts and mass media appearances. Additionally, she founded an organization that connects small and medium-sized dairy manufacturers across Japan and engages in public relations activities. Her book, “The Yogurt Book”.
Yo Oki
Designer / Graphic Recorder
He joined ima after working for a camera manufacturer in GUI design. Based in Tatsuno-machi, Nagano, he focuses on visual design that structurally expresses the content of discussions and conversations. Mainly in charge of graphic recording.
Marie Sekine
Hospitality Manager
She has worked as a flight attendant for foreign and domestic airlines and as a receptionist at a foreign five-star hotel, where she developed her hospitality mindset over many years. In addition, she worked as a chef’s assistant and is a certified sommelier and fermentation meister. Her hobbies include traveling for architecture and art.
Miho Muramatsu
Planner
Graduated from the Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University. Specialized in steel materials. During her college years, she spent most of her time developing rockets and is a certified model rocket instructor. She is also currently developing and selling an educational toy called “Tegmy”. Her hobby is visiting shaved ice shops.
Advisor
Torii Keiji
Senior Advisor
In 1971, joined Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank (currently Mizuho Financial Group). At the bank, he pursued further education in London and Switzerland, obtaining an MBA. After working in Hong Kong, he was stationed in NY from 1993 to 2002, first as SEVP of CIT Group Inc. one of the largest finance companies in the US, then as Managing Director and General Manager of New York Branch of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Ltd. In 2004, he became Vice President of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., and Vice President of Mizuho Information & Research Institute, Inc., holding various key positions. Subsequently, he served as an external auditor of ITOCHU Corporation, an external director of Tokyo Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd., a special advisor to Salesforce Japan Co.,Ltd., and an auditor of the Awa Sake Association.
Allen Miner
Advisor
Since 1987, he contributed to the establishment of Oracle Corporation Japan as its inaugural representative, laying the foundation for today’s record growth. In 1996, he was appointed Vice President at Oracle Corporation in the United States. In 1999, he became the representative director of SunBridge Inc., where he was involved in numerous venture capital investments and in establishing joint ventures in Japan with foreign cloud vendors, including Salesforce.com. He has invested in and supported over 70 venture companies, realizing IPOs for seven of them. He has contributed to the creation of new businesses and industries, as well as to the development of the environment surrounding Japanese ventures.
Partner
- PwC Consulting LLC
- Uchida & Samejima Law Firm
- Cambridge Technology Partners Limited