OptIwa Kabushikigaisha (OptIwa K.K. )assists USA start-ups with cost effective entry into the Japanese market through local representation and/or consulting. OptIwa has expertise and customer relationships in the opto-electronics, optical communication, semiconductor wafer treatment and electronics chip interconnect marketplaces. OptIwa K.K's major services consist of "Missionary Sells" -direct selling of a new technology/product by convincing customers to change from their current technology/product - and Business Development such as negotiations for licensing or collaboration. Other services for clients include: - Japan contact office - Marketing research - Strategy formulation - Marketing communications and sales tool localizaition - Distributor assesment and/or management - Setting-up client's own Japan office/company Naoki Iwakoshi President MS Chemical Engineering, Kyoto University MBA, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire