Director of JETRO Taiwanese Company Investment Support Group since July 2019. Prior to current his responsibility, Mr. Takashima was Director General of Invest Japan Department at JETRO headquarters in Tokyo since December 2016. He launched attracting overseas startups with the aim of creation of innovation in Japan through the business activities of foreign affiliated companies. He also promotes attracting investments to local regions.　He served as a Director of Public- Relation Division and a Director of Secretariat Office and Chief Personal Assistant for Chairman & CEO at Head Office between 2008 and 2015. He was also assigned in Lagos, London and Bangkok office and supported global operations of Japanese companies between 1993 and 2008. He started his career at JETRO in 1990.

Joined Mitsui Trust Bank(Current Mitsui Sumitomo Trust Bank) in 1990 and mainly engaged in origination of retail and wholesale financing。 Joined SBI Group in 2000 and found GoodLoan (Currently ARUHI) and introduced US-style securitization of long-term fixed loan in Japan. Joined SBI Investment in 2006 and has been engaged in both investment and fundraising. Since 2016, he has been investing in a wide range of global startups, in the field of Fintech, IoT, AI, and others.

Joined a Japanese consulting firm ES Networks in 2016 and engaged on projects for PMI, business succession and other consulting projects. Joined SBI Investment in 2019. He has been investing into Japanese starups and been supporting portfolio companies. He has been investing into field of AI, IoT, Marketing, and others.

Graduated from Tamkang University (BA Japanese Degree), and experienced Rittal K.K., ATrack Technology K.K. Current director of sales management of Gorilla Technology Japan K.K., responsible for the establishment of the company's subsidiary in Japan, business development, business partnership building, marketing activities and other related matters.

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is a Japanese government-related organization that promotes mutually beneficial trade and investment relations between Japan and other nations. JETRO provides one-stop service for foreign-affiliated companies to support them in expanding their business step by step in Japan. Yen-ju Chen is from Taiwan, and she is now in charge of assisting Taiwanese companies to further expand business in Japan including the establishment of Japan office. Prior to joining JETRO, she worked as an attorney at Chien Yeh Law Office and Formosa Transnational Attorneys at Law in Taiwan.