Family Picture
Pictured here are three generations of Kaizawa's, the maternal side of JFinders President Karlton Tomomitsu's family. Grandma Hamako Kaizawa, the elder woman with the big smile on her face at the center of the photo, was the matriarch of this family of seven sons and daughters. Large families like this one were not unusual in Hawaii before World War II. The Kaizawa clan has its roots in Hiroshima, traced back meticulously by Karlton's uncle, Stanley. To learn how to trace your own Japanese roots, download our free summary report called, "The 10 Steps to Finding Your Roots in Japan"
Karlton Tomomitsu
Karlton Tomomitsu, Chief Executive Officer, JFinders, Inc. (Honolulu/Tokyo) Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii. Graduated with a Bachelors degree in International Relations from Claremont McKenna College (Los Angeles, California). Marketing-focused period in career included 5 years at a Japanese advertising agency in Tokyo, and 3 years at a public relations agency and 4 years at a local TV station in Hawaii. Subsequently managed an intercultural management program for 3 years -- developing American business curriculum and coordinating U.S.-based corporate internships -- for Japanese businesspeople at JAIMS, a Honolulu-based international business school owned by Fujitsu Limited. Worked at executive recruiting firms in Tokyo for 3 years, then started own firm in 1993, JFinders, establishing offices in Honolulu and Tokyo. Specialize in recruiting bilingual (Japanese-English) managers for foreign-owned IT companies in Japan, with an emphasis on placing candidates in sales, marketing, finance and engineering positions.
Getting Started
Welcome!Hi, my name is Karlton Tomomitsu and I am the president of JFinders, the premier...
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Welcome!Hi, my name is Karlton Tomomitsu and I am the president of JFinders, the premier business for finding IT jobs in Japan. Over the many years of doing business in Japan I’ve learned a lot about the Japanese and myself. In the 1980s my uncle who used to live in Japan researched the genealogy of our family and told me how challenging, rewarding and... [Read more of this review]
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