The Japanese word "IJIRI" means to fix, innovate, or alter. The suffix "YA" is used to denote a profession. So "IJIRI-YA" is a professional innovator.

Yes, we are good at "ijiri"-ing. We "ijiru" on creative communication and market planning. Our mission is to "ijiru" the world so that people can have fun, valuable information and products that will lead to a more fulfilling life. We would like to enhance the understanding between the peoples of the Pacific Rim.

Ijiriya USA is a creative powerhouse.
Ijiriya USA knows the Japanese market inside and out.
Ijiriya USA is connected to the best talent in Japan's business and entertainment world.

Our confidence lies in our experience. Founder, Megumi Ijiri Haskin has 13 years of consumer marketing experience. Eight of those 13 years were spent at the second largest advertising agency in Japan. There, she planned all phases of advertising campaigns. Worked exclusively with top national clients. Showed an aptitude for generating ideas that satisfied the clients' needs and consumers' wants in any medium of communications. She became well versed in Japanese business culture and continues to be connected to the best talent in Japan.

Megumi Ijiri Haskin moved to the Seattle area in 1996. She began as a freelance marketing consultant for clients in Japan. In 1999 she was hired as the vice president of marketing at iJapan. Her responsibilities consisted of managing the development and implementation of strategically integrated marketing plans for a product launch in the Japanese market. Infospace later acquired iJapan in 2000.

Megumi Ijiri Haskin is also a versatile and talented writer in Japanese. She has regular columns for Japanese language publications in Seattle and in Japan.

Based on our experience with Japan and the United States we take strategic insights from our past experience and add to it indispensable insight in advising our clients on product communication and marketing. We do this across a wide range of media from television and magazines to local community newspapers and web sites.

Ijiriya USA aims to import and export great creative ideas over the pacific.