US/JP LIAISON | YOROZUYA GONZALEZ

【職能】
US/JP Liaison

CAPABILITY OVERVIEW // 業務内容

Bridging the operational, cultural, and administrative divide between the United States and Japan. Mandates are structured for independent operators, regional fabricators, students, and military veterans who require direct procedural clarity, primary-source ground truth, and practical coordination where conventional agencies and metropolitan consultancies introduce excessive broker fees, linguistic detachment, or bureaucratic delay.

Every negotiation strategy, educational curriculum, and cross-border workflow is conducted directly as an independent sole practitioner. I do not broker clients out to junior representatives, utilize automated intermediary platforms, or hide behind abstract advisory reports. Combining native American fluency and military planning discipline with years of ground-level operational integration across Japan, I translate operational expectations between two distinct business cultures—insulating Japanese counterparts from American contractual impatience while protecting American clients from domestic administrative inertia.

Core Operational Suites:

【越境商務・直接調達支援】 Bilateral Commerce & Sourcing Advisory

Guiding direct trade between Japanese regional fabricators and American purchasers, advising on direct vehicle or specialized equipment imports, and providing step-by-step education on US and Japanese business formation with zero inventory markups.

【日米教育・進路支援】 Academic & Veteran Transition Advisory

Guiding students and military veterans through cross-border higher education pathways between Japan and the United States, specializing in foreign institution VA/GI Bill compliance (38 CFR § 21.4260) and bilateral educational transitions.

Operational Logistics & Bandwidth:

Deployment Reach: Based in Wassamu, Hokkaido. Strategic consultations, educational planning, and document reviews are conducted remotely for international and domestic clients, with factory visits, physical supplier vetting, and institutional meetings mobilized nationwide across Japan and the United States.

Operational Constraint: To maintain thorough individual focus, unhurried attention, and first-person execution, strategic liaison mandates are strictly limited to a select few client engagements annually.

Professional Scope & Statutory Boundaries: Operations function strictly at the strategic advisory, procedural education, and project coordination layer. I do not act as an attorney, certified administrative scrivener, licensed tax accountant, or customs broker, and I do not provide formal legal representation or statutory filings. Services do not involve secondhand goods dealing (I hold no inventory, take no title, and act purely as an educational advisor), nor do they constitute unlicensed employment placement. Deliverables provide the objective facts, procedural frameworks, and cultural coordination necessary for clients to execute cross-border initiatives with autonomy and confidence.

【越境商務・直接調達支援】 // BILATERAL COMMERCE & SOURCING ADVISORY

The Vulnerability:
Cross-border trade between the United States and Japan remains heavily burdened by multi-layered trading houses, domestic distributor monopolies, and opaque broker networks that absorb healthy operating margins through excessive markups and inventory fees. American purchasers seeking regional Japanese craftsmanship—such as precision machining, custom tooling, ceramic workshops, and traditional blade-making—routinely hit walls caused by language barriers, insular commercial practices, and an absence of direct international shipping channels.

Conversely, Japanese businesses and collectors seeking American vehicles, specialized agricultural machinery, or industrial components frequently pay steep domestic dealership premiums while remaining exposed to title defects, hidden mechanical damage, and unfamiliar import compliance procedures. When founders attempt cross-border company formation, they often rely on generic online filing mills, creating unworkable corporate structures, banking rejections, and state tax liabilities that require expensive legal remediation.

The Methodology:
I provide direct advisory and procedural guidance connecting American and Japanese counterparties, eliminating unnecessary broker layers without taking ownership of inventory or handling transaction capital.

Operating strictly as an independent coordinator, I structure direct bilateral transactions between buyers and sellers. In sourcing and procurement, I conduct primary-source due diligence: verifying supplier legitimacy, auditing machine specifications, reviewing title histories and serial numbers, and designing clear bilingual specification sheets. In corporate education, I provide founders with realistic, step-by-step procedural roadmaps for entity structuring—covering corporate types, federal employer identification, and banking realities in both jurisdictions—before they commit capital to licensed legal or tax professionals.

All services are billed as transparent, flat-fee advisory retainers. Capital flows directly between the purchasing client and the selling counterparty, ensuring clean financial accounting, zero inventory markup, and full compliance with Japanese secondhand dealer regulations.

Case Applications:
//　Direct Regional Maker-to-Buyer Matchmaking: Connecting regional Japanese machine shops, precision fabricators, and master artisans directly to American commercial purchasers and collectors, establishing bilingual technical specifications, milestone payment terms, and export crating requirements.

//　American Vehicle & Machinery Procurement Advisory: Guiding Japanese buyers through the direct purchase of American vehicles and equipment (classic trucks, motorcycles, agricultural machinery)—verifying title authenticity, checking vehicle identification numbers (VIN), coordinating independent pre-purchase inspections in the United States, and mapping domestic customs clearance and road-registration requirements.

//　Outbound Corporate Formation Education (Japan to US): Providing Japanese founders with step-by-step procedural instruction on establishing an American business presence, securing federal employer identification numbers (EIN), maintaining state compliance, and establishing clean cross-border billing workflows.

//　Inbound Corporate Entity Planning (US to Japan): Educating foreign operators on Japanese corporate structures (Godo Kaisha vs. Kabushiki Kaisha), statutory capitalization thresholds, and local commercial zoning rules, preparing organized evidentiary dossiers for licensed domestic judicial scriveners.

//　Supplier Ground-Truth & Operational Audits: Conducting on-site visits to factories and workshops across regional Japan to physically verify equipment tolerances, operational tempo, and production lead times before overseas supply contracts are finalized.

//　Milestone Payment Structuring & Contract Translation: Structuring transparent, multi-stage transaction frameworks and delivery milestones that protect both parties from currency shifts and contractual misunderstandings, while translating operational expectations between Western and Japanese business practices.

Retainers & Phased Structure:
・Phase 1: Diagnostic Intake & Sourcing Feasibility (80,000円 Flat Fee)
Comprehensive intake audit evaluating procurement parameters, counterparty legitimacy, title histories, or cross-border corporate formation objectives, concluding with a detailed Feasibility Brief and operational roadmap.

・Phase 2: Direct Execution & Transaction Advisory (80,000円 – 150,000円 Scoped Project Fee)
Step-by-step advisory guidance through transaction completion: counterparty liaison, technical specification alignment, third-party inspection coordination, and import compliance mapping. Direct travel logistics for on-site factory audits or supplier vetting outside Hokkaido are estimated upfront, capped in writing, and billed strictly at cost with zero markup.

【日米教育・進路支援】 // ACADEMIC & VETERAN TRANSITION ADVISORY

The Vulnerability:
Navigating higher education between the United States and Japan is fraught with institutional misalignment, opaque administrative hurdles, and conflicting regulatory frameworks. American military veterans and their dependents attempting to use Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) education benefits—such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill (Chapter 33) or VR&E (Chapter 31)—abroad face a bureaucratic labyrinth. Foreign institutions often misunderstand VA certification procedures, leaving veterans vulnerable to delayed tuition disbursements, miscalculated foreign Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) stipends, unexpected currency fluctuations, and student visa complications.

Conversely, Japanese students and working professionals aspiring to study in the United States routinely rely on commercial study-abroad agencies. These brokers often operate on commission kickbacks from low-tier partner language schools, steering applicants toward overpriced, unaccredited programs while leaving them unprepared for SEVIS compliance, Form I-20 issuance, consular visa interviews, and the rigors of American academic expectations.

The Methodology:
I provide independent, conflict-free procedural guidance and regulatory navigation for cross-border academic transitions, receiving zero commissions, recruitment kickbacks, or agency fees from educational institutions.

For American veterans, I audit prospective Japanese universities and vocational programs against the VA's Web Enabled Approval Management System (WEAMS) and foreign institution compliance standards under 38 CFR § 21.4260. I guide applicants through Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) coordination, international MHA budgeting, foreign exchange safeguards, and direct liaison with designated School Certifying Officials (SCOs). For Japanese students, I conduct objective institutional due diligence—verifying regional accreditation, curriculum rigor, and direct-admission standards—while delivering structured preparation for Form I-20 issuance, financial sponsor documentation, and F-1 student visa interviews.

Case Applications:
//　Inbound Veteran GI Bill & VR&E Program Verification: Auditing Japanese university degree tracks and specialized vocational curricula against statutory VA foreign school criteria (38 CFR § 21.4260) via the WEAMS database to confirm benefit eligibility before enrollment commitments.

//　International Housing Allowance & Cash-Flow Planning: Modeling multi-year living runways based on international MHA rates, currency exchange volatility, municipal health insurance liabilities, and regional Japanese living costs to prevent student-veteran liquidity shortfalls.

//　Foreign Student Visa & Relocation Coordination: Guiding veterans through institutional application filings, Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) processing, and local Japanese municipal registration, establishing a smooth transition into regional Japanese communities.

//　Outbound US University & Community College Selection: Providing Japanese students and professionals with uncompromised, commission-free evaluations of accredited American universities, flight academies, and technical institutions tailored to their specific career objectives.

//　SEVIS & Form I-20 Evidentiary Dossier Preparation: Structuring compliant financial support affidavits, bank balance verifications, and family sponsor documentation required by US university international student offices to secure Form I-20 documentation without administrative delays.

//　F-1 Consular Interview Readiness: Preparing outbound Japanese students for US embassy and consulate visa interviews—clarifying non-immigrant intent, academic focus, and evidentiary documentation to mitigate administrative processing or visa refusal risks.

Retainers & Phased Structure:
・Phase 1: Eligibility Audit & Academic Feasibility Brief (50,000円 Flat Fee)
Comprehensive intake evaluating VA benefit entitlement, target institution approval status (WEAMS check), accreditation standing, language proficiency requirements, and initial living cost feasibility, concluding with an Academic Transition Roadmap.

・Phase 2: Transition & Application Advisory (50,000円 – 100,000円 Scoped Project Fee)
Step-by-step guidance through institutional application submission, School Certifying Official (SCO) coordination, Form I-20 or Japanese Certificate of Eligibility (CoE) filing preparation, and consular interview readiness.

【職能】 US/JP Liaison

【職能】
US/JP Liaison