While a student, CFP and DC Advisor qualifications. I currently a Class 1 Securities Sales Representative license. Subsequently, I worked in the sales and management planning departments of a securities company, and as a president's secretary (during which time I was involved in the sale of investment trusts and stocks, seminar planning, launching an FX business, and establishing an investment advisory company). I also worked in investment banking. In November 2007, I established Skiller Japan Co., Ltd. and became a director. I am currently working as a part-time lecturer at Toyo University's Faculty of Business Administration, Otemae University's Correspondence Education Department, Chiba Institute of Science's Faculty of Crisis Management, and as a financial planner.

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While a student at Kyoto University, I began studying for the Certified Public Tax Accountant (CPA) exam. In December 2018, I passed all three tax law subjects (corporate, consumption, and national tax collection) simultaneously, my CPA qualification official gazette recognition. From September 2018, I worked for two years at KPMG Tax Corporation, one of the Big Four CPA firms, where I was one of the few young and female employees, engaging in a wide range of tasks including tax due diligence and advisory services. In September 2020, I moved to Boston Consulting Group, a foreign-owned strategic consulting firm, where I engaged in a wide range of tasks from strategy formulation to implementation support. In December 2024, I became a freelance consultant, engaging in consulting and writing services.

Profile of Fumika Hirakawa (Nekokoro)

After working at a financial institution, she obtained the Level 1 Financial Planning Specialist certification from the NPO Japan Financial Planners Association a Certified Financial Planner (CFP) and a Type 2 Securities Sales Representative qualification from the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) . Currently, she is engaged in various consulting services, seminar lecturing, and writing activities. She is also actively involved in writing for overseas media for Japanese expatriates and conducting seminars on life after returning to Japan. She also provides support for overseas relocation, specializing in consultations and financial/insurance information for those relocating to Canada and South Korea.

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While working for 10 years at a company listed on the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (now the TSE Standard Market), a traffic accident during work sparked my interest in corporate employee benefits, leading me to begin studying social security and CFP certification . Since then, I have worked as a financial planner, providing financial consultations to individuals and corporations, serving as a commentator on Hokkaido television programs, and giving approximately 100 seminars annually.

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After graduating from university, I developed an interest in stock trading, government bonds, and foreign exchange margin trading, expanding my financial knowledge through actual trading. Starting with the Level 3 Financial Planning Technician certification, I obtained the Level 2 Financial Planning Technician certification and the AFP (Affiliated Financial Planner – certified by the Japan Financial Planners Association ). In 2024, the Japan Securities Dealers Association (JSDA) Class 1 Securities Sales Representative qualification and by the Securities Analysts Association of Japan . Currently, in addition to my FP work, I oversee all aspects of the launch, design, operation, and web writing for the comprehensive economic portal "Money Ships."

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