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Anil Raj

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Co-Chair - BCIC Japan Initiatives Committee at BCIC Karnataka
📍 Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Anil Raj is a serial entrepreneur with over 19 years of experience founding and leading diverse businesses in Japan, spanning IT consulting, hospitality, and education. He is a key figure in fostering India-Japan business relations, serving as Co-Chair for BCIC Japan Initiatives and Advisor to NSDC International. Colleagues describe him as professional, reliable, and results-oriented.

He is deeply involved in community building within the Indian diaspora in Japan, having founded both the Indian IT Association Japan (IITAJ) and the Indian Restaurant Association Japan (IRAJ). His ventures into education with an international preschool and a foreign language institute highlight a passion for learning and development.

He started his first business, a restaurant, despite having an extensive IT background in investment banking and never having made tea at home.

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Experience
6 Years
Current Role
Co-Chair - BCIC Japan Initiatives Committee
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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India-Japan Business
Actively promotes bilateral trade and investment through his roles at BCIC and as an advisor to NSDC International, focusing on connecting Indian talent with Japanese opportunities.
Diverse Entrepreneurship
A serial entrepreneur who has successfully built a diverse portfolio of businesses in Japan, including IT services (NehaN Technologies), restaurants (Nirvanam), and education (Starkids Pre-School).
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Career

Work history

7-2025
Co-Chair - BCIC Japan Initiatives Committee
BCIC Karnataka
9-2023
Advisor
National Skill Development Corporation International
7-2022
Founder-President
Indian IT Association Japan
1-2020
Founder / Co-Chairman
Indian Restaurant Association Japan
3-2020
President
NehaN Technologies
In the press

Media appearances

MOU Signing – BCIC Japan Initiative. Featured in BCIC Karnataka (official website)
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Expert Committee Leaders 2025‑2026 – BCIC Karnataka. Featured in BCIC Karnataka (official website)
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Education
2013 - 2013
PMP - PMI
PMP - PMI
2010 - 2011
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JMEC
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