Built with the communities that already know their students.
Mujin doesn't recruit students from a database. Every student enters through a ministry leader who knows them personally. Partnership is not a nice-to-have — it is the prerequisite for the program to function at all.
Ministry Partner
Church leaders and ISM ministry staff who refer and walk alongside students through the program. You provide the trust foundation.
Referral + Accountability + SpaceDonor / Impact Investor
Individuals and organizations who fund the grant pool. Your capital recycles — every disbursement returns upon graduation.
¥500K Per Student · RecyclableYou already did the trust work. We built the rails.
Ministry leaders in Japan's ISM network have already done what Mujin needs most — they know their students by name, history, and character over years, not months. The referral is not a formality. It's the first trust signal.
What You Provide
- check_circleA personal referral for one student per cohort cycle
- check_circleOngoing accountability and pastoral presence
- check_circleA physical or hybrid Mujin Commons space within your ministry
- check_circleBi-weekly Town Hall hosting for your cohort group
What Mujin Provides
- check_circle¥500,000 grant issued upon enrollment
- check_circleThe Trust Engine platform — check-ins, P&L, scoring
- check_circleMentor coordination and matching
- check_circleBank introduction pathway upon graduation
The Commitment
- check_circleOne cohort student referred per program cycle
- check_circleBi-weekly Town Hall co-hosting (in-person or hybrid)
- check_circleDedicated Commons space — formal office not required
- check_circlePastoral accountability for the duration of the program
Your endorsement is not a reference letter. It is the first chapter of a student's trust record.
A space for the work to happen.
The Mujin Commons is a co-working environment hosted inside partnering ISM churches and ministries. It's where check-ins happen, where Town Halls are held, where cohort members work alongside each other. It doesn't need to be a formal office — any dedicated space where Mujin students can gather and work is enough.
Physical anchor for the program
The Commons provides a verified address for Business Manager Visa applications — a structural requirement Mujin students couldn't otherwise satisfy.
Town Hall venue
Every cohort Town Hall happens here. The rhythm of gathering — bi-weekly, consistent, in person — is what turns a group of students into a cohort.
Where trust compounds in community
Working alongside peers who share the same stakes, the same pressures, and the same accountability creates a social context that individual check-ins alone cannot replicate.
What the rhythm looks like.
Open co-working. Students work on their ventures side by side. No agenda — just presence and momentum.
Bi-weekly mentor sessions held at the Commons. Structured around the Trust Engine metrics — progress, blockers, next steps.
The full cohort gathers. P&L updates shared. Trust Scores visible to the group. Ministry leader present. No autopilot.
Capital that never stops working.
The Mujin fund is not a grant pool that depletes. Every ¥500K disbursed creates a Pledge of Honor that returns to the fund upon graduation. The target is ¥50M for the first 50-student cohort — enough to run the full pilot and prove the model.
How the fund recycles.
Initial Fund Raised
Donors and impact investors contribute to the ¥50M pilot fund. Capital is held and disbursed by Mujin. No investment structure — pure grant capital.
Grants Issued
¥500K granted per enrolled student across two tranches — ¥300K at enrollment, ¥200K at the three-month gate. 50 students in the pilot cohort.
Students Build & Graduate
Six-plus months of Trust Engine tracking. P&L accountability. Mentor check-ins. Town Halls. Four graduation gates — incorporation, cash flow, Trust Score, exit interview.
Pledge of Honor Returns
Graduates who succeed voluntarily return the ¥500K principal plus a 5% success tithe. No legal obligation — only the covenant. Returned capital flows directly into the next cohort.
Pilot targets.
The full grant amount. Disbursed in two tranches across six months.
The first cohort. International students across Tokyo, referred through ISM network partners.
The capital needed to run the full pilot, prove the model, and generate the first wave of Pledge returns.
Fund a Full Cohort
¥500K — one student's full journey. From enrollment through graduation to bank introduction. The most direct way to put capital to work.
Cornerstone Partner
¥5M and above. Naming rights for a Mujin Commons location. Your organization's name on the space where the next generation of international entrepreneurs does their first real work.
Not charity. Infrastructure.
Recyclable Capital
Every yen you give recycles into the next generation. The Pledge of Honor mechanism means your initial contribution doesn't end — it compounds. Ten years from now, that ¥500K may have funded four or five student journeys.
Proven Network
Operating inside IFI, KGK, CCC, and JCFN — networks with 50+ years of student ministry presence in Japan. The referral pipeline is not theoretical. It is active, trusted, and already producing students who are ready.
Behavioral Data
Mujin is building the first platform to quantify relational trust as a financial signal. The Trust Score is not a proxy metric — it is a longitudinal behavioral record that no other institution in Japan is generating for this population. Graduates arrive at the bank with a dossier that speaks.
Bank Bridge
Graduates don't just get money — they get introduced to a real banking relationship. The exit is warm, structured, and backed by six months of verified behavioral data. This is the infrastructure Japan's banking system doesn't have for international students. Mujin builds it.
Ready to build something together?
We respond to every inquiry personally. No automated pipeline.
Ministry Leaders
If you lead an ISM ministry in Japan and want to explore bringing the Mujin Commons to your community, reach out directly. We want to hear about your students.
Donors & Investors
Whether you want to fund a single student or become a Cornerstone Partner with naming rights for a Commons location, the conversation starts the same way — with a direct email.
We respond to every inquiry personally. No automated pipeline.