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Click here to see your options for becoming a subscriber. When you meet Roy Miyahara, the first thing you want to know is why he gave up a lucrative position as president of a successful international company to become a massage therapist and, subsequently, the owner of Diamond Spa in Chestnut Hill. Even though I was the company president, I was not the sole owner. Miyahara, 63, was born and raised in Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto, Japan. He lost his father when he was very young and lived with his mother until he was She was poor and could not afford to send him to school, so he left home and went out on his own.
His first job was at a chinaware factory. In , he started doing basic warehouse work at Hoshino Gakki, makers of musical instruments, in Nagoya, Japan, and ended up overseeing the purchasing department there.
He came to the U. After a series of consistent promotions over the years, Miyahara was named president of the company in , a position he held until he left in While at the company, Miyahara was known for the quality control initiatives he established; product innovation, which included pioneering work on the development of a seven-string guitar; and a focus on the human side of the business.
