List of Directors
Representative Director, Chairman
Yokichi Osato
Born Aug. 22, 1946
| Apr. 1969 | Joined WATANABE PRODUCTIONS CO., LTD |
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| Oct. 1978 | Established the Company, Representative Director and President |
| Nov. 1981 | Representative Director and Chairman, the Company |
| Jun. 2008 | Advisor and Honorary Chairman, the Company |
| Jun. 2009 | Top Advisor, the Company |
| Jun. 2011 | Representative Director and Chairman, the Company (present) |
| May 2013 | Representative Director and Chairman, LIVE VIEWING JAPAN Inc. |
| Jul. 2014 | Representative Director and Chairman, Amusequest Inc. |
| May 2016 | Representative Director and Senior Advisor,LIVE VIEWING JAPAN Inc. |
| May 2016 | Representative Director and Chairman and President, Amusequest Inc. |
| Apr. 2017 | Representative Director and Chairman, Amusequest Inc. (present) |
| Oct. 2019 | Representative Director and Chairman, AMUSE QUEST, inc. (present) |
Representative Director, President
Masaki Nakanishi
Born Nov. 9, 1973
| Apr. 1998 | Joined the Company |
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| May 2008 | Representative Director and President, TAISHITA Label Music Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Artist Management Department 1, the Company |
| Apr. 2016 | Executive Producer in charge of Southern All Stars Project and Artist Management Department 1, General Manager of Southern All Stars Project, and General Manager of Artist Management Department 1, the Company |
| Jul. 2017 | Executive Officer in charge of Southern All Stars Project and Artist Management Department 1, General Manager of Southern All Stars Project, and General Manager of Artist Management Department 1, the Company |
| Jun. 2019 | Representative Director, President, the Company (present) |
Director, Vice President
Rumiko Ichige
Born Jun. 7, 1958
| Nov. 1978 | Joined the Company |
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| Apr. 2003 | Executive Officer, General Manager of Production Planning Department, the Company |
| Jul. 2007 | Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Artist Management Department 3, and in charge of WILL Department, and General Manager of Artist Management Department 3, the Company |
| Jun. 2008 | Director overseeing Artist Management Department 2, 3, 4, 5, TV Program Department, New Artists Development Department, FC Department and MD Department, and General Manager of Artist Management Department 2, the Company |
| Oct. 2012 | Executive Director overseeing Artist Management Department 5, 6, 7, TV Program Department, Information Management Department and Film Production Department, the Company |
| Apr. 2016 | Executive Director overseeing Southern All Stars Project, Artist Management Department 6, 7, 8, Theatrical Production Department, Information Management Department, and Group General Affairs Department & Human Resources Department, the Company |
| Jun. 2017 | Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Company |
| Jun. 2018 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Company |
| Jun. 2019 | Executive Producer, the Company |
| Jun. 2020 | Director, Vice President, the Company (present) |
Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer
Hiroyuki Araki
Born Sep. 15, 1970
| Apr. 1994 | Joined the Company |
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| Jul. 2008 | General Manager of Artist Management Department 3,the Company |
| Apr. 2009 | General Manager of Artist Management Department 2,the Company |
| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Artist Management Department 5,the Company |
| Jul. 2013 | Executive Officer in charge of Artist Management Department 5, 6, and General Manager of Artist Management Department 5, the Company |
| Apr. 2016 | Executive Officer in charge of Artist Management Department 1, 2, 3 and Sports & Cultural Department, and General Manager of Artist Management Department 2, the Company |
| Jul. 2017 | Executive Officer in charge of Artist Management Department 2, 3, 4 and Sports & Cultural Department, and General Manager of Artist Management Department 4, the Company |
| Jun. 2019 | Director, Managing Executive Officer,the Company |
| Jun. 2020 | Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Company (present) |
Director, Managing Executive Officer
Nobuhiro Chiba
Born Jan. 30, 1973
| Apr. 1995 | Joined the Company |
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| Jul. 2007 | General Manager of Artist Management Department 5,the Company |
| Jul. 2008 | Executive Officer in charge ofArtist Management Department 5and New Artists Development Department,and General Manager of Artist Management Department 5,the Company |
| Apr. 2009 | Executive Officer in charge ofArtist Management Department 4,and General Manager of Artist Management Department 4,the Company |
| Apr. 2012 | Executive Officer in charge ofArtist Management Department 7,and General Manager of Artist Management Department 7,the Company |
| Jul. 2013 | Executive Officer in charge of Artist Management Department 9, 10, andGeneral Manager of Artist Management Department 10, the Company |
| Apr. 2016 | Executive Officer in charge ofArtist Management Department 6,7 and Theatrical Production Department, the Company |
| Jun. 2017 | Managing Executive Officer, the Company |
| Jun. 2019 | Director, Managing Executive Officer,the Company (present) |
Director, Executive Officer
Takahiro Ono
Born Jan. 3, 1973
| Apr. 1995 | Joined the Company |
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| Apr. 2012 | General Manager of Digital Business Department, the Company |
| Apr. 2016 | Executive Officer in charge of Digital Contents Department, FC Department, Consumer Service Promotion Department, MD Department and Rights Management Department, and General Manager of Digital Contents Department, the Company |
| Jul. 2017 | Executive Officer in charge of Digital Contents Department, MD Department, Rights Management Department and New Business Development Department, the Company |
| Apr. 2019 | Executive Officer in charge of Rights Management Department, the Company |
| Nov. 2019 | Executive Officer in charge of Rights Management Department, FC Department and Consumer Service Promotion Department, the Company |
| Jun. 2020 | Director, Executive Officer, the Company (present) |
Director (External)
Muneaki Masuda
Born Jan. 20, 1951
| Sep. 1985 | Established Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., Representative Director and President |
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| Jun. 2005 | External Director, NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI INC. (present) |
| Jun. 2008 | Representative Director President and CEO, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Jun. 2010 | External Director, the Company (present) |
| Jun. 2010 | External Director, Multi-Package Distribution Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Mar. 2011 | External Director, amana holdings, Inc.(currently amana Inc.) (present) |
| Apr. 2016 | Representative Director, Chairman and CEO,Tpoint Japan Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Apr. 2020 | Representative Director, President and CEO, TSUTAYA BOOKS Co., Ltd. (present) |
Director (External)
Takaharu Ando
Born Aug. 31, 1949
| Apr. 1972 | Joined National Police Agency |
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| Sep. 1994 | Chief, Gunma Prefectural Police Headquarters |
| Aug. 1999 | Director of Public Security Department,Metropolitan Police Department |
| Aug. 2004 | Director-General, National Police Agency |
| Aug. 2007 | Deputy Commissioner General, National Police Agency |
| Jun. 2009 | Commissioner General, National Police Agency |
| Oct. 2011 | Retired from National Police Agency |
| May 2013 | External Director, Nitori Holdings Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Jun. 2016 | External Director, the Company (present) |
| Jun. 2017 | External Director, Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Jun. 2018 | External Director, TOBU RAILWAY CO., LTD. (present) |
Director (External)
Yoichi Aso
Born Apr. 6, 1983
| Apr. 2006 | Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. |
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| Apr. 2013 | Representative Director and CEO, NIJIBOX CO., LTD |
| Feb. 2018 | Founded Alphadrive Co., Ltd., Representative Director and CEO (present) |
| Apr. 2018 | Founded Genome Clinic Co., Ltd., Representative Director and Co-CEO (present) |
| Jun. 2018 | UB Ventures, Inc, Venture Partner (present) |
| Jul. 2018 | Director, Dream Driven Company Association. (present) |
| Jul. 2018 | Joined NewsPicks, Inc. |
| Sep. 2018 | Executive Officer, NewsPicks, Inc. (present) |
| Mar. 2019 | External Director, ASIRO Inc. (present) |
| Jan. 2020 | Auditor, neomura, NPO. (present) |
| Apr. 2020 | External Director, DentaLight Inc. (present) |
| Jun. 2020 | External Director, the Company (present) |
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