List of Directors
Representative Director and 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. |
| May 2016 | Representative Director and Senior Advisor,LIVE VIEWING JAPAN Inc. |
| Nov. 2021 | Representative Director and Chairman, LIVE VIEWING JAPAN Inc. (present) |
Representative Director and 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 and President, the Company (present) |
Director and 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 and Vice President, the Company (present) |
Senior Managing Director
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 and Senior Managing Executive Officer, the Company |
| Jul. 2023 | Senior Managing Director, the Company (present) |
Managing Director
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 |
| Apr. 2021 | Director and Managing Executive Officer, the Company |
| Jul. 2023 | Managing Director, the Company (present) |
Director and Senior Executive Officer
Toshifumi Oshima
Born April. 8, 1967
| Oct. 1992 | Joined Showa Ota & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
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| Apr. 1997 | Registered as certified public accountant |
| May. 2008 | Left Shin Nihon & Co. (currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC) |
| June. 2008 | Established Oshima Certified Public Accountant Office (present) |
| June. 2008 | Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company |
| June. 2014 | Retired Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, the Company |
| July. 2014 | Executive Producer and General Manager of Amuse Group Administration Department, the Company |
| Apr. 2016 | Executive Officer in charge of Amuse Group Administration Department (currently Administration Department) and Amuse Group Finance Department (currently Administration Department), the Company |
| June. 2018 | Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, NexTone Inc. (present) |
| June. 2021 | Compensation Committee Member, NexTone Inc. |
| Apr. 2022 | Senior Executive Officer in charge of Administration Department and Finance Department, the Company | Jun. 2023 | Director and Senior Executive Officer in charge of Administration Department and Finance Department, the Company | Jul. 2023 | Director and Senior Executive Officer in charge of Administration Department, the Company (present) |
Outside Director
Muneaki Masuda
Born Jan. 20, 1951
| Sep. 1985 | Established Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd., Representative Director and President |
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| Jun. 2005 | Outside Director, NIPPON SHUPPAN HANBAI INC. (currently NIPPAN GROUP HOLDINGS,INC.)(present) |
| Jun. 2008 | Representative Director President and CEO, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Jun. 2010 | Outside Director, the Company (present) |
| Jun. 2010 | Outside Director, Multi-Package Distribution Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Mar. 2011 | Outside Director, amana holdings, Inc.(currently amana Inc.) |
| Apr. 2016 | Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, Tpoint Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2020 | Part-time Director, Tpoint Japan Co., Ltd. |
| Jan. 2021 | Outside Director, Top Culture Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2023 | Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. |
| Apr. 2024 | Director and Chairman, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.(present) |
Outside Director
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 |
| Jun. 2016 | Outside Director, the Company (present) |
| Jun. 2017 | Outside Director, Zensho Holdings Co., Ltd. (present) |
| Jun. 2018 | Outside Director, TOBU RAILWAY CO., LTD. (present) |
| Jun. 2022 | Outside Director, Nisshin Seifun Group Inc.(Holding Company)(present) |
| Mar. 2023 | Outside Director, Rakuten Group, Inc.(present) |
Outside Director
Yoichi Aso
Born Apr. 6, 1983
| Apr. 2006 | Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. |
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| Apr. 2013 | Representative Director, NIJIBOX CO., LTD |
| Feb. 2018 | Founded Alphadrive Co., Ltd., Representative Director (present) |
| Apr. 2018 | Founded Genome Clinic Co., Ltd., Representative Director (present) |
| Jun. 2018 | UB Ventures, Inc, Venture Partner (present) |
| Jul. 2018 | Joined NewsPicks, Inc. |
| Mar. 2019 | Outside Director, ASIRO Inc. (present) |
| Apr. 2020 | Outside Director, DentaLight Inc. (present) |
| Jun. 2020 | Outside Director, the Company (present) |
| Jun. 2023 | Outside Director, UNIDGE,Inc (present) |
| Feb. 2023 | Representative Director, NewsPicks for Business,Inc (present) |
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