- July 29, 1956 Born in Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture
- March 1975 Graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Kunitachi High School
- March 1980 Graduated from Waseda University Faculty of Law
- He joined Recruit in April 1980, still new and then unknown, as the company celebrated its 20th anniversary.
- He joined the company because he saw potential for the future. He did not like Toyotomi Hideyoshi (not the king of one country) very much, but he believed in the possibility of the future. It was the same idea as Hideyoshi’s decision to serve Oda Nobunaga. He believed that the speed of his own growth was not enough, and that the speed of the companies he rode on was important.
- Recruit in 1980: The company slogan for that year was “20 years old, aiming for 50 billion at a stretch.”
- Recruit’s company motto: “Create your own opportunities and change yourself through opportunities.“
- Assigned to the Housing Information Division, which is only five years old. Planning public relations strategies for new home sales for mid-sized and large developers. Received all prizes in the sales division for in-house prize-winning essays.
- In 1986, through a self-assignment system, transferred to the Building Division under the effective direct control of President Ezoe.
- General manager of planning and sales for new development computer buildings.
- During the Recruit Incident in 1988, he was a key member of the task force under the direct control of President Ezoe.
- He was in charge of the overall response to the incident for one year as a key member of the task force under the direct control of President Ezoe.
- In 1990, upon the closure of the Building Division, he was transferred to the Housing Information Division.
- In 1997, he was transferred to the Nagoya Learning Division as division manager, again using the self-assessment system. The birthrate was declining, and universities and vocational schools were beginning to struggle with recruitment. At the same time, new recruiting methods began to be sought. ⇒He was the first in the Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka area to develop a recruitment plan that introduced industry-university cooperative projects and overseas internships.
- Experienced three divisions, Housing Information Division, Building Division, and Learning Division, to embody the diversity of job types within Recruit Co.
- June 2000: Invited by Leopalace21’s founder, President Fukayama, to join the company as an executive.
- He was instrumental in rebuilding the company, which had once been in financial crisis due to the bursting of the bubble economy. He worked for 5 years on the restructuring of the Guam resort, which was one of the most important issues at the time. He completed the resort by constructing a hotel building, two condominiums, and a 9-hole golf course. In addition, he was involved in the creation of a new concept, incorporating sports and spa facilities. New concept: “To Resort & Spa”.
- He personally made the top call to invite the Yomiuri Giants spring training camp and the Japan Swimming Federation’s training camp for athletes.
- For 10 years from 2005, he worked in the Leasing Department of Leopalace21’s core business, contributing to the company’s profitability. Mainly responsible for the establishment of the Corporate Sales Department and the expansion of the Overseas Sales Department into East Asia (Korea, China, Taiwan).
- For 5 years from 2014, in charge of the Corporate Business Promotion Division, a newly established department. He promoted company-wide business improvement, productivity improvement, work style reform, etc. across the entire company using IT and IOT.
- In 2017 and 2018, the company was selected as an “Aggressive IT Management Brand” for two consecutive years.
- During the same period, as Director of International Business, he developed and operated serviced apartments in the ASEAN region (Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam). Planning and operation of serviced offices (Philippines, Myanmar, Korea, Vietnam).
- May 2020 After 20 years of service and fulfilling his responsibilities, he retired to move on to the “3rd stage of his life”.
- July 29, 2020 Establishment of ars Inc.
- November 28, 2023: Established ars investment Inc.
If you take a look at my background, you will understand that I am highly capable of assisting you in both “real estate” and “venture businesses”. In fact, I am still in close contact with some of the best business people working today in Japan, the U.S., and other countries.
We hope you will look forward to our “two-faced” approach, in which we have added art’s flair to both real estate and venture business support.
Sense of diversity (working in many jobs)
Recruit: (1) Housing information business (2) Building business (3) Learning business
Leopalace21: (1) Hotel Resort (2) Residential Leasing (3) International Business (4) Corporate Business Promotion (5) Leasing Management and Guarantee Business (6) Tenancy Leasing (7) Travel Agency (8) Vacation Rental
ars: (1) Brokerage of domestic and overseas real estate (2) Management of domestic and overseas real estate (3) Brokerage for domestic and overseas M&A and business transfers
ars investment: (1) Investment in and fostering of companies (2)Domestic and foreign real estate investment (3) Domestic and foreign real estate leasing (4) Investment in restaurants (5) Investment in and sale of art and artifacts (6) Sale and import/export of alcoholic beverages (7) Educational support, guidance and consulting services
- Extensive network of contacts
- Taking on new challenges
- New project (originality): At Recruit Co., Ltd. he planned and developed PR strategies for new home sales for mid-sized and large developers, and received many awards as the top salesman in the division.
- Acting with the goal of “design management” that utilizes the right brain.
- Building interpersonal strategies (members adore him. Build a comfortable working environment.)
- Thinking in Western-style rationality
- Promotion and practice of work-life balance. Actively participated in childcare from a young age.
- Travel: Most regions in Japan and abroad. 89 overseas trips to more than 50 countries (total of 126 countries visited; excluding business trips). Many of her trips are independent. In Europe, she has driven more than 10,000 km by rental car. Domestic and international travel is very useful for acquiring and refining new sensibilities.
- Painting: He organizes his own art group exhibition “Aperitif Exhibition” at Harajuku Gallery every year. It has been ongoing for 30 years now.
- Enjoys watching musicals, operas, concerts, stage performances, and Kabuki.
- Watching sports games (especially high-profile games)
- Childcare: making growth records of children and grandchildren