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Executive Chairman
Kaoru Hayashi

Career Profile

  • Aug. 1995
    Founder and Representative Director, Digital Garage, Inc.
  • Jul. 2002Chairman and Representative Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2003
    Chairman and Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Jul. 2016
    Director Chairman and CEO, Digital Garage US, Inc.(present)
  • Sep. 2016
    Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, BI.Garage, Inc.(present)
  • Sep. 2016
    Representative Director, President Executive Officer and Group CEO, Digital Garage, Inc.　(present)
  • May 2017
    Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, DG Ventures, Inc.(present)
  • Jun. 2021
    Representative Director, Chairman and CEO, DG Financial Technology, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2021
    Representative Director, Chairman and President, DG Incubation, Inc. (present)
Representative Director
President and Chief Executive Officer
Atsuhiro Murakami

Career Profile

  • May. 1998Joined Andersen Consulting (currently Accenture Japan Ltd.)
  • Oct. 2002Joined Arrows Consulting Inc. (currently EY Strategy & Consulting Co., Ltd.)
  • Oct. 2004Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • May. 2006Manager of CGM Promotion Office, Business Development Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • May. 2008Deputy General Manager of Business Development Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2009Deputy General Manager of Tabelog Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2011Senior Executive Officer, General Manager of Tabelog Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2012Director, General Manager of Tabelog Division, General Manager of New Business Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2013Director, Manager of New Business Preparation Office, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Aug. 2014Outside Director, Bengo4.com, Inc. (present)
  • Apr. 2015Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2019Director and Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2023Director and Executive Vice President, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2024Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer and CHRO
Kanako Miyazaki

Career Profile

  • Apr. 2002Joined Accenture Japan Ltd.
  • Jan. 2005Joined grandoir co., Ltd. (currently grandoir international co., Ltd.)
  • Aug. 2008Joined Sedona Corporation
  • Oct. 2010Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2013Manager of Online Reservation Department, Tabelog Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2014Manager of Restaurant Business Department, Tabelog Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2015Executive Officer, General Manager of Media Planning Division and Manager of Kakaku.com Department, Media Planning Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2016Executive Officer, General Manager of Media Planning Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2017Executive Officer, General Manager of Kakaku.com Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2019Director, General Manager of Kakaku.com Division
  • Jul. 2019Director, Executive Officer, and General Manager of Kakaku.com Division
  • Apr. 2020Director, Executive Officer, and General Manager, Shopping Business Division
  • Apr. 2022Director and Executive Officer, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2023Director and Executive Officer, General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2024Director and Executive Officer and CHRO, General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2024Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer and CHRO, General Manager, Human Resources & General Affairs Division, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO
Shinichi Kasuya

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1989Joined Yamaichi Securities Co., Ltd.
  • Mar. 1998Joined Rentrak Japan Co., Ltd.(currently Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.)
  • Jun. 2002Director, General Manager of Administrative Division, Rentrak Japan Co., Ltd.
  • Apr. 2008Director, General Manager of Administrative Division, TSUTAYA Co., Ltd. (currently Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.)
  • Jun. 2009Director and CSO, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
  • Jun. 2009External Director, the Company
  • Apr. 2010Director and CFO, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
  • Apr. 2013Director and CSO, Chikaranomoto Company Co., Ltd. (currently Chikaranomoto Holdings Co., Ltd.)
  • Jun. 2017Managing Director and CFO, Chikaranomoto Company Co., Ltd.
  • Apr. 2019Representative Director and President, Watanabe Seimen Co., Ltd.
  • Jun. 2019Director, General Manager of Corporate Management Division, Kyoto Kimono Yuzen Inc. (currently YU-WA Creation Holdings Inc.)
  • Apr. 2021Director and Vice President, Kyoto Kimono Yuzen Inc.
  • Jun. 2023Director and Executive Officer, General Manager of Corporate Planning Division, Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd.
  • Apr. 2024Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Apr. 2024Executive Officer and CFO, General Manager, Corporate Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2024Director and Executive Officer and CFO, General Manager, Corporate Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2024Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer and CFO, General Manager, Corporate Division, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
Director
Masahito Okuma

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1999Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
  • Mar. 2011Joined FAST RETAILING CO., LTD.
  • Dec. 2015Vice President, UNIQLO USA LLC
  • Nov. 2016Joined Digital Garage, Inc.
  • Apr. 2017Corporate Officer and COO of DG Lab, Digital Garage, Inc.
  • Dec. 2017Director COO, Digital Garage US, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2018Director, Senior Exective Officer COO of DG Lab, Head of Group CEO Division, and Head of Business Innovation Department, Group CEO Division, Digital Garage, Inc.
  • Apr. 2019President and CEO, Crypto Garage, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2019Representative Director, DG Daiwa Ventures, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2021Director, Managing Executive Officer in charge of the Incubation Technology Segment, DG Lab, in charge of Strategic Business and Global Business, Co-Head of Group CEO Division, Head of Digital Health Department, Digital Garage, Inc.
  • Jun. 2023Director, DG Ventures US, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2023Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer and CSO, in charge of Global Investment Incubation Segment, in charge of Long-term Incubation Segment, Digital Garage, Inc.
  • Jul. 2023Representative Director, DG Daiwa Ventures Ⅲ, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2024Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2024Representative Director, DG Strategic Investment, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2024Director, Senior Managing Executive Officer, CBDO, in charge of The Long-Term Incubation Segment, Digital Garage, Inc. (present)
External Director
Tomoharu Kato

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1999Joined Deutsche Securities (currently Deutsche Bank)
  • Apr. 2000Joined McKinsey & Company
  • Apr. 2004Joined FIELDS CORPORATION (currently TSUBURAYA FIELDS HOLDINGS INC.)
  • Dec. 2007Joined Unison Capital, Inc.
    Seconded to AKINDO SUSHIRO CO., LTD., Manager of President’s Office
  • Dec. 2008Managing Director, AKINDO SUSHIRO CO., LTD.
  • Oct. 2012Director and COO, AKINDO SUSHIRO CO., LTD.
  • Mar. 2014Founder, President and Representative Director, Turnaround Management CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2015Joined XEBIO Co., Ltd.
  • Oct. 2015President and Representative Director, XEBIO Co., Ltd.
  • Oct. 2015Executive Vice President, XEBIO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2017External Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Apr. 2021Founder, President and Representative Director, Manpuku Holdings Co., Ltd. (present)
  • Apr. 2021Founder, President and Representative Director, VISION UNITED Co., Ltd.
  • Jun. 2022 External Director, DAIHO CORPORATION (present)
  • Oct. 2023Director, VISION UNITED Co., Ltd. (present)
External Director
Masayuki Kinoshita

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1978Joined MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2004General Manager of Corporate Planning & Strategy Division, MITSUI & CO.,LTD.
  • Apr. 2008Managing Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Mineral & Metal Resources Business Unit, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2010Executive Managing Officer, Chief Operating Officer of Mineral & Metal Resources Business Unit, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2011Executive Managing Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2011Representative Director, Executive Managing Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2012Representative Director, Senior Executive Managing Officer, Chief Information Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2014Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer, Chief Privacy Officer, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Apr. 2016Director, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2016Counselor, MITSUI & CO., LTD.
  • Jun. 2016Outside Director, NS UNITED KAIUN KAISYA, LTD.
  • Jun. 2020External Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Feb. 2023 External Director, Alphadrive Co., Ltd. (present)
External Director
Makoto Kadowaki

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1996Joined DDI CORPORATION (currently KDDI CORPORATION)
  • Apr. 2019General Manager, Consumer Business Planning Department, Consumer Business Planning Division, Consumer Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Oct. 2020General Manager, Personal Business Planning Department, Personal Business Planning Division, Personal Business Sector, and General Manager, Department for Integration of Telecommunications and Life Design, Service Division, Personal Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2021General Manager, Marketing Planning Department, Marketing Division, Personal Business Sector, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2022General Manager, Corporate Planning Department I, Corporate Strategy Division, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Jun. 2022Director, Supership Holdings Inc.(present)
  • Apr. 2023Executive Officer, General Manager, Corporate Strategy Division, KDDI CORPORATION
  • Apr. 2023Managing Director, KDDI Research, Inc.(present)
  • Jun. 2023External Director, Kakaku.com, Inc.(present)
  • Apr. 2024Executive Officer, Deputy General Manager, Personal Business Executive Director, Business Strategy & Systems Sector, KDDI CORPORATION(present)
External Director
Daisuke Iwase

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1998Joined Boston Consulting Group
  • Dec. 2001Joined Ripplewood Japan
  • Oct. 2006Director and Vice President, Net Life Planning Co., Ltd. (currently LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY)
  • Feb. 2009Representative Director and Vice President , LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY
  • Jun. 2013Outside Director, Benesse Holdings, Inc.
  • Jun. 2013Representative Director, President and COO Executive Officer, LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY
  • Jun. 2016Representative Director and President, LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY
  • Jun. 2018Director and Chairman, LIFENET INSURANCE COMPANY
  • Jul. 2018Group CDO, AIA Group Limited
  • Jun. 2020Outside Director, Benesse Holdings, Inc.
  • Aug. 2020Independent Diector, INFORICH INC.
  • Aug. 2020Managing Partner, Spiral Capital Inc.
  • Mar. 2021External Director, Medley, Inc.
  • Apr. 2021External Director, YCP Holdings(global)Limited
  • Apr. 2021Co-Founder Chief Exective Officer, KLKTN Limited (present)
  • Mar. 2023Representative Director, Animoca Brands KK (present)
  • Jan. 2024Senior Advisor, Spiral Capital Inc. (present)
  • Feb. 2024External Director, MyAnimeList Co., Ltd. (present)
  • Jun. 2024 Director and Vice Chairman, Benesse Holdings, Inc. (present)
  • Jun. 2024External Director, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hirofumi Hirai

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1987Joined JUKI CORPORATION
  • Feb. 1996Joined KOEI CO., LTD. (currently KOEI TECMO HOLDINGS CO., LTD.)
  • Jan. 1999Joined KOEI NET CO., LTD. (currently KOEI TECMO NET CO., LTD.)
  • Sep. 2002Joined Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Nov. 2002General Manager of Accounting and General Affairs Department, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jul. 2005Operating Officer, General Manager of Administrative Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2011Senior Managing Executive Officer, General Manager of Administrative Division, Kakaku.com, Inc.
  • Jun. 2019Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Hisashi Kajiki

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1977Appointed as a Prosecutor
  • Jun. 2010Superintending Prosecutor, the Takamatsu High Public Prosecutors Office
  • Dec. 2010Superintending Prosecutor, the Hiroshima High Public Prosecutors Office
  • Sep. 2011Deputy Inspector General, Inspector General’s Office of Legal Compliance, Ministry of Defense
  • Apr. 2015Registered as attorney-at-law
    Joined HURRAY Law Firm
  • Jun. 2015Special Member, Internal Audit Committee, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
  • Sep. 2015Head, Discipline Committee, Japan Investment Advisers General Incorporated Association (present)
  • Apr. 2016Member, The Administrative Compliant Review Committee of the Supreme Court of Japan (present)
  • Jun. 2016Outside Director, MAEDA ROAD CONSTRUCTION Co., Ltd.
  • Jun. 2018External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)
  • Jul. 2024 Joined Ueda Kouichi Law Firm (present)
External Audit & Supervisory Board Member
Yuko Nemoto

Career Profile

  • Apr. 1999Joined Tohmatsu & Co. (currently Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu LLC)
  • Jun. 2002Registered as a Certified Public Accountant
  • May 2008Joined The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd. (currently MUFG Bank, Ltd.)
  • Oct. 2009Representative, Nemoto Accounting Office (present)
  • Jun. 2021External Audit & Supervisory Board Member, Kakaku.com, Inc. (present)

* Mr. Tomoharu Kato, Mr. Masayuki Kinoshita, Mr. Makoto Kadowaki and Mr. Daisuke Iwase are External Directors.
* Mr. Hisashi Kajiki and Ms. Yuko Nemoto are External Audit & Supervisory Board Members

Senior Managing Executive Officer

  • Senior Managing Executive Officer
    Head of Kakaku.com Company
    Shingo Yuki
  • Senior Managing Executive Officer
    Head of the Tabelog Company
    Taku Konoike
  • Senior Managing Executive Officer
    General Manager, Kyujin Box Division
    Kota Shiratani
  • Senior Managing Executive Officer
    General Manager, Incubation Business Division
    Yuzo Takamatsu
  • Senior Managing Executive Officer and CTO
    General Manager, Technology Division, General Manager, Tabelog Development Division
    Takayuki Kyowa

Executive Officer

  • Executive Officer and CISO
    General Manager, System Platform Division
    Norihiko Fukuda
  • Executive Officer
    General Manager, Kakaku.com Sales Division
    Kimihiro Murakami

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  • Executive Officer
    Assistant General Manager, Kakaku.com Sales Division
    Mitsuhiro Sakusabe

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  • Executive Officer
    General Manager, Affiliate Company Management Division, Manager, Sustainable Management Promotion Department
    Go Kawasaki

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  • Executive Officer
    Manager, President’s Office
    Yusuke Aizawa
  • Executive Officer
    Manager, Corporate Planning Department
    Junnosuke Yagura

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  • Executive Officer
    Director Pathee, Inc.
    Hitoshi Ishii
  • Executive Officer
    President and Representative Director
    eiga.com, Inc.
    Hideo Edasawa

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  • Executive Officer
    Representative Director LCL, Inc.
    Tatsuya Matsui

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