Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. in 2007. After experiencing multiple new business development, he joined Coincheck Co., Ltd. in 2018. It mainly oversees departments in charge of new business development, new handling of crypto assets, and external relations with industry groups, etc. Since 2020, as an executive officer, he has created new businesses such as the first Japanese crypto asset exchange NFT marketplace and Japan's first IEO. He became the representative director of Coincheck Technologies in 2021 and the managing executive officer of Coincheck in 2022/6. As a business manager in the Web3 domain, he leads the NFT business, metaverse business, etc. Under the partnership that the company and Animoca Brands signed in 2020, they are also involved in the Japanese expansion of “The Sandbox” and “Otherside.” Currently, he serves as an advisor for the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association (JCBA), the Shibuya-ku startup ecosystem, the web3 project “OASIS”, and LIFULL Co., Ltd. His books include “Textbook of NFT” and “Non-Fungibble Me” (Asahi Shimbun Publishing).
