CEO

CEO profile

1971:

Born May 5.

1994:

Joined Tecmo, Ltd. and worked on hit titles such as "Gallop Racer" and "Monster Rancher 2."

2004:

Joined Square Enix Co., Ltd. As a director, he delivered hit titles such as "CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII" and "FINAL FANTASY TYPE-0."

2016:

As the director and producer of "FINAL FANTASY XV," he created the series' biggest hit to date, selling over 10 million copies worldwide.

2017:

Produced the "Tokyo University of the Arts Game Department Exhibition" in collaboration with Tokyo University of the Arts.

2018:

Appointed COO and Studio Head of Luminous Productions Co., Ltd.
Produced the CG video segment for the NHK Special "Out of the Cradle," which garnered over 300 million views on YouTube.

2019:

Established JP GAMES, Inc. with 15 development members who worked on various hit titles including the FINAL FANTASY series.

2021:

Released "THE PEGASUS DREAM TOUR," the World's First Official Paralympics Video Games App.
Released "PEGASUS WORLD KIT," our original Metaverse Construction Middleware.

2022:

Appointed as member of Keidanren's Web3 Task Force, and as an external expert for the Japanese Government's Digital Agency's Web3.0 Study Group.

2023:

Formed group company 【JP UNIVERSE Inc.】 , 【LOGSYS Inc.】 , 【TBT Lab Inc.】 , announced Japan Metaverse Economic Zone (JMEZ).