Representative Director of Japan Blockchain Association (JBA) Representative Director of bitFlyer Blockchain Co.
Since bitFlyer's founding, he has worked hard to propose amendments to domestic laws and formulate self-regulation rules, and has also served as CEO of bitFlyer USA, Inc. and Chairman of bitFlyer EUROPE S.A., a crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange company, and has been involved in the crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange industry from a global perspective. He has contributed to the development of the crypto asset (virtual currency) exchange industry from a global perspective. Currently, in addition to serving as Representative Director of bitFlyer Blockchain, which was established in May 2019, he is also Representative Director of the Japan Blockchain Association (JBA), Advisor to Metaverse Japan, Representative Member of the ISO/TC307 National Deliberative Committee Committee, and Opinionated Member of the Ministry of Defense. He also serves as a representative member and opinion leader for the Ministry of Defense.
He has attended the 2018 G7 Ministerial Conference on Employment Innovation, the 2019 G20/V20 VASP Summit, and the Cabinet Secretariat's Basic Plan for the Promotion of Public-Private Data Utilization Executive Committee as an expert, and is actively working towards the development of the web3 industry.