2000 |
Became the Japanese Representative in the Asia-Pacific Student Entrepreneurship Society, Stanford University |
2003 |
『東大に入るということ 東大を出るということ』(プレジデント社・共著) 上梓 |
2004 |
Completed the Price-Babson program at Babson College |
2004 |
Became a committee member for a mission to the United States, based on the Hiranuma-Evans Initiative between the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry and the U.S. Department of Commerce |
2005 |
President and Representative Director of Euglena Co., Ltd. (current position) |
2007 |
Awarded the Japan-China-Korea Young Business Newcomer Award by the All-China Youth Federation |
2010 |
Became a committee member of the Expert Panel on Strengthening Competitiveness by Intellectual Property and International Standardization, Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters, Cabinet Secretariat |
2010 |
Awarded the Tokyo Venture Technology Award by the Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government |
2011 |
Awarded Rookie of the Year as a special award by the Diamond Frontier Club |
2011 |
Selected as one of the “100 people to rebuild Japan” in AERA by the Asahi Shimbun Company |
2011 |
Awarded the Invention and Discovery Encouragement Prize, Ando Momofuku Awards, by the ANDO Foundation |
2012 |
Awarded the METI Minister’s Award, Japan Venture Awards, by the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation |
2012 |
Became a member of the Council for the Future of Small and Micro Enterprises (Overseas Business, New Business and New Collaboration), the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency |
2012 |
2012 Selected as a Young Global Leader at the World Economic Forum (Davos Forum) |
2012 |
Became a committee member of the Formulation Committee on the Basic Plan for the Japan Pavilion at the Milan Expo, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry/Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries |
2012 |
Published “I’ve Decided to Save the World with Euglena.” (DIAMOND, Inc.) |
2013 |
Became a part-time lecturer at the School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo |
2013 |
Awarded CHANGEMAKERS OF THE YEAR by Nikkei Business Online |
2013 |
Became an expert adviser to the Financial System Council, Financial Services Agency |
2013 |
Awarded the 15th Entrepreneur Venture Award by the Entrepreneur Network |
2013 |
Awarded the Emerging Leader Award, Japan-U.S. Innovation Awards, by Stanford University |
2013 |
Joined the Advisory Board of the G1 New Leaders Summit/G1 Venture |
2014 |
Awarded the 39th Keizaikai Awards Venture Management Award by Keizaikai |
2014 |
Awarded the 8th IPO Award (Rookie Category) by the Tokyo New Business Conference |
2014 |
Became a committee member of the Award for Academic Startups Screening Committee, Japan Science and Technology Agency |
2014 |
Awarded the 3rd “Symbols of Tomorrow” Award by the All Japan Hospital Association/Japan Hospital Association/Sanofi |
2015 |
Awarded the 57th Management Award by ZAIKAI |
2015 |
Awarded the Prime Minister’s Award, 1st Nippon Venture Awards |
2015 |
Awarded Entrepreneur of the Year by Harvard Business School Club of Japan |
2015 |
Became a committee member of the Academic Activities Committee, Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry |
2015 |
Awarded the 31st Outstanding Leadership Award in Corporate Communications by Keizai Koho Center |
2015 |
Became an expert for the Education Rebuilding Implementation Council, Cabinet Secretariat |
2017 |
Became an Education Rebuilding Implementation Advisor, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
2017 |
Awarded the George Bernard Shaw Unreasonable Person Award, Real Innovation Awards 2017, sponsored by the London Business School |
2018 |
Awarded the 6th Technology Management and Innovation Award by the Japan Techno-Economics Society |
2018 |
Became a director of the Tokyo New Business Conference |
2018 |
Became a member of the Deliberation Committee, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) |
2018 |
Became an ad hoc committee member of the Industrial Structure Council |
2020 |
Became the Vice-Chairman of the Deliberation Committee, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) |
2021 |
Received the "SDGs Promotion Headquarters (Prime Minister) Award" at the 5th Japan SDGs Awards |