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Directors（As of December 23, 2025）
- Representative Directors
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Audit & Supervisory Board Members（As of December 23, 2025）
- Full–time Audit & Supervisory Board Members
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- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Members
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For more information on governance, refer to our Corporate Governance Page.
Managing Officers & CxOs（As of April 1, 2026）
Operational Leaders（As of April 1, 2026）
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NAGASAWA Tsubasa
LIFULL HOME'S Business Department Chief Product Officer (CPO)
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KATO Tetsuya
LIFULL HOME'S Business Department Chief Sales Officer (CSO)
Head of Rental Market (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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SUZUKI Akihiro
LIFULL HOME'S Business Department Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
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FURUTANI Keiichiro
Head of Resale, Appraisal and New Build Condominium Markets (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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MASUO Keigo
Head of Detached and Custom-Built House Markets and Sumai No Madoguchi (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
Head of Sufu
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AKIBA Mai
Head of HR Solutions
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MASUDA Yuji
Head of LIFULL Regional Revitalization
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GENDA Akio
Leader of Rental Market (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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TSUBOI Yosuke
Leader of Resale Market (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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YAJIKAWA Kenji
Leader of Appraisal Market (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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NISHIKAWA Shingo
Leader of New Build Condominium Market (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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KUROKAWA Kiyohiro
Leader of Sumai No Madoguchi (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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KUNIMATSU Keisuke
Leader of LIFULL HOME'S Fudosan Tenshoku
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GONG Yiqun
Leader of Friendly Door (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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MIYASAKO Yuko
Leader of Listing Quality (LIFULL HOME'S Business Department)
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MIYAUCHI Yasumitsu
Leader of LIFULL ALT-RHYTHM
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OKUBO Shin
Leader of AI Transformation
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Representative Director
INOUE Takashi
- Representative Director
- Chairperson
- 1968
- Born in 1968
- 1991
- Joined Recruit Cosmos Co., Ltd. (currently Cosmos Initia Co., Ltd.)
- 1992
- Transferred to Recruit Co., Ltd. (currently Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.)
- 1995
- Founded NEXT HOME Co.
- 1997
- Established the Company, Representative Director
- 2014
- Representative Director of Next Wisdom Foundation
- 2018
- Representative Director, President and Managing Officer of the Company
- 2019
- Representative Director of PEACE DAY
- 2021
- Representative Director of Nasucon Valley Council (current position)
- 2023
- Representative Director, Chairperson of the Company (current position)
Representative Director of the nonprofit organization PEACE DAY (current position) - 2024
- Representative Director of LIFULL ArchiTech Co., Ltd.(current position)
Representative Director
ITO Yuji
- Representative Director
- President
- Managing Officer
- 1982
- Born in 1982
- 2006
- Joined the Company
- 2015
- Managing Officer and Head of HOME’S Business Department, Rental and Re-Sale Divisions
- 2016
- Managing Officer and Head of New UX Development Division, HOME’S Business Department
- 2018
- Managing Officer, Deputy General Manager of LIFULL HOME’S Business Department and Head of New UX Development Division
- 2019
- Managing Officer and General Manager of LIFULL HOME’S Business Department
- 2020
- Director, Managing Officer and General Manager of LIFULL HOME’S Business Department
- 2023
- Representative Director, President and Managing Officer
General Manager of LIFULL HOME’S Business Department - 2025
- Representative Director, President and Managing Officer (current position)
Director
SHISHIDO Kiyoshi
- Director
- 1956
- Born in 1956
- 1980
- Joined Mitsubishi Corporation
- 1998
- General Manager of Motor Vehicle Dept. of Mitsubishi International Steel Inc. (U.S.)
- 2006
- Chief Executive Officer of Vitamin C60 BioResearch Corporation
- 2007
- Specially Appointed Professor of Tokyo Institute of Technology
General Manager of Technology & Business Development Dept. of Mitsubishi Corporation - 2011
- Member of the Board and Executive Officer in charge of Strategy Planning of TRILITY Pty Ltd (Australia)
- 2016
- General Manager in charge of audits of Global Environmental & Infrastructure Business Group of Mitsubishi Corporation
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (full-time) - 2023
- Director (current position)
CEO of LIFULL CONNECT S.L.
Director
SHIMIZU Tetsuro
- Director
- Representative Director, President of LIFULL Social Asset Co., Ltd.
- 1967
- Born in 1967
- 1990
- Joined The Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Limited (currently SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited)
- 2001
- Joined IY Bank Co., Ltd. (currently Seven Bank, Ltd.)
- 2006
- Joined Rakuten, Inc. (currently Rakuten Group, Inc.)
- 2009
- Seconded to bitWallet Inc. (currently Rakuten Edy Inc.)
- 2012
- Joined Shinsei Bank, Limited (currently SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited), General Manager of Retail Business Division
- 2015
- Executive Officer and Head of Retail Banking Sub-Group of Individual Group
- 2016
- Managing Executive Officer, Head of Individual Business and in charge of Group Business Strategy (Secondary)
- 2019
- Chairman of the Board of Financial Japan Co., Ltd.
Representative Director, President and CEO of APLUS FINANCIAL Co., Ltd.
Representative Director and President, President and Executive Officer and CEO of APLUS CO., Ltd.
Representative Director, President and CEO of APLUS Personal Loan Co., Ltd. - 2021
- Chief Officer, Head of Individual Business Unit, Senior Officer of Group Corporate Planning and Finance and in charge of sustainability planning of Group Corporate Planning Division of Shinsei Bank, Limited (currently SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited)
Representative Director, President and CEO of Shinsei Financial Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of Kotora Co., Ltd. (current position) - 2022
- Group Chief Sustainability Officer of Shinsei Bank Group (currently SBI Shinsei Bank, Limited)
Representative Partner of T2PLUS G.K. (current position)
Senior Executive Director of Strategic Planning Office of Monex Group, Inc.
Outside Director of the Company - 2023
- Expert Director of Strategic Planning Office of Monex Group, Inc.
Director of the Company (current position)
Representative Director, President of LIFULL Financial Co., Ltd. (currently LIFULL Social Asset Co., Ltd.)(current position) - 2024
- Advisor for the Strategic Reform Office of Monex Group, Inc. (current position)
Outside Director
KOBAYASHI Masatada
- Outside Director
- 1971
- Born in 1971
- 1994
- Joined Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd
- 1997
- Joined MDM, Inc. (currently Rakuten Group, Inc.)
- 2006
- Managing Executive Officer (current position)
- 2016
- Chairman of Taiwan Rakuten Ichiba, Inc. (current position)
- 2019
- Outside Director of the Company (current position)
Outside Director
NAKAO Ryuichiro
- Outside Director
- 1964
- Born in 1964
- 1989
- Joined Recruit Co., Ltd. (currently Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.)
- 2006
- Company Partner of Corporate Strategy Office
- 2007
- Corporate Executive Officer of Recruit Sumai Company
- 2013
- President and Representative Director of Recruit Technologies Co., Ltd.(currently Recruit Co., Ltd.)
- 2017
- Vice President of Recruit Works Institute, Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of TABIKOBO Co. Ltd. - 2019
- CEO & Founder of Nakao Management Institute Inc. (current position)
Outside Director of the Company (current position) - 2020
- Outside Director of LiNKX, Inc. (current position)
- 2022
- Outside Director of ZUU Co., Ltd.
- 2025
- Outside Director and Audit and Supervisory Committee Member of CaSy Co., Ltd. (current position)
Outside Director of Kachitas Co., Ltd. (current position)
Outside Director
OKUBO Kazutaka
- Outside Director
- 1973
- Born in 1973
- 1995
- Joined Century Audit Corporation (Currently Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC)
- 1999
- Registered as certified public accountant
- 2003
- Director of ShinNihon Integrity Assurance Inc. (Currently Ernst & Young Sustainability Co., Ltd.)
- 2005
- Managing Director
- 2006
- Partner of Ernst & Young ShinNihon LLC
- 2012
- Senior Partner
- 2016
- Senior Managing Director and General Manager of ERM Department
- 2019
- Outside Director of Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd.
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC.
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of BrainPad Inc.
Outside Director of the Company (current position) - 2020
- Outside Director of SALA Corporation (current position)
Outside Director of The Shoko Chukin Bank, Ltd. (current position)
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of Musashi Seimitsu Industry Co., Ltd. (current position) - 2021
- Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of BrainPad Inc. (current position)
- 2022
- Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of SEGA SAMMY HOLDINGS INC. (current position)
- 2024
- Outside Director (Audit & Supervisory Committee Member) of Sun Frontier Fudousan Co., Ltd. (current position)
Outside Director
KIMURA Naonori
- Outside Director
- 1968
- Born in 1968
- 1988
- Founded a venture company
- 1998
- Solution specialist at NCR Japan, Ltd.
- 2001
- Consultant at Towers Perrin Tokyo Office
- 2004
- Manager of Arthur D. Little Japan-Tokyo
- 2007
- Director of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
- 2012
- Partner and Managing Director (current position)
- 2013
- Professor at Graduate School of Management of GLOBIS University (current position)
- 2016
- Executive Officer of IGPI (Shanghai) Ltd.
- 2017
- Outside Director of Sanden Holdings Corporation
Outside Director of Molten Corporation (current position) - 2019
- Chairman and President of IGPI (Shanghai) Ltd.
- 2021
- Outside Director of Relia, Inc.
- 2022
- Adjunct Professor of Graduate School of Leadership and Innovation of Shinzenkan University (current position)
Outside Director of the Company (current position) - 2024
- Business Partner of IGPI Group, Inc. (current position)
Managing Director of Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (current position) - 2025
- Chairman of IGPI (Shanghai) Ltd. (current position)
Outside Director
NAKAMURA Kumi
- Outside Director
- 1970
- Born in 1970
- 1993
- Joined the Yasuda Fire and Marine Insurance Co., Ltd. (currently Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.)
- 2002
- Senior Consultant of KPMG FAS Co., Ltd.
- 2005
- Director of Private Equity Investment Group of Ant Capital Partners Co., Ltd.
- 2013
- Manager of New Business Development Office of LIXIL Group Corporation (currently LIXIL Corporation)
- 2017
- Supervising General Manager of M&A, Competitive Intelligence, and System Economics of Coca‑Cola (Japan) Company, Limited
- 2018
- Executive Officer, Supervising Corporate Administration Division of UNITED, Inc.
- 2020
- Corporate Officer, General Manager of Business Strategy Department, Corporate Planning of Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
- 2021
- Senior Corporate Officer and Chief Corporate Planning Officer (CCPO), Head of Corporate Planning
Senior Corporate Officer and CCPO, Head of Corporate Planning, and Head of Corporate Strategy - 2023
- Executive Officer and Chief Corporate Development Officer (CCDO), Head of Corporate Business Development
- 2024
- Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Committee Member) of Via Mechanics, Ltd.
Outside Director of T-Gaia Corporation
Outside Director of the Company (current position) - 2025
- Outside Director of Net Protections Holdings, Inc. (current position)
Full–time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
OHSUMI Shoko
- Full–time Audit & Supervisory Board Member
- 1996
- Joined Igawa Audit Corporation
- 1997
- Joined Pasona Inc.
- 2008
- Joined the Company
- 2009
- General Manager of Administration Department, Financial Division
- 2014
- Head of the Internal Audit Office
- 2018
- General Manager of Internal Control
- 2019
- General Manager of Internal Control and Head of the Internal Audit Office
- 2023
- Audit & Supervisory Board Member (full-time) (current position)
- * The name on the family register is ARAI Shoko
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
MATSUSHIMA Kie
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
- 1975
- Born in 1975
- 2001
- Registered with Tokyo Bar Association Associate of Tokiwa Law Office
- 2005
- Technical Cooperation Expert Development Trainee of Japan International Cooperation Agency (Training in International Cooperation Department of Research and Training Institute, Ministry of Justice)
- 2006
- Long-Term Expert in Uzbekistan of Japan International Cooperation Agency
- 2010
- Senior Consultant of PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia B.V.
- 2014
- Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers Russia B.V.
- 2015
- Manager of PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory LLC
- 2017
- Associate of Anderson Mori & Tomotsune LPC
- 2019
- Outside Auditor of THE KAGOSHIMA BANK, LTD.
- 2020
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position)
- 2021
- Special Counsel for Foreign Law Joint Enterprise at Anderson Mori & Tomotsune LPC (current position)
Outside Director (Audit and Supervisory Board Member) of THE KAGOSHIMA BANK, LTD. (current position)
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
NISHIGAKI Atsushi
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
- 1961
- Born in 1961
- 1984
- Joined The Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank, Limited (currently Mizuho Bank, Ltd.)
- 2004
- Deputy General Manager of Business Solution Department of Mizuho Bank, Ltd.
- 2009
- General Manager of Takadanobaba Branch
- 2011
- General Manager of Marunouchi-Chuo Corporate Department
- 2013
- Adviser of Shibuya-Chuo Division No.2
Director and General Manager of Planning Division of OHBA Co.,Ltd. - 2016
- Managing Director, CFO and General Manager of Planning Division
- 2020
- Managing Director and in charge of internal control
- 2022
- Outside Director of Japan Urban Planning Co., Ltd.
Outside Director of Kinki Toshi-Seibi Co., Ltd.
Adviser in charge of corporate planning at Tokyo Urban Planning Development Corporation
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position) - 2023
- Advisor of OHBA Co., Ltd. (current position)
- 2024
- Auditor-secretary at Tokyo Urban Planning Development Corporation (current position)
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
LOCKETT Wakako
- Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member
- 1966
- Born in 1966
- 1988
- Joined Recruit Co., Ltd.
- 1992
- General Manager of The Japan Times, Ltd.
- 1997
- Manager of International Legal Affairs and Management Planning Office at Uniden Corporation
- 2000
- Leader of Legal Affairs Group, Management Department at CareNet, Inc.
- 2001
- Managing Director and Partner of Asahi & Co. (currently KPMG AZSA LLC)
- 2024
- Advisor for Human Life CORD Japan Inc. (current position)
Outside Director of Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Outside Audit & Supervisory Board Member of the Company (current position) - 2025
- Director of Tohokushinsha Film Corporation (current position)
Managing Officer
YAMADA Takashi
- Managing Officer
- CDO (Chief Data Officer)
- General Manager of Data DX Department
- Head of Business Operations Division
- 1973
- Born in 1973
- 1992
- Joined Bab-Hitachi Business Corporation
- 1996
- Joined Eto Soft Office Ltd.
- 2000
- Joined the Company
- 2010
- Managing Officer of the Company (current position)
Managing Officer
HADA Yukihiro
- Managing Officer
- CPO (Chief People Officer)
- General Manager of Human Resources Department
- 1976
- Born in 1976
- 2005
- Joined the Company
- 2015
- Managing Officer of the Company (current position)
Managing Officer
KAWASAKI Kohei
- Managing Officer
- CCO (Chief Creative Officer)
- General Manager of LIFULL HOME'S Business Department
- General Manager of Creative Department
- 1981
- Born in 1981
- 2017
- Joined the Company
- 2018
- Managing Officer of the Company (current position)
Managing Officer
FUKUZAWA Hidekazu
- Managing Officer
- CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
- General Manager of Corporate Management Department
- Representative Director of LIFULL senior Co., Ltd.
- 1979
- Born in 1979
- 2002
- Joined iSLE Co., Ltd. (currently GMO CLOUD K.K.)
- 2007
- Joined the Company
- 2019
- Managing Officer of the Company (current position)
- 2025
- Representative Director of LIFULL senior Co., Ltd. (current position)
Managing Officer
NAGASAWA Tsubasa
- Managing Officer
- CTO (Chief Technology Officer)
- CAIO (Chief AI Officer)
- General Manager of Technology Department
- General Manager of AI Innovation Department
- Assistant General Manager of LIFULL HOME'S Business Department
- 1985
- Born in 1985
- 2008
- Joined the Company
- 2021
- Managing Officer of the Company (current position)
Managing Officer
AKIBA Mai
- Managing Officer
- Head of HR Solutions Division
- Representative Director of LIFULL FaM Partners Co., Ltd.
- 1979
- Born in 1979
- 2004
- Joined the Company
- 2025
- Managing Officer of the Company (current position)
Representative Director of LIFULL FaM Partners Co., Ltd. (current position)
CLO
HIRASHIMA Arisa
- CLO (Chief Legal Officer)
- Head of Management Support Division, Corporate Management Department
- 1976
- Born in 1976
- 2003
- Admitted to the Bar
- 2017
- Joined the Company