Kota Matsuda
Kota Matsuda (or Kouta Matsuda, born December 3, 1968) is a Japanese entrepreneur, enterprise manager, and politician from Tokyo.[1] Your Party[2] was a Japanese political party to which Kota Matsuda belonged until its disbanding in December 2014. He founded The Assembly to Energize Japan in January 2015 and was the party leader.[3]
Career
Matsuda is the founder and ex-President/CEO of Tully's Coffee Japan and an ex-member of the House of Councilors.
He left Sanwa Bank (now Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Bank) and founded Tully's Coffee in Japan, which became the second-largest specialty coffee chain in the country after Starbucks Coffee Japan.
Following his prior accomplishments, he successfully ran for a position in the House of Councilors - the Upper House of the Japanese Parliament - representing the electoral district of Tokyo.
Career
1968–1986: Born in Japan, grew up in Senegal and the United States.
1986–1990: Tsukuba University
1990–1996: Banker (Sanwa→Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ)
1997–2007: Founder and CEO of Tully's Coffee Japan
2007–2009: Tully's Coffee International, President of Quiznos Asia-Pac, AFCM
2010- : Founded EGGS 'N THINGS JAPAN KK
2010–2016: Member of the House of Councillors of Japan. (Tokyo District)[4]
2015–2018: Founding member of The Assembly to Energize Japan
2019- : Founder and CEO of KooJoo Co., Ltd
References
- ^ "みんなの党_議員_参議院_松田公太". Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Your Party Gains in Japan Election, Making It 'Kingmaker' For Legislation". Bloomberg. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ^ "Inoki joins four other Upper House members to form new party". Japan Times. 8 January 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ^ "Your Party Gains in Japan Election, Making It 'Kingmaker' For Legislation". Bloomberg. 12 July 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
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