About Us

Corporate Officers

Directors

Chairman and Director

Hisao Taki

  • April 1963Joined Mitsubishi Metal Corporation (now Mitsubishi Material Corporation)
  • October 1989Director, Gurunavi, Inc.
  • June 1993Chairman, Japan Traffic Culture Association (Representative of the Board of Directors, current)
  • December 1999Chairman and President, Representative Director, Gurunavi, Inc.
  • June 2001Chairman and Representative Director, Gurunavi, Inc.
  • March 2004Chairman and Director, Gurunavi, Inc.
  • February 2010Chairman and Representative Director, Gurunavi, Inc.
  • April 2011Chairman and Director, NKB Inc. (current)
  • June 2019Chairman and Director, Gurunavi, Inc. (current)
  • December 2021Adviser and Representative Director, Let's ENJOY TOKYO, Inc. (current)

President and Representative Director

Akio Sugihara

  • March 1996Started an internet service company
  • February 1997Participated in MDM, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.) as a co-founder
  • November 1999Director, Rakuten, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.)
  • October 2000Representative Director, President, Rakuten Books, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.)
  • June 2015Director, Audit and Supervisory Committee Member, TECHMATRIX CORPORATION
  • March 2016Director, Rakuten Baseball, Inc. (current)
  •  Group Managing Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc.
  •  Director, Rakuten Vissel Kobe, Inc. (current)
  • June 2019President and Representative Director, Gurunavi, Inc. (current)

Outside Director

Hirohisa Fujiwara

Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, TOKYU CORPORATION

  • April 1983Joined TOKYU CORPORATION
  • July 2011Executive Officer, TOKYU CORPORATION
  • June 2015Director, TOKYU CORPORATION
  • June 2019Outside Director, Gurunavi, Inc. (current)
  • July 2022Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, TOKYU CORPORATION (current)

Outside Director

Kazuhiko Kasahara

Representative Director and CEO, Rakuten Tokyu Planning, Inc.; Director and Executive Vice President, Rakuten Payment, Inc.

  • April 1977Joined the Olivetti Corporation of Japan (now NTT DATA Luweave Corporation)
  • January 1982Joined NEC Corporation
  • October 1989Director, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
  • June 2002Representative Director and Vice President, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
  • April 2004Representative Director and President, T Card Co., Ltd. (now CCC MK HOLDINGS CO., Ltd.)
  • November 2011Managing Executive Officer, World Co., Ltd.
  • November 2014Senior Manager, Point Partner Business, Rakuten, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.)
  • April 2019Director, Managing Executive Officer, Rakuten Payment, Inc.
  • May 2019Group Managing Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc.
  • September 2020Representative Director and CEO, Rakuten Tokyu Planning, Inc. (current)
  • April 2021Director and Executive Vice President, Rakuten Payment, Inc. (current)
  • June 2025Outside Director, Gurunavi, Inc. (current)

Outside Director

Koji Ando

Adviser, Rakuten Group, Inc.; Director and Vice President, CPA Excellent Partners Co., Ltd.

  • April 1995Joined Sega Enterprises, Ltd. (now SEGA CORPORATION)
  • April 2000Joined Rakuten, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.)
  • August 2002Director and Vice President, Rakuten Travel, Inc.
  • April 2006Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc.
  • February 2013Managing Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc.
  • April 2023Advisor, Rakuten Group, Inc. (current)
  • July 2023Representative Director, CEO, NS Group, Inc.
  • March 2025Director and Vice President, CPA Excellent Partners Co., Ltd. (current)
  • June 2025Outside Director, Gurunavi, Inc. (current)

Outside Director

Ryo Matsumura

Group Senior Managing Executive Officer, President of Commerce & Marketing Company, Rakuten Group, Inc.

  • July 2000Joined Andersen Consulting (now Accenture Japan Ltd )
  • December 2004Joined A.T. Kearney, Inc.
  • August 2013Joined Rakuten, Inc. (now Rakuten Group, Inc.)
  • April 2017Executive Officer, Rakuten, Inc.
  • April 2025Group Senior Managing Executive Officer, Rakuten Group, Inc. (current)
  • June 2025Outside Director, Gurunavi, Inc. (current)

Directoer Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time)

Kiyoshi Suzuki

  • April 1981Joined PIONEER CORPORATION
  • December 1999Director, Gurunavi, Inc. 
  • June 2011Director and Executive Officers, Gurunavi, Inc.
  • June 2017Auditor (Full-time), Gurunavi, Inc.
  • June 2023Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member (Full-time), Gurunavi, Inc. (current)

Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Hidehiko Sato

  • April 1968Joined National Police Agency
  • August 2002Commissioner General, National Police Agency
  • February 2005Managing Director, Mutual Aid Association of National Police
  • June 2011Registered as lawyer
  •  Outside Audit and Supervisory Board Member, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. (now Sumitomo Pharma Co., Ltd.)
  •  Outside Director, JS Group Corporation (now LIXIL Corporation)
  • June 2013Outside Director, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd.
  • June 2014Outside Director, Resona Bank, Limited.
  • June 2015Outside Director, Resona Holdings, Inc.
  • June 2019Outside Director, Gurunavi, Inc.
  • June 2023Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member , Gurunavi, Inc. (current)

Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Yoshio Ishida

  • April 1967Joined Japanese National Railways
  • June 1992Direcotr, General Manager of Takasaki Branch Office, East Japan Railway Company
  • June 1997Executive Directors, General Manager of Tokyo Area Head Office, East Japan Railway Company
  • June 2000Executive Vice President and Representative Director, Director General of Railway Business Headquarters, East Japan Railway Company
  • June 2004Vice Chairman and Direcotor, Technology and Overseas Related Affairs, East Japan Railway Company
  • June 2012Auditor, East Japan Railway Company
  • June 2020Outside Auditor, Gurunavi, Inc.
  • June 2023Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Gurunavi, Inc. (current)

Outside Director Audit & Supervisory Committee Member

Mio Minaki

Partner Lawyer, Minaki and Kitazawa Law Office; Outside Director, SEIKAGAKU CORPORATION; Outside Corporate Auditor, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd.

  • October 2003Appointed as a public prosecutor
  • April 2017Head of Legal Affairs Department, Agriculture, forestry and fisheries Fund corporation for Innovation, Value-chain and Expansion Japan (secondment)
  • April 2019Partner Lawyer, Minaki and Kitazawa Law Office (current)
  • June 2019Outside Director, SEIKAGAKU CORPORATION (current)
  • June 2021Outside Auditor, NITTOKU CO., LTD.
  • March 2024Outside Corporate Auditor, Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (current)
  • June 2025Outside Director and Audit & Supervisory Committee Member, Gurunavi, Inc. (current)

Executive Officers

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Miho Saito

Restaurant Support

Senior Managing Executive Officer

Teruhisa Yamada

Corporate President, Gurunavi (Shanghai), Inc.

Managing Executive Officer

Naoki Koshikawa

System Development

Managing Executive Officer

Yoshitaka Inuzuka

Restaurant Support

Managing Executive Officer

Shunichi Imamura

Store Development Business Office of the President President and Representative Director, G dining Inc.

Executive Officer

Liu Hao

Global Business General Manager, Gurunavi (Shanghai), Inc.

Executive Officer

Daisuke Hanashima

Restaurant Support

Executive Officer

Shiro Nishihara

Gastronomy and Tourism

Executive Officer

Koji Yukutake

FineOrder

Executive Officer

Mitsunari Kojima

Corporate President and Representative Director, Gurunavi Support Associe, Inc.

Executive Officer

Toshiaki Iwamoto

System Development