At CFO (Boardroom Media) we track over 1,000,000 startups and over 5,000,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Japan based CFO’ operating in the Social space. If you think a CFO’ is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Toshiki Oya
Director & Chief Financial Officer of GREE
After graduating from the Faculty of Economics of Keio University in 1992, joined the audit firm Tohmatsu (currently Tohmatsu LLC). In November 1999, joined SoftBank Investment Co., Ltd. (currently SBI Holdings Co., Ltd.). Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation in February 2003, Director of Creo Co., Ltd. from June 2005, Chief Financial Officer of the same company from April 2006, and President of the same company from April 2011. In April 2012, assumed the position of Chief Financial Officer and Executive Officer of Yahoo Japan Corporation. In June 2015, he assumed the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, retired in March 2018, and is a senior advisor of the company until September 2018. He was appointed as a director of Glee Co., Ltd. in September 2018, and has been the chief financial officer since October 2019. CPA.
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About GREE: Gree is a Japanese internet media company that provides mobile social networking, and mobile technology services for its users.
Shiro Suzuki
Director and CFO of Net Protections
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About Net Protections: Net Protections is a Operation of “NP postpay” payment for BtoC mail order.
Manabu Kato
CFO of Net Protections
Manabu Kato is the CFO at Net Protections.
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About Kato Electric, Net Protections: Net Protections is a Operation of “NP postpay” payment for BtoC mail order.

Takashi Watanabe
CFO of UUUM
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About UUUM, XTIA: UUUM is a YouTuber-focused management production services company.
Mochiduki Toshio
Director and CFO of Datasection
Certified Public Accountant. In October 1999, he joined Asahi Auditing Corporation (currently Limited Liability Azusa Auditing Corporation). Engaged in a wide range of services such as accounting audit, IPO support, business restructuring, M & A due diligence, IFRS advisory, and accounting advisory for a wide variety of clients. He is engaged in other projects such as internal control, group management system, operational improvement, and ERP system construction. In March 2013, he joined the company and became the head of the Business Administration Department. June 2014 appointed Director CFO.
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About Datasection: Datasection, a social big data company, provides various kind of big data analysis tools primarily for the Japanese market.
Hiroki Uchida
Chief Financial Officer & Executive Director of Uhuru
Hiroki Uchida is an Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer at Uhuru. He previously worked at Nippon Life Insurance (NLI), transferred to Nissay Capital (NLI group VC arm), Joined Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Tax Co. Mr. Uchida graduated from the University of Tokyo.
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About Uhuru: Uhuru is a technology service company that provides cloud and social services to companies such as Salesforce.com and many others.
Abe Kazuhiko
Executive Officer & CFO of Lifull
Abe Kazuhiko is the Executive Officer & CFO at Lifull.
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About Lifull: Lifull is the most extensive housing and real estate information listing service.
Kazunobu Harada
Directors and CFO of CYDAS
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About CYDAS: CYDAS, Inc. was founded with the mission to “Bring out the Talent in People”.