Introducing our Board Members
Terukuni Electric Co., Ltd. https://www.terukuni.co.jp/
Hidetaka Dozono
In June 1996, he self-taught himself and set up a mail-order website. In July 1997, he participated in the launch of "IPPIN!!" (now Ippin.com), a website that brings together flagship products from major Japanese online shops, and was one of the first to participate. In February 2000, he won the A category award in the "EC Grand Prix 2000" sponsored by Nikkei Net Business. In March 2000, monthly sales for the mail-order website "Terukuni Denki, a lighting specialty store" exceeded 20 million yen. He is currently the executive director of Terukuni Denki Co., Ltd. and the person in charge of operations and management, and he works with a spirit of trial and error.
His themes include "Internet use for small and medium-sized retailers," "sales promotion using the Internet," "effective customer service in online shops," "Internet shop management," and "profitable Internet business management methods." He preaches that "comebacks" are found on the Internet.
Edelweiss Farm Co., Ltd. http://www.someplace-else.com/
President and CEO: Hajime Nozaki
Hokkaido Food Meister. Agriculture, Commerce and Industry Cooperation Coordinator (certified by Sapporo Chamber of Commerce)
Born in Hokkaido. During high school, he studied abroad in the United States for a year as an exchange student. During his time as a ronin, he came across the start-up of Edelweiss Farm in Tokyo, a business that produces ham and bacon using a traditional method that is no longer used even in Germany and that uses long-term ice-temperature aging. He went to help out and realized how interesting the business was, and decided to take over. His goal is to create a region that people from all over the world will want to visit, where they can enjoy high-quality food, agriculture, and tourism.
Yamauchi Corporation https://www.yamauchi-f.com/
Managing Director Kyosuke Yamauchi
Born in Minamisanriku, Miyagi Prefecture in 1975. After graduating from university, he worked as a still photographer in Tokyo for 10 years. In 2005, he returned to his hometown and started the e-commerce website and mail order business for his family's fish shop.
Winner of the 13th Japan Online Shopping Awards and the 10th OSMC Best Practitioner Award.
After the Great East Japan Earthquake, he started a members-only EC study group called "Miyagi EC" in his hometown of Miyagi Prefecture, and is aiming to raise the bar for EC in Miyagi Prefecture, focusing on original domains.
13th Japan Online Shopping Awards Best Small Site Award 2nd Internet & Real Mutual Contribution Grand Prix "Let's do our best Japan! Reconstruction Encouragement Award"
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Yanagida Textile Co., Ltd. https://www.ozie.co.jp/
Representative Director Toshimasa Yanagida
After graduating from Hosei University in 1994, he joined Barneys Japan, which operates the lifestyle select shop Barneys New York, and worked in the Yokohama store, handling all men's fashion.
In 1999, he left Barneys Japan Co., Ltd. and joined Yanagida Orimono Co., Ltd., a shirt manufacturer founded in 1924 where his father is the president.
In 2002, the company opened its own online shop, "ozie," selling original shirts, and entered the BtoC market.
In April 2013, he became Representative Director.
June 2014: Showroom opens in Roppongi 1-Chome.
Currently, the company is focusing on its own domain and is working to improve customer satisfaction and business performance by creating an omni-channel that combines three EC mall stores with a real-world location (showroom).
ODA Limited Company https://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/meicho/
Representative Director: Seijiro Oda
After three years of experience in sales at a real estate company, he joined Nagoya Cooking Equipment Co., Ltd., which was run by his parents. Soon after, recycle shops and 100-yen shops began to appear. Competition intensified for some products, and sales were gradually declining.
In 2001, he opened a store on Rakuten Ichiba and found a way to make money from online shopping. However, he was not able to achieve any results. In 2003, he became the first in Japan to start selling commercial refrigerators online, and in 2004, he used a long tail strategy to increase the number of products to 80,000 in one year, and has continued to innovate in the industry.
Currently, the company handles 600,000 products and operates 13 stores.
In 2014, in its 13th year since opening, the store won the Shop of the Year award for the first time, a huge emotional win.
Easy Co., Ltd. https://www.easy.ne.jp/
Representative Director: Eiji Kishimoto
He is a well-known figure in the online shopping industry, having started his e-commerce business in 1997, the early days of online shopping. He still runs an e-commerce site today. He has been the head of the Kochi E-Merchant Training School since 2000. He has been a lecturer at the Graduate School of Social Policy Science at Doshisha University since 2009.
His books include "The Road to Success as an Online Merchant" (Shoeisha) and "How to Start and Profit from Internet Mail Order Sales - Extra Edition for Adults' Internet" (Kobunsha).
He is neither a consultant nor a critic, but his job is to "create products > purchase > sell them." He handles all of this work by himself, making him what we call an "online mail order pin merchant."
Pialiving Co., Ltd. http://www.pialiving.com/
Representative Director and President Fusako Muromizu
We specialize in selling soundproofing products and building materials to individuals.
Currently, she operates her business in Fukuoka and Tokyo. While living as a housewife, she decided to start her own business at the age of 25 to repay her debts. She avoided the threat of her company going bankrupt due to the recession in the construction industry by saving money on Yahoo! Auctions, which she was personally involved in. Although she was able to repay her debts by expanding her business, she was faced with another major challenge.
The company reexamined its strengths and focused on thoroughly polishing them, and by strengthening soundproofing work in small spaces that large companies were reluctant to do, it was able to recover its performance.
We provide soundproofing advice suited to each customer and create soundproofing products that meet their needs. We want to be a company that can take root for each customer. We aim to be "the best in Japan and the world in soundproofing."
