To build a healthy and win-win relationship between creators and investors and breathe new life into the content industry!
CEO, Royalty Bank, Inc.Ryuichi Sasaki
Team
Ryuichi SASAKI
Chairman, CEO
He has established many companies and organizations such as the Copyright Data Clearinghouse (CDC), Rittor Music, Inc. Mobile Book.jp, and Music.co.jp (Japan's first music distribution company), etc.
He is currently the Chairman of BRAVO Holdings, an expert member of the National Diet Library, the Vice-Chairman of AMEI, the Director ofJapan Musical Education and Culture Promotion Society, the Secretary of Association for E-publishing Business Solution, and the Chairman of Japan Association of Music Publishing.
Shuichi HIDEMA
Vice Chairman, CRO （Chief Rights Officer）
He is a first-class intellectual property management technician (specializing in content business). He served as a director of SHINKO MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT CO., LTD. before going independent.
At the Music Publishers Association of Japan (MPA), he was instrumental in establishing a redistribution system and copyright contract forms.
Since then, he has served as a Director of Japanese Society for Rights of Authors, Composers and publishers (JASRAC) and as a committee member of the Federation of Music Producers Japan (FMPJ). He has published many books and is also a lecturer at universities. Currently, a representative Director of Real Rights Inc.
Akira MATSUNO
Vice Chairman
Formerly with AMUSE INC. He is an Executive Officer/Executive Producer of artist management, IT, consumer business, and rights management.
In the music industry, he has served as Vice President of the Federation of Music Producers Associations.He is also the Executive Director of Artist Commons(a general incorporated association), a member of the Digital Business Project of the Federation of Music Producers Associations, and a special advisor to the CiP Association.
Currently a Representative Director of VVJ Inc.
Toru MAEDA
Vice ChairmanAt TOSHIBA-EMI LIMITED, he worked as a Content Planning and Production Producer using new media such as CD-ROMs, the Internet, DVDs, and DVD-ROMs to produce interactive works and electronic comics.
After that, he established T.E.D., Inc. and started a music distribution company, a music portal site, and a website for music artists. He has worked as a Production Producer for an animation company, while exploring new business models using new media.
Koichi SAKAUE
President, COOFormer director of Rittor Music, Inc. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of music, culture, and women's fashion magazines, and has produced and managed various media including print, video, and web as a Producer.
After working for Impress Holdings, Inc. (listed on the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange) as the General Manager of Public Relations and General Affairs, he established Featuring Co., Ltd. He has been involved in media writing, editing, production, and direction.
Taisei IGARASHI
Vice President, CTO
While studying at the University of Aizu, Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, he won the grand prize at JP HACKS, a hackathon hosted by the University of Tokyo.
After graduating from graduate school with a master's thesis on block-chain, he designed and developed Hyperledger/Iroha, a system for the National Bank of Cambodia, at SORAMITSU Corporation.
Focusing on the design and implementation of block-chain systems, he has developed servers, mobile applications, web pages, and various applications, as well as providing advisory services.
Katsuhiko YOSHIDA
DirectorHe worked for Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. for 36 years. He worked in the sales, editorial, advertising, and management sections, and in the editorial department he worked on "Monthly Animage" and "Monthly Shonen Captain".
Later, as a manager, he worked on subculture magazines such as anime, comics, and hobbies, and served as Chief Editor. After serving as a Director for two years, he resigned from his last position as Editor-in-Chief of "Arklight Editorial Department" and joined Royalty Bank. He is well versed in anime and comics.
Keiichi KIMURA
Operations ManagementAt Yamaha Corporation, he was involved in the development and operation of ringtone and ringtone song websites and the overseas development of ringtone content.
Since 2020, he has been involved in information management and new business development at BRAVO Holdings Inc. and participated in the establishment of Royalty Bank.
Alivia DANDURAND
International, PR, MarketingThey studied intellectual property at Hiroshima University while also attending Florida State University. They went to graduate school at the University of Miami's Frost School of Music, where they studied copyright and received a master’s degree in Arts Presenting and Live Entertainment Management, with full honors (Summa Cum Laude).
Interested in Japanese music, they moved to Japan. After working at Billboard Yokohama Live, they joined Royalty Bank, where they currently work in international operations, social networking promotion, and marketing.
Advisors
Kohshi YAMAMOTO
Director, COI Center, Tokyo University of the Arts
Soichi KIUCHI
Representative Director, SYSTEMS NOEL Inc.
Tomohisa NAKAYAMA
Director, Nippon Angels Investment Co., Ltd.
Haruyuki NAKANO
Freelance writer and manga anthologist
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