# Akira Yabumoto

> Akira Yabumoto is a startup investor at J-POWER. See 0 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [J-POWER](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/j-power)
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/akira-yabumoto-a4b43664/

Akira Yabumoto is a startup investor at J-POWER. Mr. Akira Yabumoto had joined J-Power, a Japanese electricity generating company in 1989. During his career to date at J-Power, he has held various positions with a major part of his career undertaking regulatory affairs and policy analysis associated for strategic planning and business development. He was seconded to IEA Secretariat in 2009 as anenergy analyst. During his 2 years carrier in IEA, he joined four Policy Reviews to IEA member countries, as an electricity expert. Currently he oversees analyzing energy resource markets, value chains and policy issues for strategic advice. He graduated Faculty of Economics, Keio University, Tokyo.

## About J-POWER

VC Fund · Tokyo, Japan

J-POWER Group believes that energy production and the environment can coexist in harmony. In light of this corporate philosophy, our environmental management aims to promote greater environmental responsibility while enhancing the economic value of our operations in order to further contribute to the development of a sustainable society. TheJ-POWER Group Environmental Management Vision is made up of a Basic Policy and an Environmental Action Program that defines specific tasks and goals and the means to achieve them. The Environmental Action Program brings together Corporate Targets, which define midterm targets for environmental initiatives, and Environmental Action Guidelines, which orient the initiatives to be implemented each fiscal year. J-POWER Group is working as a whole to realize environmental management in accordance with these targets and guidelines.

2 contacts available at J-POWER.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Akira Yabumoto | Director of Energy Resources Strategy | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/akira-yabumoto |
| Yoshihiko Sakanashi | Executive Vice-President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yoshihiko-sakanashi |

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