# Top 20 Wellness Angel Investors in Japan in June 2026 ## Hiroaki Kitano - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Debt Financing - Focus: Health Care, Fitness, Medical Hiroaki Kitano is the SVP at Softbank Mobile. He attended Waseda University. ## Keijiro Yamagata - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Psychology, Virtual Reality Keijiro Yamagata is the Co-Representative of Scale Out and a Private Investor. ## Toru Ei - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care Toru Ei is a Kaizen Platform CGO, and Beautydoors CEO. ## Kazuhiro Ishikura - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Beauty, Content, Fashion Kazuhiro Ishikura served as the head of the Akatsuki Business Management Department in 2013 and as a corporate auditor of Akatsuki in 2014, contributing to the company's listing on the TSE Mothers and TSE 1st sections. Appointed 3minute CFO in 2015, engaged in business start-up and organizational design, and succeeded in large-scale M & Adeal with Glee. After leaving the company, he became a WARC director in November 2018. Certified public accountant. ## Junichiro Ueno - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Psychology, Virtual Reality Junichiro Ueno is the CEO of JuM Design. ## Katsuhiro Tamukai - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care Katsuhiro Tamukai is a COO of Cost Science. ## Kazuhiko Ishikura - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Beauty, Content, Fashion Kazuhiko Ishikura is based out of Tokyo, Tokyo and is the Co-Founder and Director of SDF Capital. Kazuhiko previously worked at 3minute Inc. as a Director. Kazuhiko Ishikura attended Aoyama Gakuin University. ## Takuma Iwai - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care Takuma Iwai Co-CEO of Advisor Time. ## Keito Noguchi - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care Keito Noguchi is a Brave group Representative Director, and Angel Investor. ## Kamata Tomihisa - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Fitness, Medical, Genetics Dr. Kamada earned his Ph.D. at the University of Tokyo. In 1984, he pursued his journey to establish his own business that focused on information appliances and mobile software, namely ACCESS Co., Ltd.. With great success, the company entered the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market in 2001. He left ACCESS Co., Ltd. in 2011, and founded TomyK Ltd.in 2012 where he supports startups possessing revolutionary business ideas that revitalize the Japanese economy. ## Mitsunobu Okada - Type: Angel - Location: Sumida, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Farming, Wellness, Lifestyle Mitsunobu Okada is the founder and CEO of Astroscale. ## Kenji Kasahara - Type: Angel - Location: Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Information Technology, Aerospace, Education Born in 1975, Kenji Kasahara grew up in Osaka Prefecture. He graduated from the Department of Economics at the University of Tokyo. Inspired by the case studies of IT business he studied in a university seminar on management strategy and by the rapid rise of Internet business in Silicon Valley in the USA, he started up “Find Job !”, an online jobinformation site, in 1997. In 1999 Kasahara established eMercury, Inc. (mixi, Inc.) and assumed the post of representative director. ## Makoto Takano - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B, Angel - Focus: Content, Sports, Human Resources Makoto Takano is CEO of atomixmedia, inc., publisher and editor-in-chief of Forbes Japan and Rolling Stone Japan since June, 2014. Prior to joining Atomixmedia, Inc., he was Managing Director and President of PIMCO Japan Ltd. Before joining PIMCO in 2001, he was head of marketing at Goldman Sachs Asset Management. Makoto's prior experiencealso includes work at Daiwa Securities where he was head of the strategists team at Daiwa Institute of Research. He has published extensively on the capital markets. In 1992, he was awarded Securities Analysts Journal Prize by the Securities Analyst Association of Japan. He has also given lectures on asset management at Waseda University and Kyoto University. He holds master’s and undergraduate degrees in engineering from Waseda University. Makoto serves as Director of Nippon Finance Association and Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation. ## Yu Akasaka - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Content, Food and Beverage, Apps During Hosei University student, and intern at Hakuhodo C & D. After joining the Image-net, I do media monetization of EC site as a media planner. Then, new business, engaged in Alliance. Launched a crowdsourcing site "MILLION DESIGNS" of design in the individual, sold to Ransazu Corporation. Established the Eureka Co., Ltd., wasappointed Representative Director CEO. ## Hirofumi Miki - Type: Angel - Location: Shibuya, Kanagawa, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed - Focus: Content, Internet, Software After JTB Co., Ltd. and CYBIRD Co., Ltd. as an initial member of Glee Co., Ltd. is responsible for business development. Currently, he is mainly engaged in venture support in the Internet area, investing in venture and venture capital, and served as management advisor for dozens of companies. Hands-on business development, growth strategydevelopment, financing advice, HR organization design support, partner referral and Recruit Support. He is also engaged in business support for ventures in the healthcare and university venture fields. He served as Digital Health Meetup Advisor, NEDOTCP Mentor and Future 2016 Mentor. ## Tomohito Ebine - Type: Angel - Location: Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Consulting, SaaS, Home Services Tomohito Ebine is non-executive Director at Owls Co., Ltd. ## Takashi Okutani - Type: Angel - Location: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Wellness, Lifestyle, Elder Care Takashi Okutani Graduated from University of Washington( Seattle WA) 1997 Enter Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. 1997-2000 working at MUJI store in Tokyo Japan 2000-2002 be seconded to trading company called Sanyei Detschland GmbH(cooperated trading company) 2003-2007 working at household division & joined to establish MUJI in-house design office,mainly taking care of the project called World MUJI 2007-2010 working at Apparel Divison. Produced MUJI’s Iconic item called 90 Degree Sock. 2010-2015 General Manager of WEB Business Divison. Produce MUJI passport 2015-Join Oisix as Chief Omni-Channel officer. ## Yoshimori Ito - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Medical, Wellness, Health Care Yoshimori Ito is the Director at Toggle Holdings.. ## Mamoru Taniya - Type: Angel - Location: Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel - Focus: Apps, Content, FinTech After graduating from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, he joined Solomon Brothers, where he became the youngest managing director in Asia, where he was in charge of Asian investment. After that, he created one of the largest independent Asuka assets. He also launched Japan's first independent online life insurance company,LifeNet Life Insurance, and inspired Japan's first International. ## Chikako Morimoto - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Employment, Human Resources, Marketing Chikako Morimoto - External Counsel @ Traimmu # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features: - 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others) - Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data - Updated daily from public funding news - CSV and Excel export The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co