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Kota Matsuda | |
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松田 公太 | |
![]() Matsuda in 2015 | |
President of the Assembly to Energize Japan | |
In office 1 January 2015 –2 June 2016 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Antonio Inoki |
Member of the House of Councilors | |
In office 26 July 2010 –25 July 2016 | |
Preceded by | Seat established |
Succeeded by | Kentaro Asahi |
Constituency | Tokyo at-large |
Personal details | |
Born | Shiogama,Miyagi,Japan | 3 December 1968
Political party | Assembly to Energize Japan (2015–2018) |
Other political affiliations | Your Party (2010–2014) Independent (2014–2015) |
Alma mater | University of Tsukuba |
Kota Matsuda (or Kouta Matsuda,born December 3,1968) is a Japanese entrepreneur,enterprise manager,and politician from Tokyo. [1] Your Party [2] was a Japanese political party to which Kota Matsuda belonged until its disbanding in December 2014. He founded The Assembly to Energize Japan in January 2015 and was the party leader. [3]
Matsuda is the founder and ex-President/CEO of Tully's Coffee Japan and an ex-member of the House of Councilors.
He left Sanwa Bank (now Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ Bank) and founded Tully's Coffee in Japan,which became the second-largest specialty coffee chain in the country after Starbucks Coffee Japan.
Following his prior accomplishments,he successfully ran for a position in the House of Councilors - the Upper House of the Japanese Parliament - representing the electoral district of Tokyo.
1968–1986:Born in Japan,grew up in Senegal and the United States.
1986–1990:Tsukuba University
1990–1996:Banker (Sanwa→Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ)
1997–2007:Founder and CEO of Tully's Coffee Japan
2007–2009:Tully's Coffee International,President of Quiznos Asia-Pac,AFCM
2010- :Founded EGGS 'N THINGS JAPAN KK
2010–2016:Member of the House of Councillors of Japan. (Tokyo District) [4]
2015–2018:Founding member of The Assembly to Energize Japan
2019- :Founder and CEO of KooJoo Co.,Ltd