Katoshun is the Chief Operating Officer of Moon Creative Lab, based in the Tokyo Studio. In addition to working with Moon’s CEO Kaichi on day-to-day operations and helping Entrepreneurs-in-Residence, he helps bridge Moon with Mitsui HQ together with a wide range of corporate and startup ecosystem partners across Japan. Katoshun has been with Mitsui for over 25+ years and has devoted most of his career to new business development in the ICT space, as well as exploring new frontiers in the consumer space in Asia Pacific. After spending his childhood in New York, he received education in Japan and has a BA in Law from Keio University.
Katoshun loves science fiction, rock music, gadgets and the Hanshin Tigers. His dream job during his younger days was to become a philosopher (which he proudly still is at heart).
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