is a Japanese businessman.
Profile
Born May 27, 1940 in
Chikuma,
Nagano-ken, Tatsumi (nicknamed Tom) finished high school at Nagano HS in 1959 and Business Administration at
Meiji University in 1963.
In 1969, he became
Sansui Electric
was a Japanese manufacturer of audio and video equipment. Headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, it was part of the Bermuda conglomerate (from 2011).
The company was founded in Tokyo in 1947 by Kosaku Kikuchi, who had worked for a radio parts distr ...
's director until 1988, the year he founded TY Limited (then Thomas Yoda Limited).
Still in 1988, Yoda, with
Max Matsuura
, better known by his stage name , is a Japanese record producer and businessman. He is the founder of Avex Group, one of the largest music labels. He is known mainly for discovering and developing new artists into stars (most notably Ayumi Hamas ...
and Kazunari "Ken" Suzuki, founded
Avex Group
is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate led by founder Max Matsuura and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. Founded in 1988, the company manages J-pop talents like Ayumi Hamasaki and internet sensation PikoTaro. It has also shifted into other busi ...
, one of Japan's biggest names in music and entertainment.
In 1999, he joined
Gaga Communications as a director.
Due to a feud with Matsuura over unknown circumstances, Yoda resigned as Avex's chairman in 2004,
Japan Entertainment News
/ref> but reappointed as honorary chairman until 2005.
As of now, he has his own entertainment company called TY Entertainment.
Other Institutions Served
Aside from Avex and Sansui:
* Osada Electric (1969)
* International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (2000–2004)
* Japan/China Year 2002
* Cabinet Secretariat of Japan (2002–2007)
* Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
The or METI, is a ministry of the Government of Japan. It was created by the 2001 Central Government Reform when the Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) merged with agencies from other ministries related to economic activities ...
(2003)
* Japan/Korea Friendship Year 2005
* The Foundation for Promotion of Music, Industry and Culture (2001–2006)
* The Japan-China Exchange Year of Culture and Sports 2007
* Rakuten Inc. (2003–2011)
References
About Tom Yoda
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Living people
1940 births
Avex Group people
Japanese businesspeople
Japanese music industry executives
People from Nagano Prefecture
Meiji University alumni