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Tomohisa Yamano 山野智久
Founder & CEO, Asoview
12,984X followers · @tomohisa_yamano · checked 2026-10-17
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¥8.8Braised by the company, as of 2023-07 (incl. debt/grants)
Verified 2026-10-17: Company site / press release · Company site / press release
Background
Launched a free paper in Kashiwa while at university, spent about three years at Recruit, then founded Catalyzm (now Asoview) in 2011. Chairs the Japan Wheelchair Rugby Federation (per his X bio). Source
Public appearances
| 2023-01-30 Podcast | Inside Vision (part 1): Why he built a company around leisure 人と向き合い続けて確信した、「遊び」で起業するという使命（インサイドビジョン 前編） Yamano explains how working with people convinced him that "play" was his mission, and how Asoview tackles both travellers not knowing what to do and operators struggling to attract customers. Summary by The Raising Sun. From search-result summary of the episode page. |
| Undated Interview | Why I left Recruit to take on my old employer (Nikkei Business) 僕がリクルートを辞めた訳、古巣に挑むOB社長 A Nikkei Business piece on Recruit alumni who now compete with Recruit. Yamano explains why he left to found Asoview. Summary by The Raising Sun. From the article headline and search-result summary. |