# Top 45 Recruiting Angel Investors in Japan in May 2026

| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tatsuo Sakamoto | 3 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Education, Task Management, Recruiting |
| Yu Akasaka | 2 | Japan, Australia, Hong Kong | Seed, Angel | Food and Beverage, Content, Internet |
| Shinichiro Sugiyama | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Recruiting, Wedding, Home Decor |
| Hidetoshi Takano | 2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Information Technology, Media and Entertainment |
| Sato Takahiro | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Employment, Recruiting, Human Resources |
| Kensuke Furukawa | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Media and Entertainment, Software |
| Noguchi Keito | 2 | Japan, United States | Seed, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Marketing, Financial Services |
| Yasuyuki Kin | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Career Planning |
| Kazuma Ieiri | 2 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Fashion, Recruiting |
| Ayataro Nakagawa | 2 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Software, Information Technology |
| Shota Iwasaki | 1 | Japan | Seed | Recruiting, Human Resources, Staffing Agency |
| Koichiro Yoshida | 1 | Japan, Hong Kong, United States | Seed, Pre-Seed | Internet, Software, Virtual Reality |
| Toru Shimada | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Task Management, Manufacturing, Content |
| Joe Hirao | 1 | India, Japan | Series B, Seed, Series D | E-Commerce, B2B, E-Commerce Platforms |
| Fumiaki Koizumi | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, Content |
| Shoji Kodama | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Series B | Real Estate, Internet, Construction |
| Masao Ito | 1 | Japan | Seed, Series A, Angel | Content, Social Media, Information Technology |
| Hirofumi Miki | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Content, Marketing, Internet |
| Arai Motoki | 1 | Japan | Seed | Wedding, Recruiting, Media and Entertainment |
| Kotaro Chiba | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, Content, Software |
| Yusuke Asakura | 1 | Japan | Seed | Finance, Internet, Consulting |
| Soichiro Kawai | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Media and Entertainment, Information Technology, Internet |
| Daisuke Takanashi | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | SNS, Content, Finance |
| Yasuyoshi Yanagisawa | 1 | Japan | Seed, Post-IPO Equity | Media and Entertainment, Content, Men's |
| Narita Shuzo | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Task Management, Media and Entertainment, Content |
| Hajime Hotta | 1 | Japan, Thailand, Singapore | Seed | Q&A, FinTech, Finance |
| Michimasa Naka | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Reservations, Travel, Employment |
| Nobuhiro Ariyasu | 1 | Japan, Singapore | Seed, Angel | Content, Internet, Finance |
| Shinji Kimura | 1 | United States, India, Japan | Seed, Series B | FinTech, Financial Services, E-Commerce |
| Ichiro Fukushima | 1 | Japan | Seed | Employment, Recruiting, Human Resources |
| Taira Sakuma | 1 | Japan, Indonesia, Singapore | Seed | Human Resources, Software, Consulting |
| Nishio Kentaro | 1 | Japan | Seed | Information Technology, Internet, Software |
| Koji Hayami | 1 | Japan | Seed | Recruiting, Real Estate, Task Management |
| Hu Hua | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Content, Aerospace, Consulting |
| Masaru Tange | 1 | Japan, United States | Seed, Series A | Internet, E-Commerce, SaaS |
| Toshiro Wakimaru | 1 | Japan, India | Seed | Task Management, Food and Beverage, SNS |
| Shunsuke Sasaki | 1 | Japan, Myanmar | Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed | Social Media, Content, SNS |
| Chikako Morimoto | 1 | Japan | Seed | Human Resources, Employment, Information Technology |
| Umagami Emi | 1 |  |  |  |
| Yuki Sato | 1 | Japan | Seed | Sports, Internet, Recruiting |
| Kanzaki Takahiro | 1 | Japan | Seed | Freelance, Recruiting, Human Resources |
| Yasuo Takahata | 1 | Japan | Seed, Angel | Task Management, SNS, Recruiting |
| Yusuke Sato | 1 | Japan, Indonesia, United States | Seed, Angel | Internet, Content, Food and Beverage |
| Oshima Ayanobu | 1 | Japan | Seed | Recruiting, Human Resources, Staffing Agency |
| Toru Tony Sakai | 1 | Japan | Seed | Apps, Medical, Employment |

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