Fujio Kojima

Representative Director

Born in Toyama, raised in Kobe. Took a leave of absence from graduate school at Kyoto University after six months and traveled around the world. Saw litter leaking into nature becoming a problem in every country he visited. Later left graduate school and founded Pirika, Inc. in 2011 to solve it.

Takayuki Murakoshi

Head of Services Division

Worked at US companies such as Google and Salesforce, and at startups, before joining Pirika in 2019. As a Director and Head of the Services Division, leads marketing, sales and customer success for Pirika services.

Yu Mitsui

Head of Administration

Helped found an education startup as a student and served as its executive for administration. In 2015, drawing on that experience, joined Pirika, a company that aims to overcome environmental problems. Leads administration.

Mitsuhito Noshiro

Head of Development

Started as a full-stack engineer. Built web apps and led projects at a systems integrator, then managed an outsourced development division. Joined Pirika in 2023.

Masato Kuki

Tech Lead

Worked on medical information systems research in graduate school, then on car electronics software. Joined Pirika to work on the renewal of the Pirika App for Android. Now develops software for survey products.

Kiyoe Kunisawa

Design

Worked as an in-house designer at a paper company and a sake brewer, designing product packaging and promotional materials. Her interest in environmental problems grew day by day, and she joined Pirika.

Megu Tsuchimura

Consulting

Studied marine plastics in graduate school, then joined the environment department of a construction consultancy. After a spell in another industry, she renewed her wish to solve environmental problems and joined Pirika. Works on consulting for ministries and local governments.

Saori Sawamura

Sales

Worked in sales at a SaaS e-commerce system company, supporting and onboarding about 500 companies. Joined Pirika in 2021 to protect children's future. Works daily with local governments and businesses.

Kohta Asamidori

Sales

Worked in sales at Innophys, a pioneer of wearable assist suits (muscle suits). Also aims to revive his family business, a sake brewery.

Yuki Mori

Marketing

Has led new businesses in many industries and turns intuition into strategy. Joined with the question "Why do people pick up litter?" Looks at the reasons behind behavior and starts from understanding customers to create value.

Yuri Minoda

Customer Success

Worked for an ERP package company for over 15 years. Decided to take on environmental problems for her children's future. Works with local governments, businesses and organizations as they use Pirika and Takanome.

Naoko Yaginuma

Corporate

Worked in back-office roles at NPOs, startups and listed companies. After a 2019 course by former US Vice President Al Gore, she wanted to work on environmental problems. Found Pirika's job post on Twitter and joined.