Takenobu Hongo

CEO​

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In 1985, he joined Aster Industries, Inc., the predecessor of Aster, where he served as General Manager of the Akita Plant and Head Office from 2002. In 2010, he established Aster Co., Ltd. by taking over the building and employees when the company closed its Akita factory. He developed unique technologies such as caulking and snow-melting equipment, which led to the development of the AST coil, the core of the company's business, and built the foundation of Aster. Today, he continues to invent new technologies. He is a man of absolute conviction and cause. Former carpenter. In Fukushima, his hometown, he works hard as a farmer and practices coexistence with nature. He takes care of his health as much as anyone.

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• Tohoku Automotive Innovation Creation Conference (Tohoku Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry / 2016 - ongoing)

• Flying Car Standardization Liaison Committee (Mitsubishi Research Institute, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry / 2020)

• Akita Council for Science and Technology (Akita Prefecture/2016- ongoing)

• Akita Automotive Industry Promotion Council (Akita Prefecture / ongoing from FY2020)

• Akita University Round-Table Conference on Continuing Higher Education Projects (Akita University / ongoing from FY2018)

• The preparatory committee for the establishment of the Joint Research Center for Electrification Systems at Akita University (Akita University / FY2020)