Takafumi Horie | |
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 Horie in 2021 | |
| Born | October 29, 1972 Yame, Fukuoka, Japan |
| Other names | Horiemon |
| Alma mater | Kurume College Affiliated Middle – High School |
| Occupation(s) | Entrepreneur, writer, investor, tarento |
| Known for | Livedoor |
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| Years active | 2009 - | |||||||||
| Genre | entertainment | |||||||||
| Subscribers | 1.9M[1] | |||||||||
| Total views | 710,737,077[1] | |||||||||
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Last updated: July 15, 2024 | ||||||||||
Takafumi Horie (堀江 貴文, Horie Takafumi, born October 29, 1972) is a Japanese entrepreneur who founded Livedoor, a website design operation that grew into a popular internet portal. After being arrested and charged with securities fraud in 2006, he severed all connections with the company. His trial began on September 4, 2006. On March 16, 2007, Horie was sentenced to imprisonment of 2 years and 6 months.
He is popularly known as Horiemon (ホリエモン) due to his resemblance to Doraemon, the chubby robot cat in a popular Japanese cartoon.[3] The name Horiemon was also given to a racehorse he owned, after the name had been chosen by voting on a Livedoor website.
- ^ a b "About 堀江貴文 ホリエモン". YouTube.
- ^ a b 堀江貴文; 寺田有希 (September 26, 2020). いつもホリエモンチャンネルを見てくださる皆様へ. 堀江貴文 ホリエモン. Event occurs at 6:43. Retrieved June 13, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Shimizu, Kaho (January 25, 2006). "Fans liked how Horie lived on the edge". Japan Times. Retrieved June 4, 2009.