Background
Horie, Takafumi was born on October 29, 1972 in Fukuoka.
Horie, Takafumi was born on October 29, 1972 in Fukuoka.
Student, Tokyo University.
Web designer, writer AppleLink. Founder internet startup Livin' on the Edge (renamed Livedoor in 2004), 1995. Chief Executive Officer Livedoor Company Ltd., Tokyo, 1996—2006.
Unsuccessful attempt to purchase Osaka Buffalos baseball team, 2004. Trustee X Prize Foundation, 2005. Unsuccessful hostile takeover Fuji television, 2005.
Ran for parliamentary seat as independent candidate in Hiroshima, 05. Arrested for suspected securities law violations, taken into custody from January to April, pleaded not guilty, 06.