Futoshi Takashima is a founder / CEO of the General Incorporated Association “NEWHERO”, which approaches social issues from the creator’s point of view and runs a community that connects social activists and creators.
Futoshi is also a visual director/documentalist, specialized in bringing out and capturing ephemeral emotions and moments from individuals, and actively creates social-good content.
He efficiently applies visual expression and ideas which he cultivated through his experience in the advertisement industry, in the field that solves social challenges, and works on creating new stories that reach out to people’s hearts.
His major works are P&G’s “Mom’s Happy 1st Anniversary”” (ママも1歳、おめでとう) etc., which won awards both at home and abroad.

Invented the Bubble90, water-saving nozzle in 2009, winning the Product of the Year award. In 2010, he founded DG TAKANO, which quickly grew into a leading company in the industry. By 2019, he was recognized as one of Nikkei Business’ 50 Most Influential Japanese People. In 2023, DG TAKANO was featured in Forbes Japan, with its design management strategy receiving wide acclaim.
Masaaki is also the creator of the meliordesign series, which earned him the Marketer of the Year award and Japan’s Energy Conservation Grand Prize. In 2024, meliordesign received the prestigious Red Dot Design Award, garnering international recognition in the field of sustainable technologies.
The company is currently engaged in building the “city of the future” project in Saudi Arabia, developing resource-recycling infrastructure.DG TAKANO continues to thrive as a global company, combining innovation and social commitment.