Entacare Institute Strengthens Research & Development and Business Development Structure
Entacare Institute has strengthened its research and business development structure by welcoming Shoichi Iida, a visiting researcher at Kyoto Tachibana University, as a Research Fellow, and reappointing Kazutomo Nakashima, representative of xT LLC, as Senior Project Manager. This move aims to accelerate the development of entertainment-based mental health support and new businesses in the care sector.
📋 Article Processing Timeline
- 📰 Published: May 13, 2026 at 22:00
- 🔍 Collected: May 13, 2026 at 13:31
- 🤖 AI Analyzed: May 13, 2026 at 13:36 (4 min after Collected)
Entacare Institute (Headquarters: Nakano-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director CEO: Kei Takamaru; hereinafter "Entacare Institute") is pleased to announce that it has welcomed Mr. Shoichi Iida, a visiting researcher at Kyoto Tachibana University's Faculty of Digital Media, as a Research Fellow, and has reappointed Mr. Kazutomo Nakashima, also a representative of xT LLC, as Senior Project Manager, following his tenure last year.
Entacare Institute is exploring new approaches to maintain mental health through entertainment, aiming to provide daily enjoyment and vitality to elderly individuals requiring care and those in need of welfare support.
With the appointment of Mr. Shoichi Iida, who has extensive experience in media production and the establishment of content distribution and copyright systems, as a Research Fellow, we aim to further strengthen our research framework.
A Research Fellow refers to a member equivalent to our (delegated) executive officer, playing a role in leading the company through research and expertise. Mr. Iida is the second such appointee, following Mr. Kubota.
Mr. Shoichi Iida
He has been involved in the planning and production of a wide range of content, primarily focusing on video and music, and has led the optimization of content distribution, including the formulation of rights processing schemes and infrastructure development in the digital age.
Going forward, in Entacare Institute's projects, he is expected to contribute to the development of new solutions that smoothly connect care sites with cultural experiences, leveraging his on-site knowledge as a media producer and his expertise in intellectual property management.
We also report the continued reappointment of Mr. Kazutomo Nakashima as Senior Project Manager.
Since June last year, Mr. Nakashima has served as a project manager for the service development of "CareScore™," a service that visualizes the barrier-free status of cities, within our Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Urban Spatial Information Digital Infrastructure Development Support Project.
This year, he has been reappointed with an even higher level of commitment.
Specifically, he is actively contributing as an expert focusing on creative and marketing strategies in the development of educational services currently planned and in our new business development.
Below, we present the introductions and inauguration comments of both individuals.
Both individuals are participating in a concurrent capacity, and there are no changes whatsoever to their other affiliations or titles.
Furthermore, both individuals will also design collaborations between their concurrent organizations and Entacare Institute, with the policy of enabling more progressive project implementation.
[Profile of Mr. Shoichi Iida]
Name: Shoichi Iida
Affiliation: Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Digital Media, Kyoto Tachibana University
Specialties: Digital Content Theory, Copyright Business, Music/Video Production, Content Distribution Systems
(Biography)
Music and video producer, expert in digital content distribution and copyright systems. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Dentsu Inc. He built his career on the front lines of diverse sales, gaining experience in premium CD production for music, song and band production. After planning and producing the movie "Ultraman Zeas" and the martial arts documentary film "The Road to the Strongest," he engaged in building mechanisms for digital age content distribution and copyright management. He is a member of the Japan Film and Television Producers Association (since 1999), the International Copyright Law Society (since 2011), and the Information Processing Society of Japan (since January 2025). From April 2025, he was appointed as a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Digital Media, Faculty of Digital Media, Kyoto Tachibana University. Leveraging his many years of practical experience, he is engaged in education and research on content business, rights processing, and DX promotion in the digital media domain.
[Inauguration Comment]
I am honored to join the circle of Entacare Institute. With the hypothesis of an ideal relationship between people and content, I want to try to create a mechanism that constantly stirs (including my own) the memories in the brains of the elderly, rather than letting them settle.
Shoichi Iida
[Profile of Mr. Kazutomo Nakashima]
Name: Kazutomo Nakashima
(Biography)
After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined Dentsu Digital Inc. as a new graduate. He was responsible for digital advertising operations, sales, and project management, building a foundation in marketing practice. Subsequently, as a producer/planner, he consistently promoted projects from planning to implementation, covering digital marketing strategy formulation, creative development, and SNS consulting.
He also participated in an open innovation support team for large corporations, collaborating with the corporate planning divisions of various companies as a new business development consultant. His strength lies in his ability to handle a wide range of tasks from strategy design to practical implementation, leveraging his experience in advertising, creative work, and business development.
Furthermore, he has experience as a full-time lecturer at a creative vocational school, contributing to human resource development and educational programs.
Entacare Institute is exploring new approaches to maintain mental health through entertainment, aiming to provide daily enjoyment and vitality to elderly individuals requiring care and those in need of welfare support.
With the appointment of Mr. Shoichi Iida, who has extensive experience in media production and the establishment of content distribution and copyright systems, as a Research Fellow, we aim to further strengthen our research framework.
A Research Fellow refers to a member equivalent to our (delegated) executive officer, playing a role in leading the company through research and expertise. Mr. Iida is the second such appointee, following Mr. Kubota.
Mr. Shoichi Iida
He has been involved in the planning and production of a wide range of content, primarily focusing on video and music, and has led the optimization of content distribution, including the formulation of rights processing schemes and infrastructure development in the digital age.
Going forward, in Entacare Institute's projects, he is expected to contribute to the development of new solutions that smoothly connect care sites with cultural experiences, leveraging his on-site knowledge as a media producer and his expertise in intellectual property management.
We also report the continued reappointment of Mr. Kazutomo Nakashima as Senior Project Manager.
Since June last year, Mr. Nakashima has served as a project manager for the service development of "CareScore™," a service that visualizes the barrier-free status of cities, within our Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's "Urban Spatial Information Digital Infrastructure Development Support Project.
This year, he has been reappointed with an even higher level of commitment.
Specifically, he is actively contributing as an expert focusing on creative and marketing strategies in the development of educational services currently planned and in our new business development.
Below, we present the introductions and inauguration comments of both individuals.
Both individuals are participating in a concurrent capacity, and there are no changes whatsoever to their other affiliations or titles.
Furthermore, both individuals will also design collaborations between their concurrent organizations and Entacare Institute, with the policy of enabling more progressive project implementation.
[Profile of Mr. Shoichi Iida]
Name: Shoichi Iida
Affiliation: Visiting Researcher, Faculty of Digital Media, Kyoto Tachibana University
Specialties: Digital Content Theory, Copyright Business, Music/Video Production, Content Distribution Systems
(Biography)
Music and video producer, expert in digital content distribution and copyright systems. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Dentsu Inc. He built his career on the front lines of diverse sales, gaining experience in premium CD production for music, song and band production. After planning and producing the movie "Ultraman Zeas" and the martial arts documentary film "The Road to the Strongest," he engaged in building mechanisms for digital age content distribution and copyright management. He is a member of the Japan Film and Television Producers Association (since 1999), the International Copyright Law Society (since 2011), and the Information Processing Society of Japan (since January 2025). From April 2025, he was appointed as a Visiting Researcher in the Department of Digital Media, Faculty of Digital Media, Kyoto Tachibana University. Leveraging his many years of practical experience, he is engaged in education and research on content business, rights processing, and DX promotion in the digital media domain.
[Inauguration Comment]
I am honored to join the circle of Entacare Institute. With the hypothesis of an ideal relationship between people and content, I want to try to create a mechanism that constantly stirs (including my own) the memories in the brains of the elderly, rather than letting them settle.
Shoichi Iida
[Profile of Mr. Kazutomo Nakashima]
Name: Kazutomo Nakashima
(Biography)
After graduating from Aoyama Gakuin University, he joined Dentsu Digital Inc. as a new graduate. He was responsible for digital advertising operations, sales, and project management, building a foundation in marketing practice. Subsequently, as a producer/planner, he consistently promoted projects from planning to implementation, covering digital marketing strategy formulation, creative development, and SNS consulting.
He also participated in an open innovation support team for large corporations, collaborating with the corporate planning divisions of various companies as a new business development consultant. His strength lies in his ability to handle a wide range of tasks from strategy design to practical implementation, leveraging his experience in advertising, creative work, and business development.
Furthermore, he has experience as a full-time lecturer at a creative vocational school, contributing to human resource development and educational programs.