, ▁Japan ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁illustr ator ▁Tak u ▁Fur uka wa ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁He ▁grew ▁up ▁playing ▁games ▁on ▁N intendo ' s ▁Fam ic om ▁console . ▁Fur uka wa ▁is ▁a ▁gradu ate ▁of ▁K unit achi ▁Senior ▁High ▁School , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁W ased a ▁University ' s ▁School ▁of ▁Political ▁Science ▁and ▁Econom ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁joined ▁N intendo ▁and ▁worked ▁as ▁an ▁account ant ▁in ▁Germany ▁for ▁a ▁de cade . ▁By ▁the ▁mid - 2 0 1 0 s , ▁he ▁rose ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁corpor ate ▁office , ▁working ▁in ▁global ▁market ing , ▁the ▁executive ▁department , ▁and ▁as ▁an ▁outside ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁partly ▁owned ▁The ▁Pok ém on ▁Company . ▁Fur uka wa ▁is ▁fl uent ▁in ▁English , ▁and ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁N intendo ▁Switch . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁T ats umi ▁Kim ish ima ▁as ▁company ▁president , ▁becoming ▁their ▁sixth ▁one ▁in ▁its ▁history . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : N intendo ▁people ▁Category : J apan ese ▁chief ▁execut ives ▁Category : J apan ese ▁chair men ▁of ▁corpor ations ▁Category : J apan ese ▁video ▁game ▁business people ▁Category : W