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My Take
There's something quietly compelling about a guy born in 1951 in Ishikawa — deep in the Japan Sea coast, not exactly the flashiest launchpad — who packs his bags for Osaka City University and then pivots from athlete to businessman. That's two very different kinds of grinding, and pulling off both takes a particular stubbornness I respect. His generation lived through oil shocks, bubble mania, and the long deflation hangover, and if you came out the other side running anything, you earned it. He spent more than four decades with ASICS, rising from marketing to president and then chairman and CEO, which reads to me as someone who decided what mattered and stuck with it. Old-school in the best possible way.
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Overview
Motoi Oyama is a Japanese businessman and athlete born on February 2, 1951, in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan. He attended Osaka City University for his higher education. After helping set up Nike Japan while at Nissho Iwai, he joined ASICS in 1982, served as its president from 2008 and later as chairman and CEO until 2024, and chaired the World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Motoi Oyama
- Name (Japanese)
- 尾山基
- Reading
- おやま もとい
- Born
- February 2, 1951 (age 75)
- Origin
- Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
- Occupation
- Businessman
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aquarius / Rabbit
2. Background
- University
- Osaka City University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%B0%BE%E5%B1%B1%E5%9F%BA
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20640876
4. About this entry
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Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Motoi Oyama born?
Motoi Oyama was born on February 2, 1951 and is 75 years old.
Where is Motoi Oyama from?
Motoi Oyama is from Hakusan, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
What does Motoi Oyama do?
Motoi Oyama works as Businessman.
Where did Motoi Oyama study?
Motoi Oyama attended Osaka City University.
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