{"site":"Yomimono","license":"CC BY 4.0 (citation required)","generated_at":"2026-05-22T19:39:06.054Z","story":{"id":"r_702297eb10014763ab8d966a","slug":"studio-ghibli-names-kenichi-yoda-its-next-president","url":"https://yomimono.id/studio-ghibli-names-kenichi-yoda-its-next-president","headline":"Studio Ghibli Names Kenichi Yoda Its Next President","summary":"Studio Ghibli announced that president Hiroyuki Fukuda will step down after the June 22 shareholders' meeting. The studio plans to appoint current board director Kenichi Yoda as his successor. Fukuda will remain on the board. Yoda, who joined the board in October 2023, has been Nippon Television's point person for Ghibli and handles event management at NTV.","why_it_matters":"The handoff formalizes operational control by Nippon Television, which has been Ghibli's largest shareholder since 2023.","published_at":"2026-05-16T13:59:36.000Z","source_count":1,"sources":["Anime News Network"],"citations":[{"source":"Anime News Network","title":"Studio Ghibli to Appoint Kenichi Yoda as Its New President in June","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-14/studio-ghibli-to-appoint-kenichi-yoda-as-its-new-president-in-june/.237363"}],"license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"studios":["Studio Ghibli"],"people":["Kenichi Yoda","Hiroyuki Fukuda"],"type":"business","domain":"industry","is_roundup":false}}}