Horie Biography

- January 23 2006, arrested and placed in custody.

- January 18 2006, Tokyo stock exchange closes early for the first time ever as the market is is overwhelmed with orders.

- January 18 2006, Livedoor raided by the Securities commission and shares in Livedoor loose 100 billion yen in market capitalisation

- August 19, 2005 announces that he will run as independent candidate in an election in Hiroshima, which he lost to Shizuka Kamei

- 2005 Launches a hostile takeover of Fuji television.

- 2004 Attempts to buy failing baseball team

- 2004 company renamed to Livedoor

- 1995 Starts first company Livin’ On The Edge after dropping out of university

- Born on October 29, 1972 in Fukuoka Japan.