Ikeda Yoichi is the Executive Director and President for East Asia of ITOCHU Corporation. ITOCHU Corporation started its linen business in 1858 with the first generation of Itochu's family. By 2018, ITOCHU Corporation has engaged in domestic trade, import and export trade, tripartite trade and domestic and foreign trade and investment in various fields such as fiber, machinery, metal, energy, chemicals, grain, oil and food, living materials, residence, information and communication, finance and so on. In July 2019, the Fortune 500 list was released and ITOCHU Corporation ranked 65th.