Ashton Road was founded in January 2012 by former Microsoft executive Akemi Sagawa, former East West Partners executive Joann Hamick and Hollywood interior designer Carol Kipling.
Sagawa Express Osaka Soccer Club(佐川急便大阪サッカー部) were a Japanese soccer team based in Higashisumiyoshi-ku, Osaka.
Takako is also a model endorsing many brands such as Shiseido mainly on Proudia & Tsubaki Shampoo, Dunlop Tyres, NTT DoCoMo, FujiFilm FinePix Camera, SAGAWA, FamilyMart, KC Card, Meiji Chocolate, NEC FOMA and other food & beverages.