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KeyWalker Shines in the Tableau Community

KeyWalker, a leading data utilization support company headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, has made headlines as five of their employees have been honored in the global Tableau community as part of the "DataFam Rising Stars 2026" program. This prestigious recognition highlights their exceptional contributions to the advancement of data visualization and the promotion of a data-driven culture.

Significance of the DataFam Rising Stars Selection

The "DataFam Rising Stars" program is an international initiative that celebrates individuals who have significantly contributed to the Tableau global community through blogs, social media, and user group activities. For the year 2026, 82 individuals from 17 countries were selected, with an impressive 22 of those coming from Japan. Among these, KeyWalker proudly accounts for five honorees, representing nearly a quarter of the Japanese selections. This achievement is a testament to the extraordinary talent and commitment of KeyWalker’s members in fostering data culture within Japan.

The Honorees

The recognition of these five individuals affirms that KeyWalker is home to a multitude of top-level data leaders. They actively assist client companies in harnessing data and contribute to community activities designed to cultivate a data-driven culture in Japan. The selected employees are:

• - Tesshin Takagi (Selected for the second consecutive year)
• - Nozomi Kokubo (Selected for the second consecutive year)
• - Kotaro Yoshihashi
• - Yusuke Nishikawa
• - Taisuke Kitani

Insights from KeyWalker's President

Kazuto Kobayashi, President of KeyWalker, expressed pride in the selection of the five employees for the global "DataFam Rising Stars" program. He stated, "This recognition not only reflects the individual skills of our members but also their dedication to returning their gathered insights to society. Our mission is to visualize the future of the world, and with our number one share in web scraping technology in Japan, along with AI analysis and BI tools for visualization, we support the entire data utilization process. We will continue to lead our clients towards data-driven management as a team of world-class professionals."

KeyWalker’s Data Utilization Support

As a Salesforce partner (for Tableau) and a Dataiku consulting partner, KeyWalker is actively supporting companies in their digital transformation (DX) initiatives. Rather than simply implementing systems, KeyWalker excels in fostering a "data culture" and "human resource development" that encourages autonomous data utilization within organizations. The members selected for this honor play a crucial role in driving these initiatives forward.

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For our data analysis platform services: Data Analysis Platform
For support in implementing and operating Dataiku: Dataiku Support Services

References

• - DataFam Rising Stars 2026 Announcement

About KeyWalker

Founded on November 22, 2000, KeyWalker specializes in providing solutions for the collection, organization, accumulation, visualization, and analysis of big data. Our headquarters is located at:
1-8-1 Nishishinbashi, 4F REVZO Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo.
For more information, please visit our website: KeyWalker.