Goofy dances and instant noodles made this Japanese executive a TikTok star

General Manager Tomohiko Kojima takes a TikTok video with CEO Daisuke Sakurai, as seen in the screen of the cell phone, at the Tokyo headquarters office of Daikyo Security Co. in Tokyo Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. (Yuri Kageyama/AP)

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They’re your run-of-the-mill Japanese “salarymen,” hard-working, pot-bellied, friendly and, well, rather regular.

But the chief executive and general manager at a tiny Japanese security company are among the nation’s biggest TikTok stars, drawing 2.7 million followers and 54 million likes, and honored with awards as a trendsetter on the video-sharing app.

Daikyo Security Co.’s account, which gathers goofy dances, gobbled instant noodles and other everyday fare, is the brainchild of the company president.