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In 1994, Kakehashi founded the Roland Foundation and became chairman. In 1995 he was appointed chairman of Roland Corporation. In 2001 he resigned from the position and was appointed as Special Executive Adviser of Roland Corporation. In 2002, Kakehashi published an autobiography, "I Believe in Music." His second book, "An Age Without Samples: Originality and Creativity in the Digital World", was published in 2017.