EXHIBIT
31.01
Certification
of Chief Executive Officer
I,
Kerry Chung, certify that:
- I
have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2013 of Horiyoshi Worldwide, Inc.
- Based
on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary
to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect
to the period covered by this report;
- Based
on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material
respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented
in this report;
- The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures
(as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange
Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
| a) | Designed
such
disclosure
controls
and
procedures,
or
caused
such
disclosure
controls
and
procedures
to
be
designed
under
our
supervision,
to
ensure
that
material
information
relating
to
the
registrant,
including
its
consolidated
subsidiaries,
is
made
known
to
us
by
others
within
those
entities,
particularly
during
the
period
in
which
this
report
is
being
prepared;
|
| b) | Designed
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting,
or
caused
such
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
to
be
designed
under
our
supervision,
to
provide
reasonable
assurance
regarding
the
reliability
of
financial
reporting
and
the
preparation
of
financial
statements
for
external
purposes
in
accordance
with
generally
accepted
accounting
principles;
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| c) | Evaluated
the
effectiveness
of
the
registrant’s
disclosure
controls
and
procedures
and
presented
in
this
report
our
conclusions
about
the
effectiveness
of
the
disclosure
controls
and
procedures,
as
of
the
end
of
the
period
covered
by
this
report
based
on
such
evaluation;
and
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| d) | Disclosed
in
this
report
any
change
in
the
registrant’s
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
that
occurred
during
the
registrant’s
most
recent
fiscal
quarter
(the
registrant’s
fourth
fiscal
quarter
in
the
case
of
an
annual
report)
that
has
materially
affected,
or
is
reasonably
likely
to
materially
affect,
the
registrant’s
internal
control
over
financial
reporting;
and
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- The
registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over
financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons
performing the equivalent functions):
| a) | All
significant
deficiencies
and
material
weaknesses
in
the
design
or
operation
of
internal
control
over
financial
reporting
which
are
reasonably
likely
to
adversely
affect
the
registrant’s
ability
to
record,
process,
summarize
and
report
financial
information;
and
|
| b) | Any
fraud,
whether
or
not
material,
that
involves
management
or
other
employees
who
have
a
significant
role
in
the
registrant’s
internal
control
over
financial
reporting.
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| Date:
November 14, 2013 |
Horiyoshi
Worldwide Inc. |
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By: |
/s/ Kerry
Chung |
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Name: Kerry
Chung
Title: Chief
Executive Officer |
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