Who’s Behind 42? – Yoko Sakanoue, Chief Corporate Officer (CCO) at DMM Group

42 Tokyo Director

With significant experience in entrepreneurship and tech, having notably worked in an IT venture in the USA, Yoko Sakanoue now works as Chief Corporate Officer at DMM.com, one of Japan’s biggest ecommerce and internet companies, where she spearheaded the launch of 42 Tokyo back in June 2020. Four years after the launch of the campus, we took a moment with her to discuss how the project came about and her involvement in it.