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Tanimoto Yuka

Forbes JAPAN

Executive Manager, Managing Editor

Yuka Tanimoto served as a financial and economic anchor for a securities firm, Bloomberg TV, and Nikkei CNBC and became the company's first-ever female commentator. Through her career, Ms. Tanimoto has interviewed over 4000 VIPs from every corner of the globe including former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair, and Co-founder of Apple, Steve Wozniak, and Digital Minister of Taiwan,Audrey Tang. Currentry, she is a regular economic commentator on TV and radio programs, for J-WAVE's "JAM THE PLANET," and TBS's "Sakagami & Sashihara no Tsuburunai Mise" and many others. Also, she currently serves as a moderator of the economic symposium, and a judge for government startups competitions and open innovation awards. She is also engaged as a corporate board member for Royal Housing Group, WARPSPACE, All Persona, Small Gym and others. She is also currently a researcher/lecturer/advisory board member at Rikkyo University's Graduate Institute for Designing 21st Century Society,