Speaking Event Featuring Yayoi Sato of the Los Angeles Dodgers—Unveiling the Secrets of “Boundary-Crossing Skills” to Overcome Barriers of Mind, People, and the World
Event Date
Event Venue
March 14, 2025 (Updated)
March 11, 2025
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Date | Monday, March 17, 2025, 1:00 p.m.–2:30 p.m. (Doors open at 12:30 p.m.) |
Location | North Hall, Mita Campus |
Eligibility | Open to everyone |
Registration | Registration is now closed as capacity has been reached. |
Notes | Hosted by Keio University, Admission free |
We are pleased to welcome Ms. Yayoi Sato (a Keio University alumna), who is active as a member of the management staff for the Los Angeles Dodgers, for a special dialogue event with Keio University President Kohei Ito on this occasion just before the MLB season opener.
In this event, under the theme of “boundary-crossing skills,” Ms. Sato will share the secrets to building a career that transcends barriers of the mind, people, and the world, based on her career to date and her experience at the forefront of the sports business, primarily through a Q&A session with the audience. Following the speaking event, a grant presentation ceremony by the Dodgers and the U.S.-Japan Foundation will also be held for organizations that have made significant contributions to child support projects in Japan.
Dialogue and Q&A Session
Speakers: Yayoi Sato (Director, Asia-Pacific Operations, Los Angeles Dodgers)
Kohei Ito (President, Keio University)
Language: Japanese
Yayoi Sato
Graduated from the Keio University Faculty of Letters in 1996. After working for an art publisher on PR and planning for emerging artists in Japan and abroad, she traveled solo in the United States for six months. From April 2000 to August 2001, she worked as an interpreter for the Tokyo DisneySea construction project. In 2002, she moved to Los Angeles. In January 2003, she joined the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time. She left after the season and joined the Hong Kong Disneyland construction project as a coordinator in November of the same year. After returning to the U.S. in 2005 and studying Italian in Italy for three months, she was involved in launching a company that localized American online game titles into Japanese. In January 2008, she returned to the Dodgers. After leaving in November 2019, she became the Director of Overseas Business Development for Pacific League Marketing, a joint venture of the six Pacific League teams. In January 2024, she joined the Dodgers for the third time. She handles a wide range of Japan-related operations on both the baseball operations and business sides of the organization.
Dodgers x U.S.-Japan Foundation Grant Presentation
Grant Recipients (in no particular order)
○ NPO Churayui, Okinawa Youth Independence Support Center NPO Churayui | An organization supporting the independence of socially isolated children and youth
○ NPO Musubie, The National Support Center for Kodomo Shokudo HOME | Certified NPO Musubie, The National Support Center for Kodomo Shokudo
○ VAMOS TOGETHER General Incorporated Association VAMOS TOGETHER |
○ U.S.-Japan Council-Japan https://www.usjapancouncil.org/ja/
*The grant program, “Kibou for Los Angeles,” aims to foster recovery and hope for the youth of Los Angeles affected by major wildfires.
Speakers: Yayoi Sato (Director, LA Dodgers), Kohei Ito (President, Keio University / Vice Chair of the Board of Directors, U.S.-Japan Foundation), Jacob M. Schlesinger (President and CEO, U.S.-Japan Foundation)
Moderator: Izumi Tanaka (Former NHK Announcer; President and CEO, IZMiN Inc.; Caster/Journalist/Communication Producer; Keio University alumna)
Language: Japanese (with consecutive English-to-Japanese interpretation)
Contact Information
Keio University Office of Communications and Public Relations, 03-5427-1541
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