“Forbes JAPAN” operated by Linkties Co., Ltd. (Chairman: Makoto Takano) announced the 2022 “Forbes JAPAN 30 UNDER 30” on Monday, August 22, 2022.
This year, NCT 127’s Japanese member YUTA (26), Chiba Lotte Marines’ Aki Sasaki (20), Sota Watanabe (27), who is said to be the standard bearer of Web3 in Japan, and Shuzo Ohira (21), a model who made a big break on TikTok. ), virtual singer Kanafu (18), who has enthusiastic fans both in Japan and overseas, and Sally Kaede (29), an architect and model, 30 young innovators were selected.
“30 UNDER 30” is a global project of Forbes, an economic magazine that publishes 46 local editions in 80 countries around the world. Launched in the United States in 2011, it has produced a diverse range of talent, including Mark Zuckerberg, Rihanna, Nobel laureates, and entrepreneurs who became the richest in the world among the U30 generation.
The Japanese version will be held for the fifth time this year. This year’s speakers are Yutaka Matsuo, a leading AI researcher and professor at the University of Tokyo, Junichi Rekimoto, deputy director of Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Yoshiki Ishikawa, a preventive medicine researcher, SKY-HI, an artist and music producer, and Miss Bitcoin. With the cooperation of 12 people, including Mai Fujimoto, curator Yuko Hasegawa, and sociologist Natsuko Hagiwara, 30 people were selected.
Please see the special site for a list of all winners and details of the advisory board. In addition, the “Forbes JAPAN” magazine, which will be released on August 24, has a special feature on “30 UNDER 30”, including interviews with the winners and articles that delve into the values of the U30 generation. Please take a look.
Forbes JAPAN 30 UNDER 30 2022 special site:
https://forbesjapan.com/30under30/2022/
Furthermore, this year, a dedicated YouTube channel has been opened to commemorate the 5th time of “30 UDNER 30 JAPAN”. We plan to introduce the attractiveness of the winners that could not be introduced in articles and events from various angles. We are planning to release an interview video of NCT 127 Yuta, who was the 2022 winner and was on the cover of “Forbes JAPAN”.
Forbes JAPAN 30 UNDER 30 Official YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjbC-DqWeC7z-7BoQci9YEQ
◼︎ What is “30 UNDER 30”?
Forbes” US version started in 2011. Every year, it is a famous project of “Forbes” that selects new talent from various categories such as technology, education, media, etc. Currently, regional editions of North America, Europe, Africa and Asia are also derived. In the Asian version, this year, 30 Japanese people, including NBA player Yuta Watanabe and author Naoki Higashida, made it into the list.
■ About Forbes JAPAN (https://forbesjapan.com/)
Forbes Japan was launched in June 2014 as the Japanese version of “Forbes”. For readers with a global perspective, articles from the US and international editions of “Forbes” are curated and composed together with original Japanese articles. Every issue includes a lifestyle article to provide readers with on and off information. The web version of forbesjapan.com curates a variety of articles delivered daily by Forbes.com. We deliver content that is worth reading every day, including articles in this magazine and original articles by official columnists with specialties.
◼︎ Media Overview
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