Seesaw Game Co., Ltd.
[Event Report] Inauguration presentation of Seesaw Game Director and CIO Yuki Saito
~ Talks about his enthusiasm for the future business, saying, “From the perspective of a former athlete, we will bring about realistic innovation in the sports industry” ~
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Seesaw Game Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, President and COO: Naoto Miyamoto, hereinafter referred to as the “Company”) has appointed Yuki Saito as Director and Chief Innovation Officer (CIO). We announced the launch of a new service for considering athletes’ next careers and a youth baseball media project that utilizes AI. *For service details, please refer to the release released on Monday, December 11th.
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■Expressing Yuki Saito, “I want Yuki Saito, the entrepreneur, to bring about innovation, not the talent” Yuki Saito – Ken Uryu In order for our company to become the largest sports company in Japan, We feel that his knowledge and experience as a professional athlete on the front lines is needed, so we have appointed him as director and CIO. Above all, what he is looking for is “innovation.” It is the job of an entrepreneur to create something new in the world. I have high hopes that he will leverage his knowledge, ideas, networks, and perseverance, which he has had a variety of experiences as both a professional baseball player and a retired athlete, to bring about innovation in the sports industry. I want them to do their best for the future of sports and the future of seesaw games.
■Yuki Saito is enthusiastic, saying, “I want to take action not only in baseball, but in sports as a whole.”
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・Yuki Saito I sympathized with Mr. Uryu, Chairman and CEO of Seesaw Game Co., Ltd., and appointed him as a director because I sympathized with his passion for athletes and sports. I seriously believe that sports are humanity’s greatest invention. I have experienced both glory and setbacks as an athlete, and by joining the team, I hope to bring about innovation in the sports industry. Of course I want to give something back to baseball, but I also have a strong desire to take action not only in baseball but in sports as a whole, so I teamed up with everyone at Seesaw Game Co., Ltd. . ■During the talk session, he looked back on his youth baseball days and said, “The small local newspaper article that was first featured in fifth grade was still a precious treasure to this day.”
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・Yuki Saito During my youth baseball days, the joy I felt when I was praised by my coach and the frustration I felt when I was scolded by my parents became the driving force for me to work hard at baseball. What gave me even more motivation was when I was in the 5th grade of elementary school, when my work was first featured in a local newspaper. Although it is a small article, it was a very happy event for me. I think that being noticed is a joy not only for me, but also for today’s baseball boys and girls. In the “Youth Baseball Media Project Utilizing AI” announced this time, I will work to create a platform that will motivate young players to record their own plays as articles based on my actual experience.
■Thoughts on the new service announced this time – Ken Uryu
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Currently, most sports companies are made up of people who are on the “watching side.” Athletes must have feelings that those of us who have never played professionally cannot understand. Therefore, by recruiting him, who has seen the scenery from the field and has an athlete’s perspective, we hope to create and develop more realistic content and services.
・Yuki Saito
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Yuki Saito Co., Ltd. is entering its third year from today. After retiring, I was able to get to this point with the help of many people. There are many athletes who are worried about their next career after retirement. In fact, you may even receive counseling. As a former athlete, I empathize with their thoughts and hope to build a system that can support them. I also believe that 2023 was a year of unprecedented excitement in baseball history. Wouldn’t it be interesting to see what the childhoods of some of the world’s top athletes were like? In order to continue to produce talent like the players who are currently livening up the baseball world on the front lines, as a businessman, I will support the future of the sports industry by creating innovations, including the new services announced today. I wish I could go.
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■Speaker Profile Yuki Saito Co., Ltd. Representative Director Yuki Saito [Image 7
Born on June 6, 1988. Born in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture. In 2006, when he was a third year high school student at Waseda Jitsugyo High School, he participated in the summer Koshien tournament as an ace and won the national championship. He created a huge fever as the “Handkerchief Prince”. Even after entering Waseda University, he continued to achieve brilliant results and won numerous laurels. As the number one right-hander in amateur baseball, he joined the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters with the first pick in the 2010 draft. He recorded 6 wins in his rookie year and also served as the starting pitcher in 2012, his second year as a pro. From 2017, he changed his uniform number to “1”, which he was familiar with during his amateur days. However, he was plagued by repeated injuries and his pitching numbers did not increase, and he announced his retirement in October 2021. After retiring, he established his own company, Yuki Saito Co., Ltd., in December. Under the slogan of “Creating the Future of Baseball,” we are currently working towards the realization of various projects.・Seesaw Game Co., Ltd. Chairman and CEO Ken Uryu
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After graduating from Boston University, he worked in IR at NTT Docomo before moving to the financial industry. Worked as a securities analyst at Goldman Sachs, etc. Participated in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ disaster information society system construction project. In 2006, he founded Masstune (currently Minkabu The Infonoids) with the desire to “provide financial information services more tailored to investors in order to increase the number of buyers of Japanese stocks.” In 2007, he obtained a patent for the core system of the flagship site “Minna no Kabushi”, which is the “point calculation method, predictive evaluation system, and computer program.” In 2012, he was selected as a model career for next-generation advanced IT personnel in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s “Next-generation Advanced IT Human Resources Model Career Development Plan Business Report.” In 2017, he obtained a second patent for “article generation system, article generation device, article generation method, and computer program” regarding automatic news generation using AI. In 2019, it was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Market (currently Growth Market). Acquired the Livedoor business from LINE at the end of 2022. Going beyond the traditional framework of finance and asset building, we have led the company to become one of the largest comprehensive media groups in Japan, boasting approximately 100 million monthly users. Minkabu The Innoid Co., Ltd. President and CEO/CFO Livedoor Co., Ltd. Chairman and CEO We operate one of the largest sports specialized media outlets and multipurpose sports facilities. We provide information services that enrich your daily life through sports. Company name: Seesaw Game Co., Ltd. Location: Established 9-1 Higashi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo: December 1989 26th Representative Director, Chairman and CEO: Ken Uryu Representative Director, President and COO: Naoto Miyamoto Business Details: Sports information business