【 ZINE / リトルプレス 】ANDTOKYO issue 2 "Where is the center of Tokyo? #2"

ANDTOKYO issue2
【多摩ニュータウン × スポーツビジネス × グローバリズム】

今回お話を伺ったのは、外資系大手IT企業を渡り歩き、現在は新規事業立ち上げを担っている田中裕太さん。
多忙な日々を送る中、本業とは別に代々木にある隠れ家バー「square one」のオーナーをも務めるなど、多方面でエネルギッシュに活躍されています。

キャリアだけ聞くととても華々しく見えますが、そこに至るまでの道のりは、決して平坦なものではありませんでした。
言葉の壁と、周囲とのギャップ。普通なら諦めてしまいそうな逆境にも決して屈することなく、自らを奮い立たせて掴み取った夢。そこには、子どもの頃にサッカーを通して刻み込まれたロジック、そして業界第一線でプロとして、国際的に活躍していた父の背中がありました。

多摩ニュータウンに生まれ育ち、朝から晩までサッカーに明け暮れていた日々に別れを告げ、スポーツビジネスの世界へ。世界各地を点々とした後、最終着地点として東京に至るまで。その長い道中を、インタビューとして収録しました。

CONTENTS
・東京の中心とは
・YUTA TANAKA and tokyo（インタビュー）
・多摩ニュータウン
・スポーツと夢
・代々木VILLAGEが残したもの
・2021年の夏を終えて
・square one


CONTENTS
・Where is the center of Tokyo?
・YUTA TANAKA and tokyo (interview)
・Tama New Town Notes
・Sports and Dreams
・Yoyogi Village Legacy
・After Summer 2021
・Square One



ANDTOKYO issue2
【Tama New Town x Sports Business x Globalism】

Yuta Tanaka has worked for a number of major foreign IT companies and is currently in charge of helping his current company expand into a new domestic market. In addition, he is also the owner of "square one," a hideaway restaurant / bar in Yoyogi, and is energetically active in several other fields.

Although his career may sound spectacular, the road to success has not been a smooth one. Still, he has overcome countless obstacles, such as a language barrier and the expectations of his peers, just to name a few. He has never given in to adversity that anyone else would normally have succumbed to. Instead, he has pushed himself to achieve his dreams through careful determination and discipline. This unique logic of his has been present since his childhood through sports and the influence of his father, who works on the front lines of the sports industry, domestically and internationally.

Born and raised in Tama New Town, Yuta said goodbye to the days of playing soccer and running track from morning to night, and entered the world of sports business. After several years traveling around the world, he ended up back in Tokyo. This interview is a collection of his thoughts on his long journey.

CONTENTS
・Where is the center of Tokyo?
・YUTA TANAKA and tokyo (interview)
・Tama New Town Notes
・Sports and Dreams
・Yoyogi Village Legacy
・After Summer 2021
・Square One