{"id":4641,"date":"2026-10-26T13:13:33","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:13:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techgala.jp\/?post_type=people&#038;p=4641"},"modified":"2026-10-26T13:13:34","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T04:13:34","slug":"s00170","status":"publish","type":"people","link":"https:\/\/techgala.jp\/en\/speakers\/s00170\/","title":{"rendered":"Naruto Yokota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After accumulating capital as a long-distance heavy truck driver, he founded Yokota Enterprise in 1996. He ventured into the event planning business, but ran out of capital within just six months, forcing him to return to long-distance truck driving. Five years later, in 2001, he launched a dispatch agency for truck drivers.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the company has expanded its scope into comprehensive logistics, manufacturing-focused staffing, engineering placement, construction consulting, and DX\/BX consulting\u2014establishing an end-to-end support system for the manufacturing industry.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through a series of rapid challenges\u2014including the 2008 global financial crisis, surging oil prices, the Great East Japan Earthquake, severe flooding in Western Japan, and the COVID-19 pandemic\u2014the company has built a remarkably resilient management foundation.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By the fiscal year ending December 2026, the company is projected to reach \u00a511 billion in annual revenue and \u00a53.34 billion in net assets. 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