Hajime Satomi

Okay, this guy isn't an actor or an idol, he's a heavyweight businessman, and honestly I find that kind of refreshing. Born in Tokyo in 1955, he's the founder behind the Sammy pachinko empire that eventually merged with Sega, and by 2024 he's well past the age most people retire, still a towering figure in Japan's entertainment-and-gaming world. To a regular person like me, "entrepreneur" sounds like another universe, and the dude who builds a company up from scratch usually weathered a lot of unglamorous, grind-it-out years to get there. He doesn't strike me as the smiley public type, more the guy who wins with numbers and nerve. But I have a soft spot for these behind-the-scenes bosses who quietly bankroll the fun everyone else gets to enjoy. Respect.

Hajime Satomi is a Japanese entrepreneur and businessman born on February 24, 1955, in Tokyo, Japan. He is recognized as a seasoned corporate executive who has been active in building and leading business enterprises. His profile is classified under the genres of entrepreneur and businessman, reflecting a career defined by corporate management rather than public performance. Most personal details remain private.

Name (English)

Hajime Satomi

Name (Japanese)

里見治

Reading

さとみ はじめ

Born

February 24, 1955 (age 71)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Pisces / Goat

Origin

Tokyo, Japan

Occupation

Entrepreneur / Businessman

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%87%8C%E8%A6%8B%E6%B2%BB
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5639978

Tags

• From Tokyo
• Entrepreneur
• Businessman

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.