This particular alpha male is worth 87 billion yen at the tender age of 30. Silicon Valley, the driving force behind America's economic rebirth, extends 50 kilometers south from San Francisco to San Jose. More than 6,000 high-tech firms gather, making it the center of world technology. Where money collects, so does talent. The Valley accumulates financial and human resource, and regenerates itself by transforming these resources into innovative products and ideas.
Human resources collect from all over the Americas, Asia and Europe.
English accented by various tongues is the common language of the Valley. Many individuals come to Silicon Valley for the sole purpose of working in the Valley. Still many are drawn as a result of serendipity. The Japanese women in this article have all found themselves working at the heart of the Valley due to a chain of unexpected events. Few, however, can share Akiko Yamazaki's convoluted story.