Kikuko Yano was searching for a job she could do her entire life, and found it in the Internet firm she started on her own.
Yano's career as a magazine editor helped her found cafeglobe.com, a front-runner in Internet portals catering to working Japanese women.
Yano founded the site in 1999, when Internet use began proliferating in Japan. The site (www.cafeglobe.com) began drawing attention for its wide range of content, which includes not only fashion, but also economics and politics — topics women's magazines usually avoid.