SHE Inc., the company behind the women’s career school SHElikes, announced that its representative director, CEO and CCO Eri Fukuda will release her first book, Turning “Someone Like Me” Into “Because It’s Me,” on May 15, 2026. The book drew strong attention immediately after preorders began and ranked No. 1 in 10 Amazon bestseller categories, including career design, leadership, work techniques and organization, management and human resources, entrepreneurs, corporate management, business administration, general affairs, HR and labor management, labor, and business and IT. The book is divided into two parts. Part 1, “My Story, When I Was Nobody,” describes how Fukuda, who once lacked confidence and felt she had nothing, opened up her own path in life. Part 2, “Your Story, As You Begin to Move Forward,” presents ways of thinking and exercises that help readers face themselves and expand their own value and potential. Fukuda founded SHE in 2017 with the vision of creating a world where each person can demonstrate their unique value and live with passion. Through SHElikes, the company has provided not only skills training in areas such as web design, marketing, and writing, but also coaching and community support to help women find work and life styles that feel true to themselves. To date, SHE has worked with more than 250,000 women. Over the years, Fukuda repeatedly heard women say, “I don’t know what I want to do,” “I want to take on a challenge, but I lack confidence,” and “I feel like I have nothing.” Even when they truly wanted to change and live more authentically, the feeling of “someone like me” held them back. Fukuda herself carried that feeling for many years. Raised in rural Shiga, she struggled with the anxiety of being nobody and the self-denial of feeling she had no value, yet continued to face her own life. Those experiences became the foundation of this book. Rather than a success theory written by someone who was confident from the beginning, the boo