Ms. Sasaki began her career as journalist for print media before joining NHK in 1992 as anchor, reporter, and news director for a morning news program called Ohayo Nippon.

In 2002, she founded a production company, Fine Line Media, to streamline ongoing commitments to Japanese television while facilitating her new interest in feature documentary projects. She is also producer of a documentary entitled A Whale of a Tale (Okujirasama in Japanese.)