Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Mwaka wa2007 wakaona Sato achisvika pakakwirira pabasa rake. Akanga ari mumhanyi wechipiri shure kwaAtsushi Fujita paBeppu-Ōita Marathon. Akanga ari wechipiri kubva pane akanakisisa ake paSapporo Half Marathon, achitora nzvimbo yechitatu pachikuva. Pa
2007 IAAF World Road Running Championships akaputsa rekodhi yeAsia yehafu yemarathon nenguva ye1: 00:25 maawa. Izvi zvakamupa nzvimbo yechipfumbamwe yakazara, asi aive mumwe wevatambi vaviri chete vasina kuberekwa muAfrica kuti vapedze vari pakati pegumi (pamwe naMarilson dos Santos). Pakupera kwegore iye akanga ari muJapan wokutanga mumhanyi kumba paFukuoka Marathon uye kumhanya kwake kwemaawa 2:07:13 nokuda kwenzvimbo yechitatu kwakamuita wechina wechiJapan anomhanyisa marathon wenguva dzose uye akamuwana nzvimbo paOlympic team.