Yoko Takano (Thai name: Chanikarn Takano) is a Japanese-Thai model and actress. She entered the industry in 1993 after being a contestant in the Miss Thailand World competition. Although not crowned, she became popular for her beauty and sexy image. She then build her career as a model and actress.
In 2005, Yoko married a Japanese businessman and moved with her husband to Singapore, but they got divorced a few years later. After that, she returned to Thailand.
In 2014, she was rushed to the hospital due to acute renal failure. In 2016, she was diagnosed with encephalitis and has to regularly take medications to reduce the symptoms. She currently works as a fortune teller.