Category Archives: Regional Revitalization

“Small Changes for Big Impact” Sesa+Me Corporate Training Workshop with Drop Inc.

On the 17th of December, the Sesa+Me team, together with Tane no Chikara, held a workshop for 5 participants from Drop Inc., an Osaka-based startup consulting firm. The aim of the workshop was to allow participants to experience the practical aspect of SDGs and learn about ways to incorporate sustainable practices into their daily lives,[…]

AYF’s visit to Hyogo Prefectural Government Office

Awaji Youth Federation follows the mission of Pasona Group Inc. which is “to solve society’s problems”. We also strongly believe that in order to help people around us, we need to share our ideas with them, exchange opinions, receive feedback, and collaborate to achieve our mutual goals. One of the events contributing to establishing connections[…]

[INTERVIEW] Terrie Lloyd, CEO of Japan Travel KK talks about tourism industry

Category: #Interview #Awaji #regional revitalization #tourism Interview date: Sep 11th, 2018 Writer: KamilQuestion: What is the importance of tourism to Japanese economy now? How do you expect that it will develop in the coming years? Mr. Lloyd: There are three distinct tourism markets in Japan but only one of them is growing substantially. The traditional and largest market is[…]

[INTERVIEW] Yasushi Nakayama, former mayor of Kyotango city talks about regional Revitalization

Category: #Interview #Regional Revitalization Interview date: Sep 26th, 2018 Writer: Valentin Defossez What were the main problems facing Kyotango when you became mayor? Mr. Nakayama: I became the mayor of Kyotango one month after six smaller towns had merged into one, and at that time it was full of problems, which covered a wide spectrum[…]