2019年度の活動報告

Musashi University Faculty of Economics　Noriyuki Takahashi

2019年度の活動実績の概略

This year, we carried out two main activities.

The first is the implementation of a community business "research" course. This research course, which has been held continuously since 2012, is aimed at people who want to learn more about community business and those who have already started a business, and covers the environment surrounding community business and hot topics in the area. It is characterized by being aimed at a wide range of people, including those who are only interested, those who have no intention of starting a business themselves but are interested in supporting it, those who are considering starting one, and those who have already started. The ultimate aim is to form a "community" related to community business. This year's course was held five times. The theme for this year was "regeneration" and "reconstruction" of the region. The lecturers were invited from the "communities" that have been connected and formed through community business research activities so far. It is a useful opportunity to continuously share information about activities in each region.

The usual limit of 30 participants was deliberately reduced to a small group of around 15 people, making this a forum for interaction. Participants are always highly interested in the theme, and lively discussions can be seen between the speakers and participants, which suggests that this year's mission of "forming a community" was once again achieved. Despite being held late on a weekday, with the intention of attracting working adults, there were also university students and Musashi High School and Junior High School students in attendance, and they were seen actively participating in the discussion during the 30-minute question and answer session at the end.

The concept of the courses is shown in Table 1, the date, title, and instructor name of each course are shown in Table 2, and the number of participants is shown in Table 3.

Table 1 Community Business Research Course Concept

This year's theme is "regeneration" and "reconstruction" of the region. We will invite guests who are challenging the issues facing the region, such as financial collapse, disasters, depopulation, and industrial decline, and have them think about this theme together with the audience.

Table 2 Contents of the Community Business Research Course

times	Date and time	Title (Theme)	Lecturer
1st	2019Tuesday, November 5th 18:30~	"Yubari's Past, Present and Future" - Using Yubari as a mirror to think about one's own future and that of the town -	Mr. Shinya Kanazawa NEXT YUBARI Co., Ltd. HALKSManaging Director
2nd time	2019Tuesday, November 12th 18:30~20:30	2035Aiming for a society where wood is a part of everyday life - Hida Itsuki Group Initiatives -	Mr. Hironari Inoue Hida Itsuki Co., Ltd. Planning Research Department Manager Sumire Community Trust Co., Ltd. Managing Director
3rd	2019Tuesday, November 19th 18:30~20:30	The timeless and ever-changing nature of regional revitalization -What has changed and what has remained the same-	Noriyuki Takahashi　he Professor, Faculty of Economics Musashi University
4th	2019Tuesday, November 26th 18:30~20:30	Real RPG - Experience a simulation of real-life challenges in the local area -	Mr. Masayuki Oshima CEO of Youbi Specially Appointed Lecturer, Shinshu University
5th	2019Tuesday, December 3rd 18:30~20:30	The road to revitalizing the shopping district Minami Sanriku	Mr. Tadahiko Abe Minamisanriku Town "Sansan Shopping Street" Former Chairman

Table 3 Number of participants

times	No.1times	No.2times	No.3times	No.4times	No.5times
Total number of participants	14 people	18 people	18 people	19 people	18 people
Number of students	2 people	5 people	2 people	7 people (2)	6 people (3)

* () indicates Musashi High School students

The second is a field survey of local community-based revitalization efforts.

This year, we conducted three interviews in three regions. The dates, themes, and main contents are shown in Table 4. There was one continuing survey and three new surveys.

Table 4. Outline of the field survey

times	schedule	Themes etc.	Main Contents
１	2019year 7month29Day ~30day	On-site survey and meetings Yubari City, Hokkaido Regional revitalization (New)	The main purpose of the visit was to discuss the direction of city administration after Mayor Suzuki becomes Governor of Hokkaido and to discuss a lecture scheduled for autumn. The new mayor is a "pure" Yubari man, having come from Yubari, worked at Yubari City Hall, and is a city council member, and it was confirmed that he will steadily carry on the policies of the previous mayor Suzuki. It was decided that Mr. Kanazawa, who was a close aide to the previous Yubari mayor, would be the speaker for the autumn lecture.
２	2019year 9month4day	Field survey Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture Regional revitalization (New)	Visit to inspect a successful example of regional revitalization and local entrepreneurship by Hida Itsuki Co., Ltd. in Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture Mr. Hironari Inoue, Director of Planning and Research Department, Hida Itsuki Co., Ltd. Head Office (Enacho, Takayama City, Gifu Prefecture) We have approached him about being invited as a guest lecturer for the fall research course.
３	2020year 2month16Day ~17day	Field survey Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture Regional revitalization (New)	From Gojome Town in Akita Prefecture, we will be meeting practitioners who continue to take on challenges in various regions of Japan and around the world.Local to LocalThis tour will inspect examples of local corporate activities that utilize diverse networks to create new businesses and conduct collaborative projects with educational institutions. Habataku Co., Ltd. (Babame, Homonaidai, Gojome-machi, Minamiakita-gun, Akita Prefecture)
４	2020year 3month27Day ~30day	Field survey Yomitan Village, Okinawa Prefecture Regional revitalization (continuation)	In order to further develop revitalization measures that utilize local resources, a new event called the Ryukyu Lantern Festival has been held as a measure to deal with the off-season and attract visitors. Last year, I was unable to visit during the Lantern Festival, but this year the period was extended, so I was able to visit during the event. In addition, I conducted a hearing survey about the COVID-19 countermeasures being taken as a tourist destination.

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