Business plan contest for high school students January 12 20:43
A contest was held in Tokyo to compete with high school students from all over Japan for new business plans, and various ideas were presented, including measures to revitalize local communities using digital technology.
The contest was opened by the Japan Finance Corporation, a government-affiliated financial institution, to raise interest in starting a new business.
On the 12th, out of 409 high schools nationwide, 10 teams that passed the screenings so far went through the final screening at the University of Tokyo.
At the judging, many ideas were presented to solve familiar issues such as environmental issues and regional revitalization.
Among them, a high school team in Okayama Prefecture has announced plans to develop virtual idol dancers and create games and other content to widely spread local dances designated as important national intangible folk cultural properties Did.
As a result of the judging, the team at the Osaka Prefectural Mikunigaoka High School, who devised a stick-shaped glue designed to be used up unnecessarily, won.
One of the high school students who participated said, "I was able to learn how to turn familiar problems into business, and I hope to use them in the future."
Mr. Tokuyuki Takahashi of Musashi University, the chairman of the judging committee, said, "I was impressed that I was serious about social issues with ideas not found in adults. I would like you to try entrepreneurship by all means."