After the Lehman Shock in 2008, the rules of the world economy have changed drastically. At the same time, the worldwide spread of ICT technology has accelerated the globalization the interchange of people, resources, and information. While the values of developed countries continuously diversify and people are searching for new lifestyles, rising nations such as Brazil, Russia, India and China with their growing power are realizing the “Global World Economy” and are changing the world’s power balance.
Since we live in a turbulent economy and rapid globalization, education is in need of change in this transformation. As a company working in the educational field, we believe that it is our mission to contribute to producing skilled human beings with high spirits and broad global view.
We strive to realize our business vision by creating new style of education and pursuing educational values.
We hope our services help people to cultivate their “Seeds” of “WiLL ” which in turn, can create a better society.
| 1970 | Born in Yokohama City, Japan |
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| 1994 | Graduated Sophia University and Joined ITOCHU Corporation Executed Subway Construction Project at Jakarta,Indonesia in Infrastructure Project Department |
| 2000 | Resigned ITOCHU Corporation Launched WiLL Seed Company Limited and assumed the President |
| 2003 | Acceded to an adjunct professor at Waseda University Business School's MBA program Elected as a New Asian Leader* of World Economic Forum |
| 2004 | Nominated as a member of the Ministry of Education's committee for "Promotion of International Education in Primary and Intermediate Education" |
| 2006 | Participated in Japan Society's US-Japan Innovators Project as a delegate from Japan |
| 2009 | Elected as a Young Global Leader of World Economic Forum |
| 2010 | Elected as a Asia 21 Young Global Leader of Asia Society |
Our programs have been adopted by more than 350 leading companies and groups in Japan, including those listed below as examples:
In association with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, we have developed entrepreneurship education programs and delivered these to over 60,000 students in more than 550 schools nation-wide (elementary and junior-high students). In our programs, students learn how to cultivate a creative mind, critical thinking skills, communication skills and social skills.
| Name | WiLL Seed Company Limited |
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| Established | July 7, 2000 |
| Address | 9th Floor, Asahi Seimei Ebisu Bldg, 1-3-1, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 150-0013 Telephone: 81-3-6408-0801 / Facsimile: 81-3-6408-0802 |
| President | Chikara Paul Funabashi |
| Group Enterprise | WAKUWORK ENGLISH co.,ltd http://wwenglish.jp/ |