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Depopulation and development potential of Japan local city 〜Sustainability and Well-Being in Living〜

This introduces the regional challenges facing Kobayashi City, Miyazaki Prefecture, a regional municipality in Japan with abundant agricultural, forestry, and livestock industry resources. Using Japan's postwar growth and its slowdown, as well as the post-bubble economic recession as a benchmark, this also introduces the transformation of Kobayashi, Miyazaki Prefecture, as a real case of the transformation of a Japanese community and the challenges that have arisen in the process. In addition to the environmental and economic macro perspectives, the resolution of issues and residual challenges in the Japanese region by adding factors such as the psychological and spiritual changes of the actors in response to the region's unique challenges are introduced.

  • Target
    Bachelor, Master, Doctor, General, High school
  • Language
    Japanese, English
  • Caption
    English
  • Lecture time
    45-60min.
  • Start month
    Anytime
  • Length
    Short
  • Delivery method
    Ondemand
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©University of Tsukuba.  Last Update 2024-05-29
  • Content
    学習内容
  • Staff
    スタッフ
  • Competency
    コンピテンシー
  • Related Contents
    関連コンテンツ

Content／学習内容

  • 　①Part1：Challenges and Changes in the Industrial Structure of a Local City

    　 - Understand the geographical features and natural resources of Kobayashi City, including its location in the Kyushu region of Japan.

    　 - Understand the history and development of the industry in Kobayashi City, including its historical significance.

    　 - Understand the demographic changes that have occurred in Kobayashi City and other regional cities in Japan.

    　 - Enhance knowledge and understanding of the environmental, social, and economic factors related to potential city disappearance.

  • 　②Part2：Creativity and Judgment to Solve Local Issues

    　 - Understand the economic and social developments in Japan during the 1960s and 1970s.

    　 - Understand the challenges faced by local governments in designing and implementing social security systems.

    　 - Understand the financial challenges faced by Japanese local governments in the 1970s and the relationship between national and local governments.

    　 - Understand the specific solution developed for the issues of local government.

  • 　③Part3：Building Skills and Achieving Ideas to Contribute to Local Society Development

    　 - Understand the importance of local agriculture and food culture in regional development.

    　 - Understand the beneficial essence of region for the value proposition.

    　 - Gain knowledge about the concept of "local tacit knowledge" and its contribution to the revitalization of a region.

    　 - Understand the roles of Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers as one of the approaches to the local area development.

    　 - Gain an understanding of the growing global movement towards sustainability and social responsibility.

Staff／スタッフ

    • Content Production
    Production&Supervision: MSD inc.

Production Cooperation:
Kobayashi City, Former Mayor, Kobayashi PR Ambassador, Masahiro Higo
Kokoya de Kobayashi Owner Chef, Jun Chii

Competency／コンピテンシー

  • Literacy
  • Problem finding ability
  • Problem solving skill
  • Creativity
  • Situation grasping ability

Learning Goal

  • Be able to explain and illustrate to others as a system structure on a single page slide what local societial and ecnomic issues exist and what challenges people are facing in Kobayashi City, Miyazaki Prefecture
  • Be able to understand what specific solutions are being implemented by a deputy mayor and be able to explain and illustrate them to others as a system structure on a single page slide
  • Be able to explain what kind of solution you would implement if you were a key player in this situation and illustrate it to others as a system structure on a single page slide

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