Kawano Kota (川野晃太), a 37-year-old president in Shima, has been appointed a regional ambassador for Atotsugi Koshien, a business succession competition organized by the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. His selection was based on his track record of renovating the former site of a pearl farm operated by his grandfather and subsequent generations into accommodation and training facilities.
Kawano Kota (川野晃太), the 37-year-old president of うみらぼ in Shima, has been appointed a regional ambassador for the Small and Medium Enterprise Agency's Atotsugi Koshien competition for business successors. His placement in last year's regional qualifying competition was recognized, and he was selected to help develop the next generation of business successors in the region. He is expected to play a leading role in promoting support for business succession in the region.
Kawano renovated the former site of a pearl farm operated by his grandfather and subsequent generations and now runs accommodation and training facilities there. The award has attracted attention as a practical example of business succession and regional revitalization, and his future activities are being covered.