The 33rd Kyushu Komori Association meeting was held on 13 October at the Okinawa Harborview Hotel, with approximately 90 people in attendance. The event was presented as an opportunity to gain a better understanding of Okinawa’s history and tourism, and remarks also addressed raising the value of the industry in the future.
The 33rd Kyushu Komori Association meeting, represented by Hara Kenshi (原健之), was held on 13 October at the Okinawa Harborview Hotel, with approximately 90 people in attendance. A brief report covered the venue and the opening of the event.
In his opening remarks, representative coordinator Hara Kenshi (原健之) explained the significance of holding the event as an opportunity for participants to better understand Okinawa in light of its postwar history, and encouraged them to make the most of its history and tourism.
Komori Zenji (小森善治), honorary chairman of KOMORI CORPORATION, said that the Kyushu Komori Association meeting in Okinawa was being held for the first time in 11 years, since 2015, and introduced “True Value” as the unified theme for 2026. He expressed a commitment to helping raise the value of the industry as a whole.
Following a keynote report on KOMORI by President Mochida Satoshi (持田訓), participants attended a lecture by Professor Maedome Hiromori (前泊博盛) of Okinawa International University, titled “An Examination of Okinawa’s Political Economy: What You Must Not Know! Behind the Statistical Figures,” followed by a reception.