The Fuji Five Lakes Natural Capital Area Forum was established in December 2022. Looking back on the vision of the "Natural Capital Area" that the forum has set forth, Takeshi Okada, principal of FC Imabari High School, who was appointed as the forum's chief advisor, and Hiroshi Tasaka, president of 21st Century Academy, who is the chairman of the forum, spoke about the philosophy that underpins its founding, the essence of education and capital that are required in an uncertain era, and the future vision of Japan. The outline of the contents of the discussion and the start time of each item are as follows. 00:04 - How will society change in the future? 04:17 - What are the problems with education in Japan today? 11:33 - What are the conditions for human resources to be active in the future? 26:55 - How can we cultivate "active human resources"? 40:44 - Why did you establish the academy? 54:00 - About the form of cooperation between the academy and the local community 01:07:31 - What do you expect from the Fuji Five Lakes Natural Capital Area Forum? [Digest version available here] • [Digest version] Discussion: "The Future of Japan and Human Resources as Envisioned by the Fuji Five Lakes Nature Capital Area Forum..." [Profile of Takeshi Okada] Headmaster of FC Imabari High School. Chairman of Imabari Yume Sports Co., Ltd. Born in Osaka in 1956. After graduating from the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, he joined the Furukawa Electric soccer club and was selected for the Japanese national team. After retiring, he has served as the Japan national team manager (two World Cups), Consadole Sapporo manager (J2 champion), Yokohama F. Marinos manager (two consecutive J1 championships), and Hangzhou Greentown in the Chinese Super League. In 2014, he became the owner of FC Imabari. He has received numerous awards, including AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Best Manager, J.League Best Manager, and induction into the Japan Football Hall of Fame. He is a special senior advisor to Deloitte Tohmatsu Consulting LLC, an outside director at Japan Enterprise Co., Ltd., and a senior advisor to the Japan Football Association. His main publications include "Okada Method - A soccer coaching system for 16-year-olds to create independent players and autonomous organizations" (Eiji Publishing). [Tasaka Hiroshi Profile] Graduated from the University of Tokyo. Completed graduate school at the same university. Doctor of Engineering. President of 21st Century Academy. Professor Emeritus at Tama University Graduate School. Special advisor to the Governor of Yamanashi Prefecture. Founded the Japan Research Institute after working at the world's largest think tank. In addition to developing various new businesses through the strategies of cross-industry consortiums, he also served as a strategic adviser to the top management of three major companies. In addition to his international activities, he has served as a special advisor to the Prime Minister, a specialist committee member of the World Economic Forum (Davos Conference), and the Japanese representative of the Budapest Club of the World's Wise Men. He also opened the Tasaka School, which brings together 8,000 managers, and has been involved in training many managers and professionals for many years. He has published over 100 books both in Japan and overseas, including "Polishing the Intellect," "Polishing Humanity," and "Tasaka Hiroshi Talks About the Future of Humanity." http://hiroshitasaka.jp/ ▼Fuji Five Lakes Nature Capital Area Forum Official Website https://fuji5lakes-forum.jp/ ▼Inquiries Companies and organisations who wish to participate in this forum should contact the forum management office <info＠fuji5lakes-forum.jp>, providing the following information: [Company/organisation name / person in charge / contact number / subject (request to participate in forum or inquiry) / message content].