Rooted in the community, we create the future together.
The Association for Regional Innovation is a general incorporated association that supports sustainable and warm community development by connecting people to people and communities to communities.
Our goal is to be close to the field and deliver practical solutions to local issues.
Corporate Profile
| Corporate Name | Japan Association for Regional Development and Research |
| Location | 〒 060-0062 701, RMBld. 5-31-1, Minami2 jo Nishi 5-chome, Chuo-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido |
| Date of Establishment | 2025/10/20 |
| representative of a board of directors | Shoichi Suzuki |
| Business | Support for community revitalization, education, livelihood, employment, etc. |
About the Representative Director
Born in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture. After working in project management and management support at a private IT company in Tokyo, he started his own business at the age of 29.
At the age of 35, he moved to Hokkaido and now works as a freelancer in management support and IT projects.
In his private life, he has obtained a small boat pilot's license and a hunting license, while maintaining a close relationship with the community and nature,
He is also involved in activities to revitalize the community.
Comments from the Representative Director
I am pleased to announce that I have established this association and assumed the position of Representative Director.
The reason behind the establishment of the company was our strong feeling that there is a mismatch between local companies and human resources.
Local companies are suffering from labor shortages, while young people are flowing to the cities in search of better opportunities.
However, we believe that it is possible to create enough opportunities in rural areas.
Opportunities are lost and buried for inherently capable personnel due to current skills, work experience, and information disparities.
We established this association to improve this situation as much as possible.
If a trend is created in which such personnel can play an active role in their field of expertise, more people will naturally want to remain in their hometowns, and the problems of local companies will be eliminated.
We believe that this will result in the revitalization of the entire community.