Changing Global Well-being with Japanese Culture
FIRST Educational announced its vision to enhance global well-being through Japanese culture (such as tea ceremony and Zen). Kaori Ota, the company's representative, has been selected for the JETRO Jstar-X Women Entrepreneurs Course, with an eye towards expanding into the US market.
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Our company supports April Dream, which aims to make April 1st a day for announcing dreams.
This press release is the dream of FIRST Educational.
Kaori Ota, Representative Director of FIRST Educational Co., Ltd., aims to realize a future where the hearts and lives of people around the world are enriched through Japanese culture.
### Selected for JETRO Jstar-X Women Entrepreneurs Course (San Francisco 25-26)
A program for Japanese startup female entrepreneurs aiming to enter the US market. It's a practical program combining online and in-person training sessions, where participants can learn directly from mentors and investors.
In modern society, stress, loneliness, and exhaustion due to information overload have become serious issues.
Especially in Western countries, interest in "well-being" and "mindfulness" continues to grow year by year,
and people are seeking more essential spiritual richness.
Amidst this, we have focused on the spiritual cultures deeply rooted in Japan since ancient times, such as "Sado" (tea ceremony) and "Zen."
These are not merely traditional cultures, but originally "practices for calming the mind and focusing on the present moment,"
and we believe they are values needed precisely in modern society.
## ■ The potential of Japanese culture confirmed in Silicon Valley
FIRST Educational Co., Ltd. is implementing JETRO's initiative.
Keywords: April Dream, female entrepreneur, female executive, startup, overseas expansion, Japanese cultural experience, tea ceremony
This press release is the dream of FIRST Educational.
Kaori Ota, Representative Director of FIRST Educational Co., Ltd., aims to realize a future where the hearts and lives of people around the world are enriched through Japanese culture.
### Selected for JETRO Jstar-X Women Entrepreneurs Course (San Francisco 25-26)
A program for Japanese startup female entrepreneurs aiming to enter the US market. It's a practical program combining online and in-person training sessions, where participants can learn directly from mentors and investors.
In modern society, stress, loneliness, and exhaustion due to information overload have become serious issues.
Especially in Western countries, interest in "well-being" and "mindfulness" continues to grow year by year,
and people are seeking more essential spiritual richness.
Amidst this, we have focused on the spiritual cultures deeply rooted in Japan since ancient times, such as "Sado" (tea ceremony) and "Zen."
These are not merely traditional cultures, but originally "practices for calming the mind and focusing on the present moment,"
and we believe they are values needed precisely in modern society.
## ■ The potential of Japanese culture confirmed in Silicon Valley
FIRST Educational Co., Ltd. is implementing JETRO's initiative.
Keywords: April Dream, female entrepreneur, female executive, startup, overseas expansion, Japanese cultural experience, tea ceremony