Blog#1 Pioneering human resources needed to the African market. (Ryuko)

I'd like to introduce the article on 4th Jun The TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) three-days meetings in Yokohama, which is held every five years, and was started in 1993 at the initiative of Japan as a forum for African leaders to discuss Africa’s economic development and shape of assistance to the continent.

Africa is rich in energy resources and rare metals needed for high-tech products. China has already moved aggressively into African market to expand their business to not only developing the resources but also selling products made in China. As I watched television program last year about a Chinese aggressive young man, who stayed to build up a tower-shaped station for wireless communication network at the inland of Africa, He lived in the wilderness alone and cooked his own meals every day, because there was no accommodation around there.

On the other hand, recent Japanese young man does never stay in such wilderness. The television program reported that most Japanese young people were brought up in an indulged home environment and they did not want to stay in undeveloped countries. If spineless Japanese young people are increasing, it is said to be concerned about the nation's future and the useless to attracting development assistance and private investment by Japanese government proposal.

I think it takes to make young people mentally stronger to live alone in foreign countries. Though they see all the different kinds of trouble that will happens, their experiences would make them to be tough. I think the funds are not only for official development assistance in Africa but also the pioneering human resources needed to the market.