Voice
Member's Voices
This is a message from the proud revolutionaries who gathered at Shibuya Web3 University.
No.C041
Yoshi (Oe Yoshiyuki)
President and CEO of Meta Idolverse Inc.
https://meet48japan.com/
A job with a mission
I believe that being an idol is a job that gives fans dreams, hope, and happiness. However, due to the nature of the industry, various issues have become apparent, such as activities tending to remain in a specific country, a lack of transparency in management, and the difficulty of fans' contributions being visible or heard. Based on the hypothesis that we can overcome and improve these issues by utilizing new technology, we are working every day to create a new world of entertainment.
Motivation for enrolling
We believe that there is a lot to learn from different perspectives when it comes to creating quality products and services.
As this is a global project, I decided to participate because I wanted to have contact with people who are trying to provide new value through Web3 technology in the Japanese market.
Our vision for Web3
We hope to provide new ways and experiences for idols who are spreading their wings and taking flight around the world, and for fans all over the world who support them, while ensuring transparency, and to create a world of entertainment that is filled with happiness, even as people overcome difficulties and hardships.
No.C025
dazaifu
Representative of YM Capital LLC
A job with a mission
He has been involved in rental real estate in the Japanese real estate sector for many years, and feels a calling to address the problem of vacant houses. Utilizing his experience raising children with his wife, who has traveled to over 30 countries, he opened Kairise, a family-oriented B&B in an old Japanese house, in July last year. By combining lodging with various experiences, he is conducting a demonstration experiment to create new incentives.
Motivation for enrolling
While enjoying GameFi, he was looking for a new source of revenue by combining blockchain games and real estate, and was inspired by Shibuya Web3 University's "Perfect Disaster Relief DAO" and enrolled. Through study sessions, he is learning about the importance of human connections and life while expanding his connections with the blockchain community.
Our vision for Web3
Using Web3 technology, we will issue NFTs (profit sharing type) to support private lodgings and recruit fans and supportive investors. This will allow us to raise funds faster than traditional financing, so we would like to increase the number of projects.
No.C035
Grim Reaper (Yusuke Wada)
Representative Director of YEY Limited Company
https://yey.co.jp
A job with a mission
His family runs a funeral parlor that has been in operation for generations, and he has a deep connection to funerals. However, he is also an engineer with a background in engineering from Boston University, and has developed systems necessary for funerals, and is focusing on systems for making memorial portraits, utilizing his experience at a camera manufacturer. He aims to preserve people's views on life, death, and culture through AI and photography.
Motivation for enrolling
In recent years, awareness of the grave issue in a society with a high death rate has been declining. Having witnessed the grave issue, including funerals and outdated laws, I feel that a solution unique to the 21st century is needed. Of course, there are also those who choose to have eternal memorial services in a physical grave through tree burials and other methods. In Japanese society, where remains are valued, I hope that the memorial portraits will deepen understanding of this issue.
Our vision for Web3
In light of the above issues, we propose a virtual cemetery that utilizes WEB3 technology. By moving to an on-chain system, a physical cemetery is not necessary, and the deceased can be easily remembered from anywhere in the world. While incorporating traditional religious ceremonies, it can also address social issues such as a lack of cemeteries and successors. The spread of WEB3 cemeteries will reduce the negative assets of cemeteries and contribute to the realization of a sustainable society.
No.C020
ETH RICH KID (born in 2010, second year of junior high school)
BEAR ART TOKYO IN ASAKUSA
https://bearart.jp/
I had left Tokyo, but decided to return to Tokyo at the end of my sixth year of elementary school, so I enrolled in WEB3 University when I was in my first year of junior high school. When I was in my first year of junior high school, I opened an art workshop called BEAR ART TOKYO IN ASAKUSA in Kuramae, Asakusa. After school and club activities, I go to the office and handle sales and marketing strategies, meetings, updating the AI blog, and customer service. In addition to running the shop,
As a junior high school student president, he is involved in interviews for books and columns, and gives talks on topics such as donations and activities at children's cafeterias, vocational schools, and children's cram schools about why he started his business. He also serves as student council president at his school.
A job with a mission
The reason I opened a shop in Asakusa when I was in junior high school is because I have had a dream since I was 5 years old. That dream is to deliver 1,000 onigiri to poor areas by myself when I turn 16.
I started selling NFTs when I was 10, but I couldn't make much. When I turned 12, I thought it was crazy, so I opened a store at 13 to raise funds. I didn't have any money at first, so I built the store from scratch! Thankfully, I was able to expand the store and reopen it in a big way within 5 months of opening!
At the suggestion of our customers, we were introduced to farmers and fishermen so that we could give away delicious rice balls as gifts.
Now I am making rice and seaweed from scratch to donate to the Shichijo rice farm in Kumamoto and high-quality seaweed from the Ariake Sea. Thankfully, things are going well, so I may be able to achieve my dream one year sooner than my goal of turning 15 next year. I am working hard to achieve that goal.
Motivation for enrolling
When I was in the fourth grade of elementary school in 2021, I registered and sold NFTs by myself. No one understood how to do it when I asked my friends and adults around me, and none of the programming teachers I was taking at the time understood it either. So I studied NFTs on my own by watching live Twitter broadcasts and YouTube videos in English and Japanese from Cliffpunks and Joichi Ito. There were still few people talking about NFTs and WEB3, so I was very happy when I found Shibuya WEB3 University two and a half years later. I enrolled because I wanted to join a good community and learn. The members of the creative course at Shibuya WEB3 University are all adults, but they are wonderful adults who praise, acknowledge, support, and give advice to me without treating me like a child, which gave me courage. Thank you everyone for always giving me valuable experiences. At BEAR ART TOKYO IN ASAKUSA, we also sell NFTs of our customers' works. This is the first time in the bear art industry and the world.
Our vision for Web3
I want to continue to act, not just WEB3. There are people who brought WEB1 and WEB2 to Japan when the era was not yet so global. Even though we made many mistakes and were not recognized by those around us, we did not give up and acted. I think that our lives are now richer thanks to the cooperation and technology of many people. We children want to act with an eye on the future beyond WEB3, WEB4 and WEB5.
No.C005
Mushrooms (Takashi Furukawa)
ZENSIN LLC CEO
https://zensinllc.co.jp/
A job with a mission
The "valuable images" we aim for are not just beautiful, but images that are a highly harmonious blend of sensibility and logic. By simply applying technology, it is possible to create beautiful, well-paced, and easy-to-understand images. However, what ZENSIN pursues is images with a deeper value that goes beyond these. By achieving this harmony, we aim to deliver a message to the viewer.
Motivation for enrolling
It is difficult to accomplish big things alone, so I enrolled in the school in order to gain the ability to execute on a level that goes beyond the framework of advertising. By working with colleagues who have diverse perspectives and skills, I hope to gain the ability to take on new challenges and realize my vision.
Our vision for Web3
Japan is a country that is unique in its uniqueness and charm, but in the current situation, this value is being lost. I want to combine Web3 technology with various fields to restore and strengthen the original value that Japan has. By utilizing these new technologies and ideas, I aim to connect Japan to the future in a better way.
No.C017
Daddy (Ancient Studies)
Representative Director of Kazenojidai Co., Ltd.
https://www.kazenojidai.fun/
YouTube Dada Daddy -Car Tinkerer's Video Channel-
https://www.youtube.com/@dadadadiy
A job with a mission
Our company provides management consulting in the ①IT, ②Web3, and ③entertainment industries with the corporate mission of "Making Japanese people and technology a global brand." Our goal is to establish the Japanese brand in a variety of lines and industries by sending out the excellent Japanese talent that is lost in the shrinking Japanese market to the world and creating products and services that will become global standards.
Motivation for enrolling
In 2018, while I was working in Canada, I encountered the pioneering Web3 service Crypto Kitties and learned about blockchain. As a producer at n.io , I delivered artworks that arranged the beauty of Japan to NFT fans around the world. In the spring of 2023, when I was wondering how to start and move forward with my next business, I learned about Shibuya Web3 University and immediately knew that this was the place for me. I was fortunate to be registered as an advisory company, and then I decided to enroll myself.
Our vision for Web3
1. We want to use Web3 to build a system that brings together many people and acts like a perpetual motion machine, allowing services to continue in perpetuity .
②We want to provide a service that makes it easy to understand and use complex IT systems using Web3, even for people who are not well versed in IT.
3) I want to use Web3 to create a service that Japanese people can be proud of on the world stage, that people from all over the world will look up to and gravitate towards.
4. I want to solve social problems using Web3 and contribute to Japan and the world.
No.C022
Ken-chan (Hasegawa Kenya)
Representative Director, Risk Finance Institute
https://riskfinancelaboratory.com/
