Experiences
The damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake sparked my interest in regional revitalization issues, and I am facing issues from various perspectives not only by attending lectures, but also by launching student organizations and activities, as well as internships in Japan and overseas.Here, I would like to introduce my activities since I entered university.
01
Virginia Legislature, Rodney Willett Office (January-March 2022)
I did an internship as a congressman in the Virginia State Legislature, USA.
Assisting representatives in their affairs, summarizing the opinions of lobbyists and local residents on the bill, and conveying them to the representatives through a dedicated platform or by word of mouth
◆ Participating in the Agriculture and Finance Committees and the plenary session and constantly considering the differences from the Japanese Diet
◆ Carefully read emails and documents from local organizations and residents, summarize the key points, and submit them to the representative
◆ Participate in informal meetings hosted by other representatives, summarize information, and provide information to representatives
02
``SEEDs'' Community Activity Student Group (October-April 2022)
I belonged to the student group SEEDs at the university where I studied abroad.
◆ Conduct fieldwork mainly in West Virginia, visit professors and committees of other universities, and local residents to learn about industry, social security, and the environment.
◆Delicate issues such as race, history, and gender are discussed within the organization by diverse members.
◆ Visit free clinics and churches in the state and do volunteer work
◆Creating SEEDs Journal and distributing it on campus
03
City Board Intern, Matthew Consulting (September 2022-May 2023)
When I was studying abroad, I did an internship at the city's citizen-participatory budget committee through a political consultant.
◆ Citizen Participatory Budget Formulation Collecting cases of other countries and states, converting them into data and submitting it to the committee
◆ Plan and hold forums at universities in order to raise awareness of public participation-type budgets.
◆Creating a website for the committee and posting related articles on a regular basis
Participate in the committee every other week and hold a consulting meeting every other week
←The photo was taken at a forum held at my university.
Created Richmond city participatory budgeting sitehere
04
Representative office of Kiyoshi Igarashi (January-April 2022)
I did an internship at the office of Mr. Kiyoshi Igarashi in the 2nd Members' Office Building.
◆ Assisting Diet members with clerical work and coordinating times for meetings (leks) between Diet members and national civil servants
◆ Participated in three parliamentary groups in Japan, such as agriculture, transportation, and energy issues
◆ Providing policy-related newspaper information to members of the Diet
◆ Held at least five regular meetings of the Diet Members Political Federation and adjusted the schedule.
05
``Thinking after the earthquake'' student group (October 2021-present)
I started a student organization with a friend I met in a lecture on "Thinking about post-earthquake disasters," and I am working on it.
◆Meetings are held twice a month to discuss topics brought in by students.
◆ Conduct fieldwork in Tokyo and learn about civil engineering and regional revitalization
◆Visit areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake, ask local residents about the current situation, and visit the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant
◆Activities were featured in a book by Professor Keiko Kaneko, Faculty of Education, Waseda University
06
StudyPlus Co., Ltd., New Business Division (September 2021-July 2022)
◆ Hold more than 50 business talks with Japanese high schools regarding our products and acquire new customers ◆ Manage project team members and plan multiple events for intern members
◆ Guidance to 10 junior intern members in a limited time, improve skills and systems, and increase productivity
◆Draft an efficient method for smooth negotiations
