INOUE Hajime
INOUE Hajime
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I was born and raised in Yokohama, Japan in 1965.
When I was in elementary school, I met Yasuo Miyazawa, the founder of SEISA. For the next 48 years, until his passing, I had the privilege of walking alongside him and learning from his way of life.
Looking back, my path has crossed many fields: education, welfare, school leadership, institutional development, international cooperation, sport, community development, public service, and early childhood education. Rather than following a fixed career plan, I have often stepped into places where my heart was stirred, where people were calling out, or where something needed to be created.
What connects these experiences is a single concern: how we create places where people are not excluded, but recognise one another, complement one another, and build something together.
Today, I continue this work through SEISA Children’s Garden KIDS planet, while also connecting people, organisations, communities, and the wider world through education, welfare, and international cooperation.
How I See Life and Work
How I See Life and Work
Rather than living according to a fixed plan, I have often stepped toward what stirred my heart in the moment. Sometimes I have been burned along the way, but I have always liked taking unfamiliar paths. What I have enjoyed most is creating something meaningful together with people I have met through coincidences that later felt inevitable.
Education
Education
Waseda University, First Faculty of Letters, Major in German Literature
Major Work Experience
Major Work Experience
2026: Secretary General, Seisa Children’s Garden KIDS planet Educational Corporation
2024: Director General, Kanagawa Prefectural Nakai Yamayuri-En, Home for mentally challenged adults
2024: Director General, Kanagawa Prefectural Developmental Disabilities Support Center
2024: Senior Advisor, Welfare, Children, and Future Bureau, Kanagawa Prefecture
2023: Human Resources Development Advisor for Facilities Supporting People with Disabilities, Disability Services Division, Welfare Department, Welfare, Children, and Future Bureau, Kanagawa Prefecture
2023: Founded Commons Raft Inc. ; Representative Director
2023: Director, Dream Forest Supporters, General Incorporated Association
2023: Assistant Secretary-General, Seisa Group General Incorporated Association
2021: Director, Seisa Children’s Garden KIDS planet Educational Corporation
2016: Auditor, Kanagawa Prefecture Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Support Association
2014: Council Member, Foundation for Global Children General Incorporated Foundation
2014: President, Seisa University
2012: General Manager, Seisa Group
2010: Director, Foundation for Global Children General Incorporated Foundation
2010: Director, Space Weather Association (General Incorporated Association)
2009: Chairman, Kokusai Gakuen Educational Institute
2006: Representative Director, Sanse Co., Ltd.
2004: Principal, Seisa Gakuen High School, Yokohama Campus
2002: Vice Principal, Seisa Gakuen High School, Yokohama Campus
2000: Auditor, Futuro, Specified Non-Profit Organization(NPO)
1998: Director, Orbis Co., Ltd.
1995: Director, Kokusai Gakuen Education Institute
1991: Orbis Co., Ltd.
1989: Nissei Lease Co., Ltd.
Other Major Roles and Activities
Other Major Roles and Activities
2024: Member, Kanagawa Prefecture Council for the Support of Independence for Persons with Disabilities
2024: Vice President, Western Kanagawa Association of Directors of Facilities for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
2024: Chair, Western Kanagawa Executive Committee for Cultural Programs for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
2023: Member, Kanagawa Prefecture Inclusive Childcare Study Group
2020: Panelist, Ashoka Japan Youth Venture Review Committee
2015: Professor Emeritus, Shandong Foreign Languages Vocational College (China)
2015: Council Member, Odawara-Hakone Chamber of Commerce and Industry
2015: Visiting Researcher, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo
Major Publications and Contributions
Major Publications and Contributions
2023: Edited: *The ROOTS of SEISA* (English version)
2022: Edited: *The Roots of Seisa*
2022: Contribution: “Yasuo Miyazawa as the Default” (Seisa University Bulletin, “Kyosei Science Research,” No. 18)
2018: Co-authored: *A Place Where “I Don’t Want to Go” Becomes “I Want to Go”* (Shogakukan)
2015: Roundtable Discussion: “‘Discussing the Origins of Symbiotic Science’—Its Perspective and Goals” (Seisa University Bulletin “Kyosei Science Research" No. 10)
2014: Contribution: “Carrying On the Legacy of Seisa” (Another Place for Learning 2015)
2013: Article: “Thinking About the Future of Diverse Education Together with Leaders: Practices and Prospects of Eleven Leaders” (Monthly Learning REVIEW)
2012: Article (Co-authored): “Vaccine-associated paralytic poliomyelitis in Japan” (The Lancet)
2012: Dialogue: “The Importance of Becoming ‘Someone’” (Compiled from a dialogue with Yuji Kuroiwa, Governor of Kanagawa Prefecture)
2011: Interview Article: “‘Sharing Joy Through Empathy’ Is Our Greatest Asset” (Learning REVIEW)
2010: Contribution: “Thoughts on Founding and Succession” (New Places of Learning 2011)
Major Lectures and Presentations
Major Lectures and Presentations
Reiwa 4 (2023) Symposium Hosted by Seisa University: “Considering Diverse Work Styles from the Perspective of Neurodiversity!” Keynote Address
Reiwa 3 (2022) Japan Society for Symbiotic Science Symposium Joint Presentation: “Supporting the Active Participation of People with Disabilities: Agreement with Yokohama City—The Yokohama Model”
Reiwa 1 (2019) Minna Denryoku [Renewable Energy x Education x SDGs Symposium] “Toward the Realization of SDG Goal 7: ‘Affordable and Clean Energy’”
Reiwa 1 (2019) Odawara 100-Person Meeting: “‘Learning’”
Heisei 31 (2019) Corporate, NPO, and University Partnership Meeting: “The Three Promises: ‘Recognize People, Do Not Exclude People, Build Community’”
Heisei 30 (2018) 63rd Japan PTA Kyushu Block Research Conference (Kagoshima), Session 5: “Recognize People, Do Not Exclude People, Build Community”
Heisei 30 (2018) Kanagawa Association for Community Healthcare, 30th Study Session: “Individualized Healthcare, Individualized Education”
Heisei 30 (2018) Study Session for Members of the Parliamentary League for Support of People with Developmental Disabilities: “‘Recognizing People, Not Excluding People, Building Community’: Seisa’s Three Promises”
Heisei 29 (2017) Lecture at the NPO Health and Medical Development Organization: “Recognizing People, Not Excluding People, Building Community—Seisa’s Philosophy That Transcends Borders and Its Expression”
Heisei 29 (2017) Odawara-Hakone Chamber of Commerce and Industry Lecture: “Hoshino Ikada”
Heisei 27 (2015) Tokyo Shoseki Staff Training Lecture: “A Network of Collaborative Education Spreading Across the World: Seisa’s VISION”
Heisei 27 (2015) Oiso Rotary Club: “The Seisa Group’s International Support and Exchange Activities”
Heisei 26 (2014) 7th Local Summit in Sakata/Shonai—Keynote Speech—“Education: Realizing a ‘Paradise for Raising Children’ by Improving the Child-Rearing Environment”
Heisei 26 (2014) Lecture at the Private University Summit in the People’s Republic of China (2014 GAUP - HUANGHE CONFERENCE) “Internationalization of Higher Education”
Heisei 25 (2013) Hosted by Seisa University—10th Anniversary Pre-Symposium “At a Paradigm Shift”
Heisei 25 (2013) Hosted by Manabi Link—“What Is Seisa’s Diverse Education That Goes Beyond the School System?”
Heisei 24 (2012) 5th Local Summit in Akune—Discussion Moderator—“Nurturing Children Who Will Lead the Future”
Heisei 23 (2011) 4th Local Summit in Nanto: Discussion Moderator “Nurturing Children Who Will Lead the Future”
Heisei 23 (2011) Education Symposium: “Practicing Relational Education for Children Who Refuse to Attend School—The Goals of Empathy-Based Education”
Heisei 22 (2010) 3rd Local Summit in Odawara: Discussion Moderator, “‘Education’ for Learning About Life Together”
Heisei 22 (2010) Environmental Symposium “From the Perspective of Learning”: From Environmental Issues in the Pacific Rim—Considering Sustainable Coexistence Between People and Nature—
Heisei 22 (2010) Lecture hosted by the Katayanagi Gakuen Japan Institute of Technology: “The Philosophy of Private Schools”
Heisei 21 (2009) 2nd Local Summit in Matsuyama and Uwajima: Discussion Moderator “Sustainable Local Communities and Education”
Heisei 19 (2007) 4th Conference of the Society for Private Education: Presentation, “Private Education and Correspondence Universities”
Heisei 19 (2007) 4th Conference of the Society for Private Education: Joint Presentation, “From Age 0 to 83: The Activities of the Seisa Group”
Major Qualifications and Licences
Major Qualifications and Licences
Automobiles: Standard Driver’s License; Standard Motorcycle License
Vessels: Class 1 Small Vessel License; Special Small Vessel License
Teaching: Junior High and High School Teacher’s License (English)
Other: Certified Small and Medium Enterprise Management Consultant (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)
I look forward to meeting people with whom I can create something meaningful.
I look forward to meeting people with whom I can create something meaningful.
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