HUC (Higashikawa Universal Card) is the ecosystem Yoshi engaged as founder working with senior in town.
- Electronic money and point to be used for shopping (e-money points)
- Point rewarded by joining health check, volunteer, cultural event etc
- Used not only for own shopping but contributed for future (student sport, nature activity)
- Total user of 160k, with 80% of 8k resident in town (IC card & smartphone app)
- Membership enterprise 100+ by retail, restaurant, hotel, furniture, bank, agriculture, construction, education and local government
- Circular economy to enhance local production and consumption in town
- Economic impact estimated JPY 1billion/year at minimum
- Sprit of “Nobody behind” from child to senior, private store to enterprise for all industries
- Expressed as virtual shopping mall as joined by all industries
- Ecosystem to enable to sustainable future for SDGs (3,4,8,9,10,11,12,17)
- Enhance local startup and immigration
- Scholarship of international language students
- Called “Carved wooden sign of today” tool to take over the spirit of community development by senior through making carved wooden sign in front of shops
- Awarded by The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency.
- Hokkaido University Academic Journal "HUSCAP Journal" online speech made by Yoshi Sadai
- Introduced as Best practice in future vision report of “Hokkaido 2050 vision” by Hokkaido Economic Federation
