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Message from the CEO

Looking back at 2025, it was a year of significant global events including TICAD 9 in Yokohama and the inaugural "Made in Africa Tour." We are deeply grateful for the support that has enabled our growth to over 50 members across 10 global locations.

Since our founding, our philosophy has been to help Japan grow through partnerships with fast-emerging nations in Asia and Africa. We operate three core businesses — Strategic Consulting, Funds (Investment), and Human Capital & Technology — with Africa Fund I and II having invested in 62 cumulative companies by early December 2025.

Five Major Predictions for the Global South in 2026

We forecast that growth will shift decisively toward India and Africa, power-based diplomacy will replace cooperation, AI will displace jobs, capital will flow away from China, and Japan may emerge from decades of stagnation through genuine openness.

We identify Japan's population decline as the critical challenge, proposing that revitalization requires enabling Japanese enterprises and talent to compete globally within an open market framework — what we term "Rakuichi-Rakuza in the Reiwa Era."