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YBM 2025 FINALISTS
1st Prize: ¥500,000
Team: Sebastian Reina Takahashi: Kindai University Momo Yamamoto: Kindai University Linxiao Liu: Kindai University 2nd Prize: ¥300,000 Team: The Analyzers Misaki Yamagata : Shizuoka University of Art and Culture Caroline Miyuki Miyata: Shizuoka University of Art and Culture 3rd Prize: ¥200,000 Team: One Echo Nguyen Tuyet Mai: Kobe International University Gianry Tarigan: Kobe International University 4th Prize Team: Synergy Makers Shione Mashiko: Shizuoka University of Art and Culture Aileen Xia: Shizuoka University of Art and Culture Miyuki Lantayona Shizuoka University of Art and Culture 5th Prize Team: Squad 33 Kenta Ohta: Kindai University Keito Tsuchiya: Kindai University Yuki Nakanishi: Kindai University 6th Prize Team: Golden Snitchy Shiho Suzuki: Kindai University Sena Suzuki: Kindai University |
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The 2025 contest organizers would like to offer congratulations to all of the participating and winning teams that attended our third annual Young Business Masterminds (YBM) contest. We would also like to extend our appreciation to our 2025 corporate partner, NeoArc, and the semifinal and final judges. Thank you for making YBM 2025 a huge success.
2024 YBM Contest Themes
1. Accessible Tourism
For this theme, the members of your team are tasked with developing a unique and innovative business idea that addresses the challenges of accessible tourism in Japan. Teams are encouraged to analyze the current landscape of accessible tourism in Japan, identify existing gaps and challenges, and propose unique, feasible, and sustainable business solutions that contribute to making Japanese tourism more inclusive.
2. Special Interest Tourism
For this theme, the members of your team are tasked with developing a unique and innovative business idea that capitalizes on the business opportunities in special interest tourism in Japan. Teams are encouraged to explore niche markets, identify unique interests, and design creative solutions that cater to diverse traveler preferences. Teams will need to conduct thorough research, analyze current trends, and propose business ideas that not only meet market demands but also contribute to the growth and diversity of special interest tourism in Japan.
1. Accessible Tourism
For this theme, the members of your team are tasked with developing a unique and innovative business idea that addresses the challenges of accessible tourism in Japan. Teams are encouraged to analyze the current landscape of accessible tourism in Japan, identify existing gaps and challenges, and propose unique, feasible, and sustainable business solutions that contribute to making Japanese tourism more inclusive.
2. Special Interest Tourism
For this theme, the members of your team are tasked with developing a unique and innovative business idea that capitalizes on the business opportunities in special interest tourism in Japan. Teams are encouraged to explore niche markets, identify unique interests, and design creative solutions that cater to diverse traveler preferences. Teams will need to conduct thorough research, analyze current trends, and propose business ideas that not only meet market demands but also contribute to the growth and diversity of special interest tourism in Japan.
