In terms of English ability, my speaking ability has definitely improved over the past three years. The environment requires a lot of English, not only in lectures but also when asking questions to teachers and in group work with other students, so speaking ability is acquired naturally. With more opportunities to converse and improved listening skills, I am sure I will be able to use English with confidence even after entering society.

I am a member of the faculty's official student group "SANDS" and am working to raise awareness of and put into practice the SDGs on campus, in elementary and junior high schools, and in local companies. What I learned in Professor Keiko Kotani's "Business Management I" was useful for this activity. We learned the basics of business strategy, but the class content was very unique. For example, we were given the assignment to "make a plan to run a profitable rice ball shop with a budget of 10,000 yen," and we were free to design the business. The process of coming up with ideas while considering the environmental impact and the situation of other companies, rather than just making a profit, was also useful in my activities at SANDS. In my third year, I was in a position to run the group as an officer, and the ability to consider all stakeholders and the free imagination I developed in this class were useful when thinking about plans to promote the SDGs' philosophy of "leaving no one behind."

I believe that this research is useful not only in international relations but also when doing business in society. When people with different demands do business together, conflict is inevitable. By identifying the essence of the conflict and seeking appropriate solutions, it is possible to do business that benefits all parties involved. In the seminar, we are in charge of one 30-minute presentation each in the first and second semesters. I read many books about gender discrimination and LGBTQ and discussed "gender and identity." I found it fun and rewarding to thoroughly research and summarize the things I was interested in, and I was also able to gain valuable experience speaking in front of people for 30 minutes. Since the professor was in France for overseas research, there was no senior student during that time, so I think we acquired the habit of acting independently. I have built good friendships with my classmates who engaged in lively discussions and deepened our learning, even after leaving the seminar.

After graduation, I have received a job offer from Hitachi Ltd. in the Human Resources General Affairs Department. Based on my experience in organizational management at SANDS and my experience researching identity in my seminar, I wanted to work in the human resources field and lead human resources management and organizational reform when I got a job. Hitachi employs a job-based employment method, and the fact that I was guaranteed a human resources assignment from the first year was the deciding factor. Over the past 10 years, the company has evolved from a general electrical manufacturer to a company that innovates the world by making full use of IT technology. I was also very attracted to the company because it invests in businesses and technologies that are needed in the times, has an overseas profit rate of over 50%, has the opportunity to work overseas, and can work on a global stage.
During my job hunting, my professor organized an online roundtable with graduates of the Oshimura seminar. It was a very encouraging experience to have the opportunity to share my job hunting worries and future dreams with seniors working at well-known companies and institutions. In addition, during the spring break, in parallel with my job hunting, my friends and I went back and forth every day to practice interviews and research companies. After about two months of intense practice, we no longer felt uncomfortable about interviews and were able to approach them with confidence. Thanks to that, both of us were able to get into our first choice companies. I am grateful that I was able to decide on my future path because of the foreign language and specialized education in this department, the studies in the Oshimura seminar that opened my eyes to the world, and the irreplaceable friends I met.