My university life got off to a rocky start. At the same time that my family business was experiencing financial difficulties, I attended university while taking advantage of the newspaper scholarship system.

Throughout the four years, I put all my energy into the swimming club activities. I have a fearless personality, so I was invited to join the club even though I couldn't swim, but I ended up working hard enough to compete in the individual medley.

I often tell my employees, ``Find something you can devote yourself to and forget about your time.'' If you have time to think about unnecessary things, you'll think too much, become anxious, and even lose confidence. Studying is just like sports. If you find an interest that you can immerse yourself in and study immersively, you will gain confidence, and that confidence will lead to your next action. Repeating this process will become a valuable asset in the form of experience and career.

After graduating, I got a job at a major home improvement center. During my training period as a member of society, I was desperately trying to create opportunities for myself, hone my skills, and form my own opinions. Then, in his third year, he took over the family business in order to rebuild the overseas business. However, in order to take over, I felt that I had to be at the top in performance, so I was stationed in the United States on my own for six years, and before I knew it, I had developed a global market.

The reason we push forward with manufacturing is to support our customers, the users, but as we continue to do so, our desire to value our employees also grows. For students who are worried about not knowing their career aspirations, I think one way to clarify their career aspirations is to think about who they want to work for.

For example, the domestic market for agricultural machinery continues to decline. The main factors are a decrease in the number of employed people and advances in agricultural methods. With an eye to the future, and in order to produce human resources who can play an active role overseas, after becoming president, I steered the company's management toward overseas markets. On the other hand, we are also starting to support interesting agricultural practices that will help recover the domestic market, such as growing crops from Southeast Asia in areas of Japan where global warming is progressing. In the future, we plan to focus on developing human resources who can play an active role in the world.

What I realized while serving as company president is that position develops people. Any rough stone will shine if you polish it. And people can only improve themselves. We hope that you will experience a position where your leadership is required from your student days. There is no doubt that you can grow a lot as a person.