Southwest Japan's Challenges: Global Wave / Businesses Pop Up on Remote Islands in Support of Locals' Dreams; State of Islands Provides Vision of Japan's Future

On a remote island about 40 kilometers west of the mainland of Kyushu, a company is drawing nationwide attention. The island company, called “Higashishinakai no Chiisana Shima Brand” (small island brand in the East China Sea), is headquartered on the Koshiki Island chain in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima ...