More and more families are unable to buy the food they need due to economic reasons. Some children are unable to study due to economic reasons. But the good news is that there are seniors in Japan who cannot ignore this tragic reality. They have set up private organizations to run “children’s cafeterias” that provide free and inexpensive meals. Due to increased interest in child poverty, the number of “children’s cafeterias” has increased from 4,960 in December 2020 to 9,132 in January 2024. This is also due to the support of public opinion. Food banks originated in the United States. When it comes to food banks, private companies and legal developments have taken the lead in Europe and the United States. This trend is also sweeping Japan. Companies such as Lawson and Mitsubishi Foods have begun donating to food banks.
The environment is being created that children’s cafeterias can become places to eat and learn. Companies are looking for the next generation of highly skilled talent. With some ingenuity, children’s cafeterias can become places for intellectual training. If remote education and programming skills, which will be necessary in the future, could be provided at children’s cafeterias, the educational disparity caused by economic disparity may be corrected. AI talent is in high demand. Simply put, AI talent is data-tentative. It can be said that they are people who can freely manipulate data mining. Differentiation and statistics are essential for data mining technology. For children who cannot differentiate and are not progressing well in their studies, it is basic to start by going back to understanding number sequences. Edtech is effective for this learning. Edtech is a coined word that combines education and technology. Using this method, Recruit analyzes the learning history of 1.4 million people and advises them on how to study. They advise children who cannot understand how to study based on models.
Young people of the future will be required to hone the abilities and skills required for global business. In order to acquire these abilities and skills, it is necessary to accumulate knowledge from a young age. If preparations are not made continuously, it will be quite difficult to develop them. Seniors have a lot of knowledge about internationalization. It is important to transfer the intellectual assets such as experience and knowledge that seniors have cultivated to the next generation of children. This will improve the country’s level of civility. In addition, there are many seniors who are able to operate children’s cafeterias and support edtech.
