A word from me
Young Yasunari was in third grade in elementary school.
He finished his summer math homework in three days.
However, he neglected his picture diary, and by the end of August, he had to ask his mother for help and struggled to complete it.
Today’s children likely don’t have summer homework like picture diaries.
He was good at writing essays at school, but he had never written a diary.
He was interested in history and social studies, but he didn’t care about his own heart or personal life.
He spent his days at the library, trying to understand grand concepts like history and the universe, beyond the small, individual world.
How many years has it been since he started writing this diary?
During the pandemic, meetings in Ginza were restricted, and Zoom meetings like the ones they have now didn’t exist.
He himself had to limit visits to local facilities and couldn’t go on his usual rounds.
Whenever he visited a facility, he made sure to check his health with an antigen test before visiting, always wearing a mask.
He couldn’t hold in-person training sessions either.
During this time, he had to be hospitalized and caused concern for his staff.
In the early mornings in the hospital, he became mentally anxious, so he sent an email to the executive staff to assure them he was alright.
That marked the beginning of this Ginza Koyama Diary.
Eventually, the content expanded to his thoughts and policies regarding the business as a whole.
He also started explaining newspaper articles he found interesting and insightful.
He reflected on the changes in society he saw in the streets of Ginza.
Now, he openly shares his self-analysis, regrets, and complaints about life in his writing.
He acknowledges that this is a form of weakness for him, as he doesn’t have a family.
But, he is grateful to those who allow him to share these thoughts through this diary, and he continues to write.
Writing this note in the early morning in his bedroom feels like writing a letter from a castaway on a deserted island.
It’s lonely, but he writes with a dignified heart, with no lies.
These thoughts and memories are like letters in a bottle, drifting across the vast sea of the internet.
Though it’s known that he’s the one writing, he has no idea who is truly reading this.
At times, it feels like he’s sending messages into space.
If this diary becomes basic data, one day, an AI version of “Yasunari Koyama” might be born, and even if he doesn’t write, it might be able to reply.
But for today, it is the real Koyama representing Koyama Group who is writing this.
A note to begin the year.
Ginza starts moving today.
First, he’s going to buy a tie with the zodiac pattern.
Time to return to society.
The days of visiting hospital facilities on New Year’s Day are over.
He is thankful for the restful New Year and returns to his work.
Society is changing.
Koyama is changing.
Blood sugar: 108. Grateful for his sister’s root vegetable soup on New Year’s Day.
For a while, he’ll focus on a carb-free diet.
This year, he will forget about rice cakes.
Yasunari Koyama
CEO of Koyama Group, CEO of Thunderbird,
Vice President of Health Station