2025.07.18

Inspiring High Schoolers for the AI Era: SUN CEO Speaks at Sado Comprehensive High School

On July 4, 2025, Nakasone, President & CEO of SUN Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Minato-ku, Tokyo),  gave a career seminar for 103 first-year students at Sado Comprehensive High School in Sado City, Niigata Prefecture.

Under the theme “Who Decides What’s ‘Normal’? The Future Starts by Questioning It,” Nakasone, drawing on his experience as an IT company leader and his diverse international background, spoke about the differences in what’s considered “normal” in Japan and abroad, and the importance of flexible thinking in a rapidly changing world.

The session included interactive quizzes, engaging stories from New York, and hands-on activities with generative AI like ChatGPT, giving students a chance to experience the technology firsthand.

Students shared feedback such as “I’m more interested in AI now” and “It was fascinating to see answers only AI could give,” showing their growing curiosity about AI.

SUN will continue creating opportunities for young people to explore IT careers and develop a global perspective.

■ Event Overview

Seminar Title: Who Decides What’s ‘Normal’? The Future Begins by Questioning It

School: Niigata Prefectural Sado Comprehensive High School (Sado City)

Participants: 130 first-year students

Date: July 4, 2025 (Friday), 1:20 PM – 3:10 PM

Speaker: Nakasone, President & CEO, SUN Co., Ltd.

■ Highlights from the Day
Using slides with interactive quizzes and relatable, real-world examples, the seminar explored differences between what’s considered “normal” in Japan and other parts of the world. Students also took part in group workshops, where they worked hands-on with generative AI (ChatGPT) to consider the potential of this emerging technology.

■ Promoting Tourism and Employment in Sado Through IT
In July 2025, SUN established a new branch office, Sado Labo, in Sado City, Niigata Prefecture, as part of its efforts to strengthen its tourism business and support regional revitalization.

Through its inbound tourism information website, ANABA JAPAN, the company shares the charm of regional destinations such as Sado City with audiences in Japan and abroad. By actively hiring local writers and engineers in Sado City, SUN is also committed to fostering local talent and creating new job opportunities.

Through these community-based initiatives combining IT and tourism, the company aims to help build a sustainable future for the region.

■ About SUN Co., Ltd
https://www.sun21.co.jp/en/
We are an IT company that operates a system integration business and a foreign resident support business under the corporate philosophy “To become a globally-renowned company based on our mission ‘connect people with people.’“ We actively hire globally, and by connecting people, we create new value and deliver innovation to the world.