Community revitalization and social game

Now, The Japanese local economy is the worst. Tokyo may do well. However, the local citys, towns and Villages are suck! The economic disparity spreads steadily in Japan. Meanwhile, Kochi Prefecture found means of escape in a social game.

Kochi government supports a social game developer in prefecture from 2011. They established a social game developer support fund with local banks and held competition. And they did business tie-up with GREE.

They released 3 social games until now in GREE. All of titles developed by Tech companies in Kochi. Artists from Kochi were in charge of the artwork, the music, the scenario. The Kochi government succeeded in creation of the new employment by a social game.

Furthermore, Iwate Prefecture started a project similar to them. Iwate government, Morioka city government and  Iwate University started a digital content industry upbringing project recently. And Japanese game & AR developer Premiumagency join in it as the first support company, and  establish a development studio in Iwate.

Iwate is a stricken area of 2011 Aftermath of the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. Many human resources were lost, and the agriculture was destroyed. Therefore they are going to shift to technology industry and contents industry. These can conduct a business with a small number of people for world.

The appearance of the social game changed Japanese economy greatly. It offers a job to many people.