Message for the New Year

Happy New Year!

Rather than ending the war in Ukraine that erupted the year before last, Palestine also fell into a state of war last year. The 20th century is said to be the "century of world wars." Why do humans repeat the same mistakes in the 21st century?

Each human being has an ego and many inner desires. Since that desire is of a nature that is directed outside of the self, it is inevitable that a conflict of interest will occur between people.

It can be said that war is a uniquely human act not seen in other animals, and that war is the fullest expression of the contradictions of human existence. The reason for this is that, although war exercises the advanced "reason" given to human beings to its fullest, that reason revolves around "anti-reason," or "vexation," such as desire, ambition, and anger that swirl deep within the recesses of human existence.

The worst "solution" to a conflict of political interests in a nation is "war," which puts to death those who have continued to live normally and peacefully. And with its destruction, it also destroys the culture that people have spent their history on.

Since human desires are of a nature to be directed outside of the self, it is inevitable that in business activities as well, conflicts of interest will occur between people and between companies.

The "co-creation capitalism" that we, the UNIVA Group, are striving for is to turn that "interest relationship" into a "profit-interest relationship. We view business activities not only "for the sake of our own desires" but also "for the sake of the desires of other companies (or persons)".

It is also true that the "desire" to achieve something is the energy for growth. Their growth energy, their desire for each other, is integrated to create great growth.
That is Unite the Values.

UNIVA CAPITAL, a privately held group, and UNIVA Oak, a publicly traded group, gather under the phrase UNIVA. I believe that by utilizing each other's position, we can grasp clues to growth that we would not be able to accomplish on our own.

The basic premise for this is to know.
Without knowing the other party, there is no co-creation.
The basis of communication is to know the other person.

First, let's get to know NAKAMA next to you properly.
Know your company's NAKAMA.
Get to know your group's NAKAMA.

When I think about what the world is, it is, in fact, within my reach now. I want you to integrate the "desires" within your reach and aim to grow. If we all connect with it, we will be able to cover the desires of the entire planet.

Realization of co-creation capitalism.
Unite the Values.
UNIVA.

Let's work together again this year.

UNIVA Group
Chairman and Group CEO
Shuji Inaba