Levanaga Hokkaido President Orido to Give Business Strategy Lecture at “Women’s Advancement Promotion Seminar” in Sapporo on the 29th

Dai-ichi Life Insurance is a major Japanese insurance company founded in 1902 as the first mutual life insurance company in Japan. It played a significant role in establishing the modern life insurance industry in the country and has grown into a global financial group with operations across Asia and the United States.

Hokkaido Prefecture is Japan’s northernmost and second-largest island, historically the homeland of the indigenous Ainu people. It was formally developed and settled by the Japanese government from the late 19th century onward during the Meiji period, which marked a significant chapter in Japan’s modernization. Today, it is renowned for its vast natural landscapes, major cities like Sapporo, and distinct seasonal attractions.

The Hokkaido Government Office Red Brick Building, completed in 1888, served as the main office for the Hokkaido Prefectural Government during Japan’s Meiji period. Built in an American Neo-Baroque style, it symbolizes Hokkaido’s pioneering development era and now functions as a museum and tourist center after being restored from a 1909 fire.

Chuo Ward is one of Tokyo’s 23 special wards, located at the heart of the city and known as a major financial and commercial center. Historically, it encompasses areas like Nihonbashi and Ginza, with Nihonbashi serving as the “zero milestone” for Japan’s road network since the Edo period and Ginza developing into a premier shopping district after the Meiji Restoration. Today, it blends historic sites with modern skyscrapers, housing the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Bank of Japan.

Sapporo is the capital city of Hokkaido, Japan, founded officially in 1868 during the Meiji era as part of a planned development of Japan’s northern frontier. It is now internationally famous for hosting the 1972 Winter Olympics and its annual Sapporo Snow Festival, which began in 1950. The city’s modern grid layout and beer-brewing history, marked by the founding of the Sapporo Brewery in 1876, reflect its unique development as a center of industry and culture in Hokkaido.

Levanga Hokkaido is a professional basketball team based in Sapporo, Japan, competing in the B.League. The franchise was originally founded in 2007 as the “Rera Kamuy Hokkaido” before being rebranded to its current name in 2013. The name “Levanga” is derived from the Ainu word for “white,” reflecting the team’s deep connection to the indigenous culture and snowy identity of Japan’s northernmost island, Hokkaido.

“Takehiko Orimo” is not a place or cultural site, but a person—a retired Japanese professional basketball player known for his exceptionally long career. He is most famous for playing in the B.League until the age of 50 and holding the record for the most three-point shots made in Japanese professional basketball history.

The “15th Women’s Advancement Promotion Seminar” is not a physical place or cultural site, but an event—specifically a conference or workshop focused on promoting gender equality and women’s professional development. Such seminars are typically organized by governments, corporations, or NGOs as part of ongoing efforts to address historical and systemic barriers to women’s participation and leadership in the workforce.