Our Story
Founded to provide opportunities to build a brighter future for the next generation, the Prometheus Foundation has supported the youth in Japan in various capacities since 2019.
より明るい未来を創るための機会を次世代に提供することを目的に、一般財団法人プロメテウス財団は2019年の設立以来、様々な形で日本の青少年を応援してまいりました。
Prometheus, the god of fire in Greek mythology, is famous for stealing fire from the gods and delivering it to humanity in the form of technology and knowledge. In Western society, Prometheus came to represent human striving, particularly the pursuit for knowledge. With this in mind, Einosuke Sumitani founded the Prometheus Foundation in 2019 with the hope of inspiring the next generation in their search for knowledge and new experiences.
ギリシャ神話に登場するプロメテウスは火の神であり、天界の火を盗み、技術及び知識として人類に届けたことで有名です。西洋では、プロメテウスは人類の知識の探求を代表します。この神話を念頭に、2019年に住谷 栄之資は次世代の探求者に「火をつける」ためにプロメテウス財団を設立しました。 The foundation began by providing support for middle school students to research and explore cutting edge topics of their choice. Following that, the foundation shifted its focus to motivating the next generation of entrepreneurs, providing scholarships for middle school and high school students with plans of starting up or collaborating with corporations.
財団の活動は、関心のあるテーマをとことん追求し、自ら研究活動を進める中学生を応援する事業からスタートしました。また、起業したい、あるいは企業とタイアップした形で活動したい中学生に支援金を支給する事業も展開しました。
After the Covid-19 pandemic, the foundation opened Global Village Yurakucho House in October 2023. With the goal of building a community for globally-minded university students and exchange students, Global Village Yurakucho House is a place for students to build relationships across borders, broaden their horizons, and network with companies and professionals alike.
コロナ禍を経て、2023年10月に、中学生よりさらに上の年齢層にシフトし、グローバルに活躍したい大学生・留学生を対象にグローバルビレッジ有楽町ハウスを開業しました。日本人学生と留学生が横に輪を広げ、情報交換と交流を行うとともに、社会や企業ともネットワークが作れるソーシャルの場を提供しております。ご関心のある方は遠慮なくご連絡ください。
What We Do
Stagnating productivity, a lack of successful startups, the oldest population in the world… Today, Japanese society faces a combination of economic and demographic problems totally unique in the country’s long history. That being said, "Japan as #1" remains a not-too-distant memory, and Japan still boasts a wealth of sociocultural assets that remain cherished around the world. Raising a new generation of global leaders is necessary to overcome the challenges that Japan faces today and carve out a new path forward. Global Village Yurakucho House is a place for the next generation to collaborate with people, cultures, and businesses from around the world, and collectively take action toward a brighter future.
生産性の低迷、成長するスタートアップの不足、世界一の高齢社会・・・21世紀の日本は課題先進国です。とはいえ、「Japan as #1」になり得たお家芸と、世界から注目される文化やおもてなし等、今でも日本には独自の強みが数多くあります。現在の課題を克服し、未来を切り開くために、新しい世代のグローバル・リーダーを育成することが不可欠です。グローバルビレッジ有楽町ハウスは若者が外に目を向け、世界の人・文化・ビジネスと出会える交流の場であり、より良い未来に向けて日本人・外国人が共にアクションを取るきっかけを提供しております。
Who We Are

Einosuke (Eddie) Sumitani
Representative Director
Born in Wakayama prefecture in 1943 and raised in Osaka, Einosuke Sumitani graduated from Keio University Faculty of Commerce in 1965. He joined WDI Inc. (now WDI Corporation) at the time of its founding in 1969 and served as President and Representative Director from 2000 to 2003, opening a variety of American and western restaurant franchises in Japan throughout his career. Sumitani established KCJ GROUP Inc. (KidZania Japan) in 2004, and as its first President and CEO, went on to open KidZania Tokyo in 2006 and KidZania Koshien in 2009. He currently serves as Honorary Chairman. Sumitani established the Prometheus Foundation in 2019 and is currently the Representative Director. Prometheus Foundation opened Global Village Yurakucho House in October 2023 with the goal of inspiring the next generation of global leaders in Japan.

Elliot Conti
Executive Director
Elliot Conti was born and raised in Ohio, USA and graduated from Denison University’s department of East Asian Studies in 2012. He completed his masters in sociology at Osaka City University (currently Osaka Metropolitan University) in 2017. Following that, he helped establish the non-profit Global Aichi in Nagoya and served as the first General Manager for just over three years. In 2020, he joined KCJ GROUP, Inc. and played an integral role in establishing KidZania Fukuoka in 2022. Elliot is the CEO of Conti Global Consulting LLC, which he founded in April of 2024, in addition to serving as Executive Director of the Prometheus Foundation and General Manager at Global Village Yurakucho House. He also taught a course on international marketing as a part-time lecturer at Nagoya University from 2019 to 2021.
Details
Name of Organization 組織名 | Global Village Yurakucho House グローバルビレッジ有楽町ハウス |
Established 設立 | October 17, 2023 2023年10月17日 |
Operated By 運営法人 | |
Representative Director 代表理事 | Einosuke Sumitani 住谷 栄之資 |
Executive Director 専務理事 | Elliot Conti エリオット・コンティ |
Location 住所 | Yurakucho Denki Bldg North 2F, 1-7-1 Yurakucho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 東京都千代田区有楽町1-7-1 有楽町電気ビル北館2階 |
Directors(理事) ※Listed in alphabetical order. ※アルファベット順です。 | ・Haruo Funabashi(舩橋 晴雄) ・Morihiko Ohtaki(大瀧 守彦) ・Yoshio Tsukio(月尾 嘉男) |
Trustees(評議員) ※Listed in alphabetical order. ※アルファベット順です。 | ・Michitaka Hirose(廣瀬 通孝) ・Yukari Kamibayashi(上林 友加吏) ・Shuzou Murakami(村上 周三) |
Auditor(監事) | Tetsuya Nakamura(中村 哲也) |
The titles above refer to positions within the Prometheus Foundation.
上記の肩書は、一般財団法人プロメテウス財団における肩書を意味します。

