Since FY2019, members of Chichijima's meeting have been discussing the creation of the Oga Log, a traveler's notebook for visitors to the island, and a hands-on environmental conservation program that would teach participants about ecosystems and sustainable societies.

However, given the COVID-19 pandemic situation, members decided not to go ahead with the environmental conservation program because it assumed that people would be visiting the island. Under the current circumstances, instead of creating a program to attract people through tourism-oriented content, they decided to use this opportunity to think concretely about the Chichijima's origins, culture, and future. This led to the launch of the Chichijima Mirai Conference, which has been held four times so far.

At the first Chichijima Mirai Conference held in September 2020, participants shared what they felt were the challenges facing the island. As a result, the following issues were raised: Life on the island is highly dependent on the Ogasawara Maru (the ship that connects mainland Tokyo and Chichijima) as its only lifeline; the island has a low level of food self-sufficiency; there is a lot of abandoned farmland; there is a shortage of housing, and so on. Participants agreed that it is important for cycle of production and consumption be completed within the island as much as possible in order to keep the economy running; this is the direction in which they need to proceed for the island's future.

At the second Chichijima Mirai Conference held in late October, participants grasped the general flow of Ogasawara Village's economy by looking at a past survey based on input-output tables. Then they confirmed the scale of production in the agriculture and fishery industries, the amount of consumption by tourists, and other key data points. Participants also discussed recent consumer behavior on the island, as many island residents are using online shopping to buy things from off-island instead of shopping at the local stores. Regarding measures to boost the cycle of local production and consumption, the following opinions were expressed: "We need to expand consumption within the island;" "We should develop an assortment of local products, such as fresh island fish and agricultural products, that people will want to buy even if they are expensive," and "We should target people staying on the island for the medium- to long-term, not only tourists."

Then, during the third and fourth conferences held in December, participants considered the questions "What is Ogasawara's identity and what parts of it should be protected for the future?" and "What is the social common capital of Chichijima?" based on the keywords of "objectifying culture" and "social common capital." *
*Social common capital refers to capital such as public resources and infrastructure that enable all people to lead prosperous economic lives, develop an excellent culture, and support an optimal society for people in a sustainable and stable manner, as advocated by Japanese economist Hirofumi Uzawa (1928-2014) and others.

Going forward, participating members plan to continue discussing the "future vision for Chichijima."