Aapo Hayashi

Aapo Hayashi (Kunikata: アアポ林) is a Sekowan farmer, craftsman, writer and politician. He's a member of the political party Change and its Leadership Council. He's called the grandfather of the party and his ideas have translated into a life ideology, Aapism. According to Aapism, everyone has a mission in Terra and it's their job to find it and fulfill it. Aapism also defends that a person in order to be truly happy must help others and find himself/herself. Veganism and non-violence are key parts of the ideology. Aapo, himself, is vegan and adopts a minimalist life-style. As a farmer, Hayashi adopts the method of natural farming refusing to use modern equipments and chemicals. He has founded an agriculture cooperative run by a Democratic Workers' Council. It's the biggest one of that style in Sekowo.