All articles published on this site during the current year are organized below by field. Previous years' articles can be found in the relevant archive, at the bottom of this page. Please note that the International news list is rather long.
2010/02 |
Free Lunchtime Concerts Thrill Audiences in Central TokyoPutting Beethoven and Friends Into Your Bento Box
[Feb. 03, 2010]
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2010/08 |
100 Books Project Launched in ChinaBooks About Contemporary Japan to be Translated into Chinese
[Aug. 26, 2010]
Dr. Norman Borlaug Remembered in SymposiumResponsible For Increased Food Production in Africa
[Aug. 25, 2010]
Sasakawa Medical Scholarships Provide Professional BenefitsHelp Bridge The Gap Between Chinese and Japanese Doctors
[Aug. 23, 2010]
Japanese “Orphans” Must Wait For Decision About CitizenshipTime is Running Out, as they Tell Press Conference
[Aug. 13, 2010]
Ethiopia Honors Former President Jimmy Carter, Chairman Yohei Sasakawa, and Dr. Norman BorlaugAll Three Played Major Roles In Ethiopia’s Agricultural Success
[Aug. 06, 2010]
Children of Japanese Left Behind in Philippines After WWII Visit Japan--Seek Japanese Citizenship--
[Aug. 05, 2010]
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2010/07 |
Marine Day Is Focus of Celebrations and Serious ReflectionsExhibits, Symposiums, and Concerts Top Attractions
[Jul. 22, 2010]
Disabled Calligraphy Exhibit Proves PopularIncreases Self Confidence Among Mentally Handicapped
[Jul. 21, 2010]
New Art Museum Rises From Old School BuildingsAn Art Gallery for the Creations of Disabled People
[Jul. 14, 2010]
Nippon Foundation’s Chairman Awarded Swedish MedalRoyal Order of the Polar Star Presented to Chairman Sasakawa
[Jul. 12, 2010]
International Deaf University Symposium’s 10th Anniversary SymposiumExploring Technologies for the Deaf
[Jul. 08, 2010]
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2010/06 |
East Timor Presents Medal To Nippon Foundation ChairmanGradtitude for Leprosy Elimination Support
[Jun. 25, 2010]
Deaf Empowerment Reaches HigherTraining Courses for Asia-Pacific Region Students On Rise
[Jun. 22, 2010]
Volunteer Organization to Build Elementary Schools in Vietnam's Central HighlandsPlans Target 100 New Schools
[Jun. 16, 2010]
“Green Warrior” Brings Crop Expertise From Africa To SE AsiaJapanese Expert Worked With Dr Borlaug in African Food Projects
[Jun. 15, 2010]
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2010/05 |
Philippines-Japanese Medical Clinic Opens in DavaoBuilt With Assistance from The Nippon Foundation
[May. 28, 2010]
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2010/04 |
Global Food Security SymposiumU.S. Grains Council Sponsors Gathering of Best Agriculural Brains
[Apr. 08, 2010]
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2010/03 |
Prime Minister Somare Meets Nippon Foundation ChairmanRequests Support For Economic, Diplomatic Projects
[Mar. 31, 2010]
Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize Memorial Symposium in GhanaThe Nippon Foundation Chairman Supports African Development
[Mar. 24, 2010]
Art Brut Japonais Exhibit Opens in ParisDazzling Collection by Disabled Japanese Artists
[Mar. 11, 2010]
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2010/02 |
Amazing “Green” Inventions Light Up Peoples’ LivesUNEP Sasakawa Prize Awarded For Ecological Initiatives
[Feb. 24, 2010]
Vietnamese Deaf University Students Visit TokyoLearning About Deaf Education in Japan
[Feb. 22, 2010]
Chinese University of Hong Kong To Provide Free Degrees to Deaf JapaneseSign Language Coursesfor Diploma and Master Degrees.
[Feb. 18, 2010]
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2010/01 |
Khmer Traditional Medicine Takes Great Leap ForwardNew School Provides Key Healthcare Role
[Jan. 28, 2010]
Sri Lanka School of Prosthetics and Orthotics (SLSPO)From a neglected workshop in a small hospital to a world class institution
[Jan. 26, 2010]
Asia’s Coastal Ecosystems Under ThreatBiodiversity Decreasing From Pollution and Rampant Development
[Jan. 16, 2010]
Chairman Sasakawa meets again with prisoner Geng Zuo WeiEssay contest winner encouraged to study Japanese
[Jan. 06, 2010]
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2010/08 |
Junior Lifesaving Classes Held Throughout JapanWater Safety Emphasized As Summer Heat Sweeps Nation
[Aug. 16, 2010]
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2010/07 |
Seaweed Art Brings Awareness of Ocean’s BeautyCreative Approach to Marine Environment
[Jul. 27, 2010]
Kids Take Over Running The Maritime Science MuseumSummer Fun Includes Being “Museum Director”
[Jul. 26, 2010]
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2010/06 |
IMLI Graduates 40 New Maritime Experts10 were recipients of Nippon Foundation scholarships
[Jun. 10, 2010]
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2010/05 |
Looming Fishing Crisis3rd Tokyo University-The Nippon Foundation Ocean Alliance Symposium
[May. 13, 2010]
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2010/04 |
Experience The Golden Age of Luxury Cruise ShipsSpecial Exhibit at Yokohama Minato Ship Museum
[Apr. 14, 2010]
Leading World Oceanography Magazine Published in JapaneseInvitation to Oceanography Translated for Ocean Studies in Japan
[Apr. 02, 2010]
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2010/03 |
"Protect the Sea" Volunteer Organization Builds Network"Clean, Safe, Bounteous Sea" is Group’s Motto
[Mar. 09, 2010]
Micronesia Offered Help To Protect Its Ocean ResourcesJapan, Australia and U.S. To Send Coast Guard Support
[Mar. 04, 2010]
3rd Symposium To Discuss The Crisis At The Dinner TableOcean Experts To Consider Falling Fish Stocks and Counter Measures
[Mar. 03, 2010]
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2010/02 |
Ship Launching As Educational ExperienceElementary School Students Invited To Shipyard
[Feb. 17, 2010]
Shipbuilding Industry Supported By Nippon Foundation10.4 Yen Billion Loan Will Provide Aid For Improvements
[Feb. 16, 2010]
Nippon Maritime Center: Keeping the Malacca Straits SafeShipping Increase Reveals Need for More Corporate Support
[Feb. 04, 2010]
Maritime Challenges and Priorities in Asia ConferenceSingapore’s View of Security and Navigation in the Straits of Singapore-Malacca
[Feb. 02, 2010]
Isolated Islands Important Role in Determining EEZEnvironmental Concerns Shape Global Policies Towards Islands
[Feb. 01, 2010]
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2010/01 |
Pacific Islands Under Threat From Global WarmingIsland & Ocean Forum Seeks Ways To Reverse Trend
[Jan. 29, 2010]
Pacific Island Romance and Fantasies Vs. Environment RealitiesFocus On Islands Security, Environment and Exclusive Economic Zones
[Jan. 27, 2010]
Massive metal fittings as precision instrumentsTouring a top propeller manufacturer
[Jan. 05, 2010]
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2010/08 |
Classic Music Charity Concerts Have Dramatic ImpactAudiences Deeply Moved to Donate
[Aug. 19, 2010]
NPOs Are Focus of High School Students’ Summer ProjectMeiji Period Warehouses Become Avant Garde Center
[Aug. 17, 2010]
Kendo Youth Tournament Brings Together Japan’s Best“Way of the Sword” Emphasizes Mind and Spirit
[Aug. 09, 2010]
Leadership Training At Waseda UniversityThe Nippon Foundation’s Chairman Leads Discussion and Lively Interactive Exchange With Students
[Aug. 04, 2010]
“Outsider Art” in Hokkaido- Artists' Networking Increases Interest in Art of The Disabled
[Aug. 03, 2010]
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2010/06 |
Story Telling Contest Revives Nostalgia for Good Old DaysIn With the Old, Out With the New
[Jun. 09, 2010]
1.42 million people take part in “Challenge Day”Highest Participation Rate Ever in Japan
[Jun. 08, 2010]
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2010/05 |
"Nobody's Perfect" Child-raising ProgramMore Parents Want Information on Raising Kids
[May. 12, 2010]
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2010/04 |
Foster and Orphanage Care WorkshopMeeting the Needs of Abused and Abandoned Children
[Apr. 23, 2010]
Welfare Vehicles Provide Support For Elderly and DisabledThey’ve Got A Ticket To Ride
[Apr. 20, 2010]
Hiroshima Palliative Care Nurses GraduateNurses To Meet Needs of Terminally Ill and Families
[Apr. 15, 2010]
Spiritual Care is Focus for Hospice NursesBroad training in care for terminally ill
[Apr. 12, 2010]
Ambulance Personnel Trained In Acute Emergency CareWorkshops To Reduce Fatalities By Treatment On The Scene
[Apr. 09, 2010]
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2010/03 |
Demonstration Lecture Using PC InterpretationDevice enables the hearing-impaired to attend lectures
[Mar. 26, 2010]
Parents of Children With Genetic Disorder Get SupportMarfan Syndrome Study Group Offered To Families
[Mar. 02, 2010]
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2010/02 |
Leprosy Center in Japan A Model For AsiaVisitors Learn From the Japanese Experience With Leprosy
[Feb. 25, 2010]
Hospice Palliative Care Education and Training EmphasizedMore Programs Planned for Nurse and Doctors in Japan
[Feb. 15, 2010]
Fifteen years after the Great Hanshin EarthquakeTree-planting as a safeguard against damage
[Feb. 10, 2010]
Restoring the forest at the ruins of Kenshojo CastleKagoshima volunteers clean up the jungle-like forest
[Feb. 05, 2010]
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2010/01 |
Sowing the seeds of culture in SetouchiE&C Forum plants rape seeds in Kagawa Prefecture
[Jan. 14, 2010]
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