News 2015
Second Pilot Project for “Social Impact Bond” Structure
On June 8, the Nippon Foundation decided to join, as a participating organization, the Ministry of
Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa to be Awarded IMO’s International Maritime Prize
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) informed the Nippon Foundation via the Ministry of Lan
UN Human Rights Council Unanimously Adopts Resolution on Elimination of Discrimination against Persons Affected by Leprosy
The Nippon Foundation’s Chairman Yohei Sasakawa said, “I sincerely welcome the resolution adopted a
Nippon Foundation Nereus Program Reveals Critical State of World’s Oceans in 2050
A press conference was held on June 30, 2015, to announce the release of a new report about the
Applications being Accepted for Fiscal 2015 ROCKET Project Scholars
The ROCKET (Room Of Children with Kokorozashi and Extraordinary Talents) Project, a joint program of
1,000 Volunteers Plant 6,000 Trees Largest Event to Date to Replace Shrine Groves Lost in Tsunami
The Nippon Foundation and tsunami-damaged Hachiman Shrine jointly held a tree-planting event y
Fifth and Final Regional Symposium on Leprosy and Human Rights
The Nippon Foundation organized the Fifth Symposium on Leprosy and Human Rights, which was held as o
Press Conference to Announce Launch of New Organization for Organizational Support and Volunteer Training for Tokyo Paralympics
The Nippon Foundation has established The Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Center as a new organ
UN Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Side Event
The Nippon Foundation has organized a side event at the 8th session of the Conference of States Part
Symposium: Toward a Society in which Children Can Grow Up in Families
Japan has announced a prefectural-level plan that seeks to raise the percentage of children requirin
From “Maritime” to “Oceans”
A ceremony was held on May 19, 2015, to mark the completion of construction of a new building at Wor
G8 Social Impact Investment Taskforce Symposium
The Nippon Foundation, together with the Japan Impact Investment Task Force and the SROI Network Jap
Asian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network Conference
The Asian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network Conference, a project supported by the Nippon Foundat
Creating Forests in Tsunami-Damaged Shrine Grounds
The Nippon Foundation and Yamada Shrine, which had its main building destroyed and grove washed away
Courtesy call by Myanmar’s Minister of the President’s Office, U Aung Min to Discuss Basic Agreement on the Draft Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement
U Aung Min, Minister for the President’s Office (left) meets Special Envoy of the Government
Exploring “Social Impact Bond” Structure in Japan
The Nippon Foundation has concluded an agreement with the City of Yokosuka for a pilot project to pr
Tokyo Forum: Thinking about TURN Today
More than 120 people attended the forum To mark the halfway point of the joint exhibition o
Message from Chairman of The Nippon Foundation regarding the successful conclusion of Nationwide Ceasefire negotiations in Myanmar
Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, Yohei Sasakawa, welcomes the recent agreement between the Union
UN University for Peace Asian Peacebuilders Scholarship (Full Scholarship)
With Asia having experienced many conflicts and disputes of various types in recent years, the Nippo
TURN Exhibition Moves to 3rd Location
“TURN – From Land to Sea (Exploring People’s Innate Capabilities),” Japan’s first nationally touring
