News 2016
31 Students Selected for Third Year of ROCKET Project
Group photo of the 31 students selected for the project’s third year Opening ceremony An o
ROCKET Project for Talented Children
70% of Children are “Satisfied with Themselves”
In adoptive families, parents are actively involved with their children and 70% of children are sati
International Expert Symposium on Thyroid Issues Delivers Recommendations to Fukushima Governor
The Nippon Foundation today delivered to Masao Uchibori, governor of Fukushima Prefecture, the recom
Cooperation with UNESCO in Support for Persons with Disabilities
Shuichi Ohno, Executive Director of The Nippon Foundation, announcing the UNESCO projects At a
Notice regarding New Year holidays
The Nippon Foundation will be closed from December 28 to January 4. We apologize for any inconvenien
4 Japanese Descendants in the Philippines Visit Japan
Oligario Aguan Nagata In the turmoil during and immediately after World War II, many children of J
ParaFes 2016 – Unlock Yourself
The entire cast takes a curtain call around Maki Ohguro during the finale “ParaFes 2016 – Unlock Yo
Fourth Asian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network Conference
Sponsored by The Nippon Foundation, the Asian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network (“AWSEN”)will be
Draft Agenda Incorporates Persons with Disabilities
The United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) was held
ROCKET Project’s 2016 Overseas Study Tour
The six ROCKET scholars who participated in the study tour Six students, ranging from 6th to 10th g
Manga Edutainment 2016!
Yasuhiro Yamauchi (left) and Machiko Satonaka (right) announce the 50 newly selected manga Recogniz
Bunraku’s First Oneri
The oneri procession along Nakamise-dori Many tourists delighted by the spectacle The oneri process
1st Cybathlon International Competition Held
The first international Cybathlon was held on October 8 in Zurich. Teams of technological developers
Challenge and Uncertainty in a Volatile World
Rupert Wingfield-Hayes, Shin Kawashima, Kerry Lynn S. Nankivell, and Yu Tiejun (left to right
The Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa to Receive Human Rights Award for Contribution to Elimination of Leprosy and Related Discrimination
Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, has been named by the International Council of Nu
Training 10,000 Technicians to Strengthen Offshore Development
Koji Miyahara, Yohei Sasakawa, Yuichiro Ichikawa (left to right) The Nippon Foundation Ocean Innov
The Nippon Foundation Para Athlete Scholarship
A press conference was held today at The Nippon Foundation headquarters in Tokyo to announce the lau
The Nippon Foundation Social Innovation Forum 2016 – Exceptional Social Innovators Selected
The Exceptional Social Innovators Bringing together representatives of governments, companies, NGOs,
Learning from Chernobyl in Fukushima
The fifth installment of the International Expert Symposium in Fukushima on Radiation and Health, wh
1 in 4 People Contemplate Suicide
The Nippon Foundation’s Tatsuro Yoshikawa and Chairman Yohei Sasakawa at the press conference Ahea
