News 2016
Senior Myanmar Military Officials Visit Japan
Group photograph aboard the destroyer ‘Samidare’ after attending a presentation at Kure Naval Base
Kumamoto Earthquake Support – Launch of Financial Support System for Homes and Businesses
Since immediately after the earthquakes that struck Kumamoto and surrounding prefectures in April,
Exploring the Nightlife of Fish!
What do the fish in an aquarium do at night when there are no people around? To answer that question
Invitation to The Nippon Foundation Social Innovation Forum 2016
With an aging, contracting population, Japan’s social structure is facing a major turning point, m
Kumamoto Earthquakes – Activities Update
During May–July, The Nippon Foundation Student Volunteer Center (Gakuvo) sent five groups, totaling
International Symposium on Capacity Building for Sustainable Oceans
To mark the beginning of The Nippon Foundation’s Umi-to-Nippon Project (The Ocean and Japan Project)
5th International Expert Symposium in Fukushima on Radiation and Health
Thirty years have passed since the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, and five years have passe
Leaders of Innovative Projects Chosen
The 11 selected Social Innovators The Nippon Foundation is organizing a major event, The Nippon Foun
This Year’s Various “Marine” Events
The Umi-to-Nippon Project (The Ocean and Japan Project) logo Amid calls to bring attention to the
Bmaps Barrier-Free App Goes Global
The Nippon Foundation has introduced the Bmaps barrier-free information-sharing application overseas
Interfaith Appeal to Eliminate Discrimination
The Vatican hosted an interfaith, international symposium to enhance awareness of leprosy and dispel
Mapping 100% of the Ocean Floor by 2030
Roughly 220 people attended the forum Prince Albert II of Monaco (left) talks with Yohei Sasaka
For Children Who Have Difficulty Reading
Dyslexia is a learning disability resulting from impairment in the brain’s ability to process langua
Kumamoto Earthquakes – Emergency Support for Oita Prefecture
The Nippon Foundation President Takeju Ogata (left) and Oita Governor Katsusada Hirose As part o
Project to Address Childhood Poverty Launched to Break Chain of Poverty
Benesse Holdings Executive Vice President Kenichi Fukuhara and The Nippon Foundation Chairman
Third Asian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network Conference
The Asian Women Social Entrepreneurs Network Conference, a project supported by The Nippon Foundatio
Briefing on The Nippon Foundation’s 2016 Myanmar Project Plans
As April is the beginning of The Nippon Foundation’s fiscal year, we would like to take this opportu
Bmaps Barrier-Free Map Application
In advance of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, The Nippon Foundation held a press conference at its
Emergency Support in Response to Kumamoto Earthquakes
Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation (left), and center director Yoshiaki Umetani A
Consolation Monies for Homes Damaged by Kumamoto Earthquakes
Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, announcing emergency support measures for the K
