News 2023
Notice regarding New Year holidays
The Nippon Foundation will be closed from Thursday, December 28, 2023, to Thursday, January 4, 2024.
British Team Wins First SPOGOMI World Cup
With planning, oversight, and support from The Nippon Foundation, SPOGOMI World Cup 2023, the first w
Expanding Children’s Potential
The digital world has become an inseparable part of the modern world, including in the field of educa
Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds – Expo, Water Release, Illegal Activities
The 59th installment of the Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds, launched by The Nippon Foundation in Oc
81 Evacuees from Ukraine Studying Japanese Language Participate in Overnight Study and Exchange Event
The Nippon Foundation is providing scholarships to Ukrainians who have evacuated to Japan to attend J
Report on 3rd Coast Guard Global Summit
The Nippon Foundation and the Japan Coast Guard held the 3rd Coast Guard Global Summit (CGGS) in Toky
Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds – Public Pension System
The 58th installment of the Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds, launched by The Nippon Foundation in Oc
The Nippon Foundation’s International Seminar on Offshore Development
The Nippon Foundation’s International Seminar on Offshore Development was held at the Foundation’s he
The Nippon Foundation Releases Report on Asia-Pacific Deaf Projects
The Nippon Foundation has released “A Report on Asia Pacific Projects: Deaf education, sign languag
Event Held to Convey Appeal of Ocean and Awareness of Issues to Parents and Children
The Nippon Foundation held an event at the Ito-Yokado store in Kiba, Tokyo, on September 30 and Octob
Ceremony to Deliver Small Ambulance Airplane for Emergency Transport on Remote Islands
A ceremony was held at Naha Airport (Okinawa Prefecture) on September 28 to deliver a small airplane
Autumn Cosplay de UMIGOMI Zero Week 2023 Kickoff Event Held
September 16 to 24 was designated UMIGOMI Zero Week 2023 (umigomi is a combination of the Japanese wo
Events Highlighting ‘Fish’ in Yamanashi and Hokkaido
The Nippon Foundation’s Umi-to-Nippon Project (The Ocean and Japan Project) conducts events throughou
Free Sign Language Search and Learning App ‘SignTown Handbook’ Released, Uses AI to Recognize Signs
Coinciding with the International Day of Sign Languages*1 on September 23, The Nippon Foundation re
On-site study tour on ocean debris at Seto Inland Sea
The Nippon Foundation held a study tour on September 9 to raise awareness of ocean debris among athle
Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds – Generative AI
The 57th installment of the Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds, launched by The Nippon Foundation in Oc
Skipping Rope in a Wheelchair?
D-SHiPS32 is an NGO working to create new frameworks to promote a donation culture in Japan. The grou
“MetLife Foundation and The Nippon Foundation: ‘Better Life Better Place’ for the Elderly and Children” Program Opens New Facilities
MetLife Foundation Home Hospice Anma-no-Ie MetLife Insurance K.K. (“MetLife Japan”) and The Nippon
Seminar on Fully Autonomous Shipping Held
A seminar to provide the latest information related to fully autonomous shipping was held at The Nipp
Fishermen and Students Taking on the Challenge of Ocean Acidification
The Nippon Foundation Ocean Acidification Adaptation Project was launched in April 2020 to identify t
