Organization
Working Together
In carrying out activities over a broad range of areas, The Nippon Foundation supports over 20 different partner organizations, and is guided by its boards of trustees, counselors, and auditors, and by its various departments.
Organizational Chart

Foundation Boards
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Chairman | Yohei Sasakawa |
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President | Takeju Ogata |
Vice President | Akira Maeda |
Executive Director | Mitsuyuki Unno |
Executive Director | Ichiro Kabasawa |
Executive Director | Jumpei Sasakawa (President, NASTA CO.,LTD.) |
Executive Director | Yuji Mori |
Executive Director | Kazuhiro Yoshikura |
Director | Akiko Izumi (Journalist / Financial Planner) |
Director | Mariko Akimoto (Senior Researcher, ASAHI RESEARCH CENTER CO., LTD.) |
BOARD OF AUDITORS
Managing Auditor | Motoaki Aoki |
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Certified Public Accountant | Takuya Ohyabu |
Certified Public Tax Accountant | Hiroshi Hayashi |
BOARD OF COUNSELORS
Professor Emeritus, Osaka University | Takenori Inoki |
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Guest Columnist, The Sankei Shimbun | Keiko Chino |
Mayor of Ashiya Town | Shigemaru Hatano |
Professor Emeritus, Seisen University | Izumi Kadono |
Professor Emeritus, Chuo University | Takayuki Shiibashi |
President, Arrow Consulting | Noboru Yanai |
Writer | Ichiriki Yamamoto |
BOARD OF ADVISERS
Editor of Economic News Section | Kimitaka Nishiyama |
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CEO, CoEvo Former Vice President, Amazon Japan G.K. |
Jeff Hayashida |
FINANCIAL COMMITTEE
Professor Emeritus, Keio University | Takashi Kaneko |
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Professor, Chuo University | Toyoharu Takahashi |
Journalist / Financial Planner The Nippon Foundation Director |
Akiko Izumi |
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University | Yuri Sasaki |
The Nippon Foundation Vice President | Akira Maeda |