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Contact

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Please use the email address below for general inquiries and we will get back to you. For scholarshi...

The Nippon Foundation MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/ocean/meguri2040

The Nippon Foundation MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program is leading the world in carrying out ...

‘Olympia Dream Seto’ (Remote Island Ferry Working Group)

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/ocean/meguri2040/olympiadreamseto

Consortium members (as of April 2024)

‘Hokuren Maru No. 2 ’ (Ro-Ro Vessel Working Group)

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/ocean/meguri2040/dainihokurenmaru

Three companies – Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Japan Radio, and YDK Technologies – are retrofitting the ex...

Grant Opportunities and Priorities

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/involved/grant

If you are interested in receiving grants from us, we kindly ask that you send your inquiries using ...

Notice regarding New Year holidays

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The Nippon Foundation will be closed from 12:00 noon on Friday, December 26, 2025, to Sunday, Januar...

Asia Philanthropy Congress 2025

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2025/20251204-109665.html

Organized by The Nippon Foundation, the 4th Asia Philanthropy Congress was held in Tokyo on December...

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Japan’s 1st Dual-Fueled Hydrogen Tugboat Enters Service

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The Hydrogen Engine Zero Emission Vessels Consortium (led by JPN H₂YDRO Co., Ltd.) has been promotin...

‘Mikage’(Container Ship Working Group)

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/ocean/meguri2040/mikage

With the aging of coastal shipping crews engaged in Japan’s domestic transport and the trend o...

Nagisa-no-Koban (Seaside Patrol Stations) Project

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/ocean/policeoffice

The ocean gives so much bounty that it is referred to as “Mother Ocean,” and based on th...

Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds – Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2025/20251121-109632.html

The 74th installment of the Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds was carried out over four days from Nov...

Creating International Standards for Technology Developed Through MEGURI2040

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2025/20251121-109625.html

The Nippon Foundation launched the MEGURI2040 Fully Autonomous Ship Program in February 2020 with th...

Enhancing Communities

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/communities

Many types of people live in our communities: young and old, and persons with disabilities or illnes...

Beppu Disability-Inclusive City Project

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/communities/beppu-project

The Beppu Disability-Inclusive City Project is being carried out in Beppu City, Oita Prefecture, for...

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Disaster Recovery

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/life/disaster_recovery

First, look at the big picture and understand the situation on the ground – this is The Nippon Found...

The Nippon Foundation, NGO Katariba, and 4 Local Governments Conclude Agreement for Pilot Project

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2025/20251006-109455.html

The Nippon Foundation and the NGO Katariba have concluded an agreement to work with four local gover...

Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds – Employment and Work

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2025/20250410-109425.html

The 68th installment of the Awareness Survey of 18-Year-Olds, launched by The Nippon Foundation in O...