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Chapter 3 A New Role as a God of Wealth: From Motorboat Racing to Philanthropy I S ASAKAWA RYOICHI e...

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Chapter 2 The Hero of Sugamo Prison I W HEN THE ALLIED POWERS - led by the United States - occupied ...

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 ...

Japan’s 1st RORO Autonomous Vessel Certification

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2026/20260309-111454.html

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

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)

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...

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...

Scholarships and Fellowships for Global Ocean Issues

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/involved/scholarships/maritime/

Almost daily, we receive queries about obtaining scholarship funding from The Nippon Foundation. Whi...

New TV Commercial Features Japan’s National Soccer Team Captain Wataru Endo 

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2026/20260302-110037.html

The Nippon Foundation will be airing television commercials to promote greater social understanding ...

Response to Flooding in Western Japan

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

In response to the flooding and landslides that struck western Japan from July 5, The Nippon Foundat...

The Nippon Foundation Ocean Innovation Consortium

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

Amid concerns of a shortage of marine resource development engineers with the expertise and practica...

World’s 1st Successful ‘Zero-Carbon’ Voyage

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2026/20260114-109773.html

With a view toward achieving carbon neutrality in Japan’s coastal shipping by 2050, The Nippon...

World’s 1st Automated Coastal Container Vessel (MASS) Enters Commercial Service

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2026/20260130-110050.html

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

Response to September 2018 Hokkaido Earthquake

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

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck the southern part of Hokkaido, Japan’s northern main island,...

Response to July 2020 Flooding in Kyushu

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/what/projects/life/2020kyushu

The Nippon Foundation responded to the flooding that occurred in Kumamoto and Kagoshima prefectures ...

Project to Support Education in Cambodia

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

The Nippon Foundation is supporting teacher training and English language education in Cambodia with...

Notice of Change in Email Address

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/news/articles/2026/20260408-111292.html

Please note that the email address for The Nippon Foundation’s general correspondence in Engli...

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No. Country Name Position University Faculty/DepartmentMain Research field (starting note info based...

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The Nippon Foundation Survey on University Professors and Lecturers Specializing in Disability Issue...

Finances 2008-2009

https://en.nippon-foundation.or.jp/who/about/finances/2008-2009/

Funding Source The Nippon Foundation draws the funds needed to support its many projects from the pr...