Organization

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.

Board members

Yohei Sasakawa

Chairman

Takeju Ogata

President

Jumpei Sasakawa

Vice President

Ichiro Kabasawa

Executive Director

Yuji Mori

Executive Director

Hideo Sato

Executive Director

Mitsuyuki Unno

Executive Director

Kazuhiro Yoshikura

Executive Director

Mariko Akimoto

Director

Akiko Izumi

Director

Board of auditors

Managing Auditor Motoaki Aoki
Certified Public Accountant Takuya Ohyabu
Certified Public Tax Accountant Hiroshi Hayashi

Board of Counsellors

Research Adviser, Asia Pacific Institute of Research Takenori Inoki
Senior Staff Writer, The Mainichi Newspapers Co., Ltd. Keiichiro Sawa
Mayor of Fuchu City Norio Takano
Guest Columnist, The Sankei Shimbun Keiko Chino
President, The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research Izumi Kadono
Professor Emeritus, Chuo University Takayuki Shiibashi
President, Arrow Consulting Noboru Yanai
Writer Ichiriki Yamamoto

Board of Advisers

CEO, CoEvo
Former President, Amazon Japan G.K.
Jeff Hayashida
Deputy General Editor, The Asahi Shimbun Company Kimitaka Nishiyama

Financial Committee

Professor Emeritus, Keio University Takashi Kaneko
Professor, Chuo University Toyoharu Takahashi
Journalist, Financial Planner
Director, The Nippon Foundation
Akiko Izumi
Professor, Meiji Gakuin University Yuri Sasaki