Annual Report
Report for Fiscal 2019
April 2019 - March 2020

Annual Report
Report for Fiscal 2019
April 2019 - March 2020

CONTENTS
Message from the President・ ・・・・・・・・・ 2
The Challenges the Toyota Foundation
Tackled in FY 2019・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 4
The Special Subject Co-Creating New
Society with Advanced Technologies・・・・・・ 6
The Special Subject Migrants andJapanese Society・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 10
The Research Grant Program・ ・・・・・・・・ 14
The International Grant Program・ ・・・・・・ 18
The Grant Program for Community Activities
in Japan・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 26
The Initiative Program・ ・・・・・・・・・・・ 30
The Communication with Society
Program・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 32
Accounting Report・ ・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 34
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Officers and Trustees・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 36

Message from the President
The Efforts in FY 2019
In FY 2019, the Toyota Foundation made grants along theawarded projects. Needless to say, the Toyota Foundation

Why international coordination has shown little, if not no,

per se will make efforts in full force to disseminate the results

progress? With disappointment, I sigh. On second thought,of those projects throughout society.

however, the international relations might have fallen into alines of four major grant programs, namely, the Specific Subject program that is composed of “Co-creating New Society

bad shape even before the outbreak of the pandemic. The
The Facets of World Came to Light
under the COVID-19 Crisis

instances of the US hostilities toward Russia and PROC, thepan that is designed to foster to make mechanisms for prob-

The outbreak of COVID-19 that expanded at the end of

the cooperation and collaboration on an international level.

lem solutions, the Research Grant program that is intended

FY2019 profoundly impacted the whole world. At the mo-

The COVID-19 crisis merely brought these cracks out toto seek new values for society and the International Grant

ment of crafting this message, fortunately, Japan has not gonelight.

Program that is aimed at supporting practitioners working

through its catastrophic spread. With the slowdown of theon common issues in Asia to learn from each other throughpandemic, the advanced countries are now opting to reopen

exchanges. In total, the Toyota Foundation awarded grantssocial and economic activities. We need to be, however, ex-about 370 million yen to 79 projects.

tra-cautious until an effective vaccine and a decisive drug

In envisaging the perspectives of the Toyota Foundation’s

will be developed. As long as the proportion of those who

forthcoming grant programs, it is imperative, with fullAmong these efforts, particularly noteworthy was the launch

have immunity remains low, we ought to maintain our read-awareness, to take a deeper look at the issues that the currentof “Migrants and Japanese Society” under the Specific Sub-

iness for the second and third waves of COVID-19 strike.

crisis has revealed. Presently, those centering around the Re-

ject program. With a rapidly shrinking and graying popula-

Through the framework of its Initiative program, though insearch Grant group are making every effort to elaborate ontion, Japan faces a shortage of workforce at a lot of scenes offy 2020, the Toyota Foundation swiftly made a grant for thethe potential theme of next generation’s Research Grant pro-Dr. HANEDA Masashi

socioeconomic activities. It looks as if it is inevitable for therunning cost of crowd-funding, “Fund for the Activities togram which will launch in fy 2021. The outline of the fresh

President
The Toyota Foundation (Public Interest
Incorporated Foundation)

country to accept and use more foreign personnel. If so, aContain New Corona Virus Pandemic,” which was com-theme is scheduled to be disclosed at some point before thepressing challenge is to set up an environment allowing themmenced by READYFOR Company. This crowd-funding wasend of this year. On the outline, the problems and issues thatto perform to the best of their abilities. It is necessary toplanned for those medical workers and NPOs committed to

the COVID-19 crisis brought to light will not be overlooked.

conduct researches and studies from a wide range of per-containing the spread of COVID-19. As you might be aware,

Certainly, the on-going themes and frameworks of the Grant

spectives. Also, it is of critical importance to formulate theit gained a lot of public attention.

Program for Community Activities in Japan and the Interna-with Advanced Technologies” and “Migrants and JapaneseSociety, the Grant Program for Community Activities in Ja-

specific structures and institutions addressing the challenge,
putting them into operation.

discord between Japan and ROK, and the chaos associatedwith the Brexit revealed that there were inherent problems in

The Efforts from Now onward

tional Grant Program would be adjusted too, where approThe COVID-19 crisis dragged out many issues at the various

priate, in light of the current state of affairs.

levels, both national and international, into the light. We

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In the past, most of the Toyota Foundation’s grant programs

were not conscious of these issues before the outbreak. One

Regardless of the experience of the COVID-19 crisis, “to seek

had broad scopes with the intention to flexibly cover a broadof the examples is an embarrassing lack of international co-greater happiness of human being and to contribute toward

spectrum of issues. In contrast, the Specific Grant Program

ordination.

The whole world must counter COVID-19

the development of welfare society in future,” the idealistic

makes grants by adopting a method of exclusively focusing

which is a global pandemic in a concerted manner. In reality,

aim carried by the Toyota Foundation when it made a start,

upon a high-priority issue in society. Both approaches have

however, every major counter-measure to prevent the spreadhas not lost its value at all and remains to be a great beacon

advantages and pitfalls.

From now onward, the Toyota

of COVID-19 has been devised and carried out by the indi-light. Toward the actualization of the idealistic aim, we shallFoundation will strive to combine the two methods subtly invidual central government and the local authorities undermake steady strides forward. Your continued support would

an attempt to do more effective grant-making. When it

them. While the countries shutting down their borders werebe deeply appreciated.

comes to “Migrants and Japanese Society,” its budget amountrampant, it was difficult, if not impossible, to see an instance

was initially 40 million yen. With many superb proposals

of a well-coordinated policy initiative to address the pan-submitted, the budget was expanded to 45 million yen. It is

demic, making the best use of trans-boundary exchange of

expected that excellent practices will emerge out of the grant

beneficial information and views.

July, 2020

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［April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020］

Looking Back the Toyota Foundation’s FY 2019

The Challenges the
Toyota Foundation
Tackled in FY 2019

［October 7 to December 6］

Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies
Call for Proposals［April 15 to June 8］

The International Grant Program
Call for Proposals［October 1 to November 30］

Migrants and Japanese Society Call for Proposals［July 16 to September 13］

The Research Grant Program
Call for Proposals［August 19 to September 30］

The Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan
Call for Proposals

In fy 2019, the two Specific Subjects: “Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies” and “Foreign
Talents and the Japanese Society” were implemented. Also, the grants were made through the on-going
three programs which called for proposals publicly: The Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan,
the Research Grant program, the International Grant program as well as the two programs without calling for
proposals publicly: the Communication with Society Program, the Initiative Program.

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［October 25］

Grant Award Ceremony of the International Grant Program

Below is the outline of the respective grant programs:

Programs with a public call for proposals

The Specific Subject

Co-Creating New Society with
Advanced Technologies

The International Grant Programsocial changes and challenges causedby the new technologies with the iconof artificial intelligence were sought.

The Grant Program forCommunity Activities in JapanThe grants were provided to the effortsof ground to ground exchange acrossThe research initiatives dealing with thePrograms with closed application process

national boundaries and problem-solving
dealing with the common issues in East
Asia including Japan and Southeast Asia,
initiated by the local practitioners from
more than two countries within the regions.

The following were carried out:
“Survey Grant” providing grants forthe investigations toward practices;“Nurture Grant” for the actions toward
problem-solving in the neighborhoodand its agents-development;“Dissemination and Advocacy Grant”

The Initiative Program

The Communication with Society Program

The projects conducive to the development of next gener-

This program aimed to disseminate the deserving

ation’s grant programs such as the attempts to boost theresults and methods out of the past projects to a society

non-profit sector, the collaborating grants with other do-with a high impact. Specifically, the qualified projects

nors and the efforts worthy of the exclusive support fromwere selected through monitoring (both mid-term andthe private grant-making foundations were proactively

final). Once approved, the projects were presented to

identified and supported.

the society through the efforts of the program officers
partnering up with the selected grantees.

for the policy recommendations,
The Specific Subject

Foreign Talents and theJapanese Society

The Research Grant Programfor investigations, surveys, andpractices which could be expected
to contribute to the overall institution
building to accept the foreign
migrants.

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grant-awarded projects.

The highly-motivated projects inquiring
into the fundamental thinking and

The grants were made to the efforts

based upon the results of the past

the methodologies, from the broad
viewpoints surveying the world andlooking ahead at the future, therebysquarely facing the challenges which

The Pilot Program within the frame of the Initiative Program,” the Program for Boosting Civic
Participation,” composed of “Capacity Building Grant” and “Investigation Grant”

The pilot grants were provided based on the idea that every common citizen, not just the actives, were to voluntarily
participate in actions to make neighborhoods and societies better, thereby solving the problems.

the future society would confront weresought.

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Grant Results
Number ofApplications

Number of Grants

Value of Grants(¥ Million)

Budget(¥ Million)

Acceptance Rate
(%)

32

7

40.0

40.0

21.9

against the backdrop of the so-called Digital Revolution,orientation meeting-cum-mid-term report back meeting

including AI, IoT, Big Data, Robot, and Block-chain. The

was held to widely spread the details of application re-program sought the highly-motivated projects concernedquirements and to oversee the advancements of thewith those questions about the transformation of our soci-grant-awarded projects.

ety by cutting-edge technologies and the ideal state ofmankind and society in the future.

Though the number of proposals received was 32, roughly
half of 56 proposals in the last fiscal year, the proposals

The Special Subject

Co-Creating New Society with
Advanced Technologies

As for the application requirements, as in fy 2018, only joint

with a precise understanding of the program’s aim, for ex-

research carried out by cross-sectional and inter-disci-

ample, not intending technological development, were in-plinary group was eligible and the group leader must be 45

creased. The number of grant-awarded projects was sev-

years old or under. Also, the requirements set were: theen, as in the previous fiscal year. All of the projects weremain scope was, not the technological development per

ambitious, centering around the liberal arts scholars andse, but bridging the fields and sectors; contributing to in-

the practitioners at the early stage of their careers, aiming

ternational investigations and activities; spelling out theto take a deeper look at the future society utilizing ad-

method for dissemination of the results. Following last fis-vanced technologies. It is expected to provide a platform

cal year, the three approaches were assumed specifically:

for active discussion regarding the challenges associatedexamining academically and theoretically the influence ofwith advanced technologies and society, as the approved

cutting-edge technologies over a society based on a mid-projects included those: figuring out the utilization of ad-

to long-term perspective; applied investigations verifying,vanced technologies from the viewpoint of users on thebased on experiences on the ground, how cutting-edge

ground; attempting to see the big picture of the issues

technologies can be utilized in social life and challenges

needed to be examined in introducing advanced technolo-

posed by them; promoting a network of young research-gies into a society; deliberating the policies and the de-ers, across the boundary between liberal arts and scienc-

signs toward utilization of advanced technologies.

es. On the occasion of calling for proposals, the public

Overview

Comments

Program Title

This program was embarked upon in fy 2018 as a special

Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies

subject of the Research Grant program, publicly calling forCall for Proposals
October 7 to December 6, 2019
Project Period
One to three years beginning April 1, 2020
Total Amount of Grants
Forty million yen in total, up to five to ten million yen per
project

Comments by Selection Committee Chair

Hideaki Shiroyama

proposals. It deals with the fields associated with the so-

The Toyota Foundation Research Grant Program estab-

content, and finally selected seven projects.

cial challenges triggered by advanced technologies. In thislished Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technolo-

fiscal year, while actively seeking proposals in line with thegies as a Special Topic in fiscal 2018*. In the face of emerg-

The projects selected can be roughly divided into three categories.

framework of fy 2018, “Co-Creating New Society with Ad-

ing advanced technologies like AI, the objective is to

The first category of projects examine the possibilities andvanced Technologies” became an autonomous programsupport research that deals with questions based on thechallenges of using advanced technology in specific set-publicly calling for proposals, independent of the Research

perspective of the users of advanced technology, such astings. This year, two projects with a particular focus on so-

Grant program. It is expected that this would allow a wide

how these technologies should be handled in society andcial inclusion for people with a disability were selected.

spectrum of researchers related to advanced technologies,

what kind of vision there should be for human society in the

These projects are D19-ST-0015 ”Interactive Arts and Dis-not just the researchers belonging to research institutions,future. The user-side settings are diverse rather than uni-ability: Creative Rehabilitation and Activity for Individuals

to submit proposals.

form. They range from medical and welfare settings

with a Disability,” Shigenori Mochizuki (Associate Profes-

through to transport and industry settings and can also in-sor, College of Image Arts and Sciences, Ritsumeikan Uni-

“Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies”

clude security settings. This year the Research Grant Pro-

versity) and D19-ST-0014 “Promoting a Children-Centeredparticularly aimed at the research projects corresponding

gram conducted its second call for proposals for this Spe-

Society Where Disabled and Non-Disabled Children Can

to the social issues related to cutting-edge technologies

cial Topic, received 32 applications with a broad range of

Coexist by Using Digital Art and Sensors,” Yuki Oka (Rep-＊ Special Topic“Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies”has been separated from Research Grant Program of the Toyota Foundation
since 2019.

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Resentative Director, NPO Ubdobe). The former is a projectthat aims to build new designs based on an international
network while the latter is a project that will explore sus-

Young researchers and practitioners in the humanities andtainable models through frontline dissemination. In addi-

social sciences play central roles in the seven projects

tion, D19-ST-0012 “Effects of Implementing Mental Healthabove, and we believe them to be ambitious projects that

Support App for Athletes: Benefits and Challenges of Intro-

will attempt to examine the ideals and challenges for soci-ducing High Technology to Interpersonal Services,” Yasu-

ety in utilizing advanced technology. However, it is hoped

taka Ojio (Researcher, National Center of Neurology andthat there will be repeated dialogue with frontline scientists

Psychiatry) is a project that will attempt to examine ideals

and engineers when these research projects are carried

for interpersonal services utilizing advanced technology inout. In addition, the specific research themes this year

the area of the mental health of athletes, a unique setting

seem to have been somewhat weighted toward the welfare

for issues.

of people with a disability. Although a project that deals
with security is included in this round of grants, we look

The second category of projects will attempt to compre-

forward to research proposals with a wider range of fields

hensively examine the political, social, and ethical chal-as specific themes in the future.

lenges involved in introducing advanced technology into
society. D19-ST-0006 “Advanced Technology and Inter-

List of Grants

Conclusion*Note: The project titles among other things on this list are those at the time of grant approval.

Grant Number

tion and Communication Technologies, and Platform

6,500,000

Effects of Implementing Mental Health Support App for Athletes: Benefits and Challenges of
D19-ST-0012

Introducing High Technology to Interpersonal Services
Yasutaka Ojio, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health ,6,000,000

Department of Community Mental Health & Law/ Researcher
Promoting a Children-Centered Society Where Disabled and Non-Disabled Children Can Coexist by
D19-ST-0014

Using Digital Art and Sensors

5,800,000

Yuki Oka, Non-profit Organization Ubdobe/Representative Director
Interactive Arts and Disability : Creative Rehabilitation and Activity for Individuals with a Disability
D19-ST-0015

Shigenori Mochizuki, College of Image Arts and Sciences, Ritsumeikan University/ Associate

3,900,000

Professor
Requirements for Social Decision Making by / with AI : Research on "Good" Datasets and "Desirable"
D19-ST-0019

Outputs
Hirotsugu Ohba, Department of Ethics, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University/ Research

6,100,000

Fellow

rectly. D19-ST-0019 “Requirements for Social DeciD19-ST-0020‘Desirable’ Outputs,” Hirotsugu Ohba (Research Fellow,
Department of Ethics, Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto
value selection associated with the use of technology.

Formation
International Affairs/ Research Fellow

and security, important issues that are rarely analyzed di-

University) will directly address the problem of ultimate

Amount(Yen)

Yoshiaki Takayama, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, Japan Institute offor Disarmament, Science and Technology, the Japan In-

sion-making by/with AI: Research on ‘Good’ datasets and

Grant
Position, Organization

Relations over Security, Economy, and Information and Communication Technologies, and Platform
D19-ST-0006

Formation,” Yoshiaki Takayama (Research Fellow, Center
stitute of International Affairs) will address technology

Project Leader

Advanced Technology and International Relations: Exploring Challenges Related to International

national Relations: Exploring Challenges Related to International Relations over Security, Economy, and Informa-

Project Title

A Study on the Impact of the Spread of Digital Health on Patient Dynamics and Medical Systems
Kuichiro Taguchi, General Incorporated Associations,The Future Lab./ Representative Director

4,700,000

Research and Trial for Molbot Roadmap Based on Cross-Disciplinary and International Perspectives
D19-ST-0025

Ryuma Shineha, Research Center on Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues (ELSI), Osaka University/

7,000,000

Associate Professor

The third category of projects will aim to propose specificpolicies and frameworks for when we utilize advanced
technology. D19-ST-0020 “A Study on the Impact of the
Spread of Digital Health on Patient Dynamics and Medical
Systems,” Kuichiro Taguchi (Representative Director, The
Future Lab) is a project that will attempt to empirically verify the impact of using digital technology on patients,
healthcare costs, and the healthcare system in collaboration with large-scale regional scientific research to provide
the basis for practical policy proposals. D19-ST-0025 “Research and Trial for Molbot Roadmap based on Cross-Disciplinary and International Perspectives,” Ryuma Shineha(Associate Professor, ELSI Center, Osaka University) is anattempt to specifically trial a roadmap based on an extensive network of stakeholders as a framework for the practical implementation of “Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI)” related to future technology in molecularrobots, an interdisciplinary field of robotics and life science.

89Grant Results
Number ofApplications

Number of Grants

Value of Grants(¥ Million)

Budget(¥ Million)

Acceptance Rate
(%)

90

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45.0

40.0

7.8

the environment creation allowing the best use of the foreign

efforts to seek proposals. While the orientation meetings onhuman resources’ abilities and skills by themselves. The

the application guidelines were organized twice, they imme-

grant would be devised to award for the survey, research,

diately became full the next day after opening the applica-

and practice which are expected to contribute to the com-tion. Hence, the additional orientation meeting was held

prehensive institution-building for accepting foreigners.

promptly. Simultaneously, prior consultations, both online

Also, along with the implementation of approved projects,

and face to face, were conducted more than 50 times. Con-the following three points would be aimed to achieve:sequently, 90 proposals were submitted nationwide at the• To survey the impact and influence over various aspects oftime of closing application at the end of November 2019.

Japanese society, caused by the increasing foreign humanNine grant projects were selected and approved through theresources;

selection committee in January and the Board of Directors• To investigate factors bringing about the obstacles against

meeting in March 2020.

foreign human resources;• To create a common platform for the problem-solving, by

In its second year, fy 2020, the application will be opened

connecting those supporting the foreign human resources

with the same theme. Also, while monitoring the approvedon the ground with such stakeholders as concerned

projects from fy 2019, the Toyota Foundation itself will sharescholars, government administrators, and locals.

and dispatch the realizations by organizing symposiums, report back meetings, and participating in conferences.

The Special Subject

Its application was opened in October 2019 with the best

Migrants and Japanese Society

Comments
Comments by Selection Committee Chair

Overview

Program Title

The grant program 2019 titled “Migrants and Japanese So-

At that time, the Foundation held three briefing sessions forciety” targets five issues with which applicants struggle.

potential applicants. After three members of the selection

During the grant period, we requested applications fromcommittee reviewed and examined the application docu-

projects designed for building mechanisms and systems toments, the selection committee met on January 30, 2020,

With this, the Toyota Foundation gathered information frombring solutions to the issues and achieve improvements,

and chose seven applicants as candidates for grant recip-

the front line of support and the concerned researchers inand for deepening insights in issues related to the accep-ients (45 million yen in total).

the first half of 2019 to design the Special Subject on thetance of foreign human resources.

them or not” to “how best it can go about accepting them”.

Migrants and Japanese Society
Call for Proposals
October 1 to November 30, 2019
Project Period

Akihiko Tanaka

The budget for grants for this fiscal year is 40 million yen intheme of accepting foreigners. What found in common was
the idea that foreigners should be seen as “players of a so-(1) Creation of an environment for maximizing the skills andtotal. Because this is the first year of the program, a dis-ciety,” not as “minorities in need of special aid.” Hence, it

potential of foreign human resources

cussion by the selection committee led to a decision to

would be of critical importance to make an environment in(2) Minimizing gaps among foreign human resources inchoose more candidates covering as many objectives as

which the foreigners and those with diversified cultural

their access to information

possible. This means an increase in the budget of 5 million

backgrounds could demonstrate their abilities and skills to(3) Review of human resources leading the care and sup-yen, to 45 million yen.

The Special Subject, “Migrants and Japanese Society” wasthe fullest. In other words, it was a posture to accept for-port system and of existing resources

a grant program launched in fy 2019 against the backdrop

eigners as co-members in creating a society. The posture(4) Attracting skilled human resources

that, in the spring of 2019, the Japanese government an-also implies that, through re-grasping the issue in a broader(5) Learning and lessons from insights and experiences

D19-MG-0016 Ayako Kohno (Graduate Student (PhD

nounced the measures to accept as many as 340,000 for-framework, creating an environment in which everyone cangained through Japanese companies’ overseas operations

Candidate) in Department of Health Informatics, Grad-eigners in the next five years. From the viewpoint of supple-

demonstrate their abilities and skills to the fullest would be

menting the workforce in specific fields such as elderly careconducive to everyone’s happiness.

Two or three years beginning May 1, 2020
Total Amount of Grants
Forty million yen in total, up to five to ten million yen per
project

and construction, the discussion about accepting more foreigners made a dramatic shift from “whether Japan accepts

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Therefore, this grant program set five challenges including

The following is an outline of the candidate projects.

uate School of Medicine, Kyoto University)
During the application period from October 1 to November“For Japanese medical care to be better for people

30, 2019, 90 applications were received.

from Islamic countries in Southeast Asia as well: Interactive communication strategy and social implementa-

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tion through mixed-methods research”

mum level required. It is unrealistic to rely solely on inter-resources highly skilled in IT with local companies as aited and none of the projects adopted is related. Discover-

Providing foreigners with safe access to medical institu-

preters for communication with foreigners at medical insti-

measure to boost industry and to address the shortage ofing projects relating to Issue (4) or (5) may require attempts

tions is essential for coexistence.Religion is an importanttutions. Since today many foreigners learn Japanese andhuman resources. To encourage this initiative, the project

to attract applicants interested in business management.

factor when consulting with a medical institution. This proj-

are becoming proficient in the language to some degree,

will form a local platform involving the industry, academia,

ect aims to develop halal medical services for the increas-

spreading “Easy Japanese” is more realistic and urgently

government, financial circles and volunteer groups and will

As a backdrop in developing this grant program, a new sta-

ing number of Muslim residents to feel secure when seek-

needed. This project aims to organize workshops on a na-

build a program for supporting the lives of foreign resi-

tus of residence for foreign nationals called “Specified

ing care. This is expected to contribute to Issue (1) throughtional scale based on past efforts and to spread “Easy Jap-

dents. The project is regarded as undertaking Issue (4).

Skilled Worker” has been introduced since April 2019 bycontribution to (3).

anese” to medical institutions in 10 prefectures with higher
proportions of foreigners in their populations. The project is

D19-MG-0031 Noriko Yamada (Research Fellow, Institute for Future Engineering)“Survey and promotion of multicultural society throughsupporting children with international roots -Creating acommunity where information can be shared and trust

expected to contribute to Issue (3).
D19-MG-0051 Yoshihiko Doi (Representative Director,
Resource Center for Multicultural Community Tokai)“A Strengthening Project of a Multilingual Consultation

can be established across cultures and languages”

Service System Through Public-Private Partnerships?

Many children with foreign citizenship who come to Japan

Towards Reaching Sustainable Management of (Ja-with parents seeking jobs can be mentally vulnerable.

pan’s) Newly Formed Multi-Cultural General Informa-

Sometimes it is pointed out that a high proportion of thosetion Consultation System ‘One-Stop Centers’”

children have autism or emotional disorders and are thus

The project aims to build a system for providing foreign

enrolled in special needs classrooms. However, some pre-residents with diverse information and advice that they

vious studies have denied this. We need to discern theneed and to discuss and promote measures to build a sus-

facts about this issue. This project aims to verify the facts

tainable system, including the development of counselors

and provide foreign parents and boards of education withand interpreters. More specifically, a fact-finding survey on

the necessary information.

consultation services will be implemented and an Aichi

The project can be considered comprehensive, encom-

Model will be structured in accordance with the regionalpassing Issues (1), (2) and (3).

facts in an effort to train counselors and interpreters. Thiscan be regarded as a project undertaken squarely by an

D19-MG-0034

Osamu Nimonjiya (Operating officer,

AHP Networks)“Transformation from Home Care to Elderly Care National Insurance: Stabilization and Establishment of
Cross-Cultural Cooperation for Foreign Employees at
Japan’s Nursing Homes”

experienced team for Issue (2).

the Government. However, we have received very few ap-

Comments

plications for projects directly related to the status. This

Many projects ambitiously concern Issues (1), (2) and (3).

may be because the residency status is very new and theThis is natural because these Issues are necessary for

number of those who have those statuses was far below

building an inclusive society with foreign human resources.

initial assumption of the Government. In inviting applications for the next fiscal year, the program guidelines may

We adopted one project relating to Issue (4). However, weneed to be reviewed in terms of, for example, problems

have a limited number of applications relating to this Issue.

and desirable changes in the above new status.

Applications for projects relating to Issue (5) are more lim-

List of Grants*Note: The project titles among other things on this list are those at the time of grant approval.

Grant Number

Project Title
Project Leader

Grant
Position, Organization

For Japanese medical care to be better for people from Islamic countries in Southeast Asia as well:
D19-MG-0016

Interactive communication strategy and social implementation through mixed-methods research
Kohno Ayako, Graduate Student (PhD Candidate) in Department of Health Informatics, Graduate

D19-MG-0062 Shohei Sugita (Project Assistant Professor, Keio University Law School)“Building a comprehensive platform for systems relat-

Survey and promotion of multicultural society through supporting children with international roots
D19-MG-0031― Creating a community where information can be shared and trust can be established acrosscultures and languages

cilities accepting foreign care workers, the project teamed laws and labor-related laws of Japan as well as similar

surveys facts about nursing care practices. Through inter-laws in the countries of the foreign workers must be fol-Osamu Nimonjiya, AHP NETWORKS/ Operating officer

views with returnees, the project aims to identify their

lowed appropriately. However, understanding the diverse

Implementation and dissemination of“Easy Japanese”training for health care professionals andproblems that are different from those of foreigners staying

and complex laws is not easy. The project surveys the laws

in Japan, and to provide extensive information by organiz-of four countries, including Vietnam, China, Indonesia anding seminars. The written report is aimed at serving as a

the Philippines, and emigration- and immigration-related

manual for accepting foreign care workers. The project islaws and labor-related laws of Japan, with an aim to build

regarded as contributing to Issue (1).

an information ecosystem where these laws are available.

Transformation from Home Care to Elderly Care National Insurance: Stabilization and Establishment
D19-MG-0034 of Cross-Cultural Cooperation for Foreign Employees at Japan's Nursing Homes．

D19-MG-0035

University)“Implementation and dissemination of ‘Easy Japanese’training for health care professionals and students througha workshop assisted by foreign residents in a community”

The number of interpreters in healthcare is below the mini-

12“Research and Verification survey for a Support Modelfor local foreign highly skilled personnel by the Industry-Academia-Government-Bank collaboration”

Miyazaki Prefecture has introduced an industry-academ-

students through a workshop assisted by foreign residents in a community
Yuko Takeda, Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University/

6,500,000

4,000,000

Professor
A Strengthening Project of a Multilingual Consultation Service System Through Public-Private
D19-MG-0051

The project is regarded as squarely undertaking Issue (2).
D19-MG-0086 Sayuri Ogino (CEO, B&M Inc.)

8,500,000

Noriko Yamada, Institute for Future Engineering/ Research Fellow

ed to the acceptance of foreign workers”

When hiring foreigners, emigration- and immigration-relat-of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo

4,500,000

School of Medicine, Kyoto University

Consisting of relevant persons from organizations and fa-

D19-MG-0035 Yuko Takeda (Professor at Department

Amount(Yen)Partnerships― Towards Reaching Sustainable Management of (Japan's) Newly Formed Multi-Cultural
General Information Consultation System“One-Stop Centers”

9,000,000

Yoshihiko Doi, Resource Center for Multicultural Commuity Tokai/ Representative Director

D19-MG-0062

Building a comprehensive platform for systems related to the acceptance of foreign workers
Shohei Sugita, Keio University Law School/ Project Assistant Professor

7,500,000

Research and Verification survey for a Support Model for local foreign highly skilled personnel by
D19-MG-0086 the Industry-Academia-Government-Bank collaboration

5,000,000

Sayuri Ogino, B&M Inc./ CEO

ic-government partnership to match Bangladeshi human13Grant Results() Fiscal 2018

Number ofApplications

Number of Grants

Value of Grants(¥ Million)

Budget(¥ Million)

Acceptance Rate(%)

152(361)12(12)

60.0（60.0）

60.0（60.0）

7.9（3.3）

researchers themselves would self-question the social sig-

er’s main residential place got restricted to Japan. Withnificance of their research through the realization of their

this change, the collaboration among the grant-awarded

relations with society, thereby becoming the explorers ofprojects would be promoted further. Also, more support

challenges-cum-creators of future society.

would be provided for the dissemination of the projects’
results toward the domestic stakeholders in Japan.

This fiscal year’s grant budget was shrunk to 60 million

The Research Grant Program
Overview

Program Title
Exploring New Values for Society
Call for Proposals
July 16 to September 13, 2019
Project Period
Two years beginning April 1, 2020
Total Amount of Grants
Up to eight million yen per project(Up to fifteen million
yen per project for project teams of two persons or less)＊ Due to the launcu of the Specific Subject,“Co-Creating New Human
Society with Advanced Technologies”in 2018, the grant budget was
reduced to 60 million Japanese yen and that has remained for thisyear's grant budget.

14

Japanese yen from last fiscal year’s 100 million yen due to

The number of applications received was 152, less than half

the launch of the Specific Subject, “Co-Creating New Hu-of the previous year’s 361, partly due to the restriction on theman Society with Advanced Technologies.” In consider-project leaders’ place of residence. Twelve projects wereation of this as well as the trends of other research funding

approved, as in the last fiscal year. Also, the grants were

agencies, (a)”Collaborative Research Grant” and (b)”Indi-able to be awarded to the projects from the wide spectrum

vidual Research Grant” were combined, thereby support-of disciplines and research fields such as health-welfare, ed-

ing the project teams composed of three or more. Also,

ucation, the natural environment, resource management,

the project leader in the application was required to be 45

urban-planning, diversity and, co-habitation. Particularly,

years old or under to focus upon supporting the young

the projects dealing with the natural environment and re-scholars. Because, in “Exploring New Values for Society,”source management, including topics like climate change,

it is considered to be necessary for young scholars topublic policy on energy and, man-nature relations stood out.

deepen their awareness about the challenges with flexible

The grant-awarded projects addressing the respective chal-ways of thinking and to have an opportunity to enhance

lenges by approaches cutting across expertise or interna-

their capabilities for managing research projects. Also, ittional partnership in this fiscal year are expected to create

was an attempt concerning eligibility that the project lead-the new values toward the future.

Comments
The Research Grant Program, following the previous fiscal
year, widely sought research projects, without specifying

Comments by Selection Committee Chair

research fields and disciplines, on the theme of “Exploring

Hideaki Shiroyama

nique.

New Values for Society.” It aimed to support the interdisci-

Based on the theme, “Exploring New Values for Society,”plinary and cross-sector projects investigating the basic

the objective of the Research Grant Program has been tothinking and methodologies to address the hard challeng-

support ambitious researchers who explore fundamental

Starting from last year, the application process added thees that the future society will be forced to respond to.

ways of thinking and methodologies to address difficult is-condition that the age of the project representative shouldBased on this design, as in the past, the projects by diver-sues to be faced by future society in Japan and around thebe no more than 45 at the commencement of the grant.

sified people such as the practitioners, the citizens active

world and seek to create new values for society.

This does not have the intention of excluding a range ofage groups in research study. However, it is based on thein nonprofits, and the private researchers, not just by the
researchers belonging to the universities and the research

In modern society, there are a variety of short-term andperception that deepening the awareness of young re-institutions, were invited to apply.

manifested issues associated with the aging population,

searchers and enhancing their research management ca-

globalization, and other trends. However, it is also import-

pabilities is indispensable to the discovery of potential is-

Also, in this fiscal year, the application guidelines and theant to discover potential issues that are not yet fully visible

sues in future society and clarification of the direction for

application form were revised to request the applicantsand hone new social values in order to overcome these is-

new social values. The average age of the representatives

clarifying much more the question to be pursued and “Ex-sues. Collaboration between actors at various sites trig-of the selected projects in this round of grants is 39. In

ploring New Values for Society,” the very backdrop set

gers the discovery of potential issues. International collab-

addition, starting this year, we requested that the projectagainst the question. It is considered that “Exploring New

oration between various sites to address issues throughrepresentative be a researcher based in Japan on a trial

Values for Society” refers to the reflective process that theinternational comparisons can also be a valuable tech-basis. Although such a policy could be a constraint, at the15

same time, it is hoped it will lead to closer communication

vision for the future of the relationship between human be-

between project representatives and the Toyota Founda-

ings and nature/the environment has been a constanttion as well as help to encourage communication and col-theme for the Toyota Foundation programs. This project islaboration between research projects.

expected to provide new perspectives and subject matteron such fundamental issues.

projects that are very interesting as examples of those selected. Going forward, we look forward to projects witheven bolder and more ambitious themes.

D19-R-0126 Ryuichi Suwa (Associate Professor, Department of Subtropical Agro-Environmental Sciences,
Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus)of Life in Japanese Cities”

ies based on the theme of a vision for the 21st century cityand can be described as research that will attempt to dig
deep into basic issues such as acceptance of degeneration, social justice, aging in place, and the role of cognitive-cultural capitalism in the 21st century city.

Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University)“Implementation Strategy for a Bountiful Sea from
Clean Seawater: Management of the Environment andNatural Resources in the Seto Inland Sea”

D19-R-0042

D19-R-0153

Naoyuki

Ieko(ChiefAnalyst,Evi-

dence-Based Policymaking Unit, Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd.)“A Study of Knowledge Brokering in Child Welfare Area:
This can be described as a unique type of on-site project

1,200,000

ing evidence in social services, such as child welfare,

Social Resource to Nurture Communal Connection and Support

5,200,000

Natural Resources in the Seto Inland Sea

5,500,000

Rethinking Biodiversity Conservation from Local Stakeholder' Perspective: Case Studies of Relational
D19-R-0087

based on an awareness of problems through concrete ex-

Values in Japan and US
Hiroe Ishihara, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo/ Assistant

6,200,000

Professor

perience in think tank policy practice.

The Extinction of Experience: Understanding its Nationwide Nature, Extent and Implications
D19-R-0102

Masashi Soga, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, the University of Tokyo/

5,800,000

Associate Professor
Practical Study on Learning Support for Delinquent Young Generation: Paradigm Shift on Theory of
D19-R-0109"Desistance"
Koshi Takahashi, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences,

5,000,000

Osaka University/ Lecturer
Climate Crisis and Grassroots Infrastructures: Experiments in Economic and Technological
D19-R-0111

Localization and Pursuit of Autonomy

6,400,000

Atsuro Morita, Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University/ Professor
Fusion of Local Traditional Wisdom with Science in the Development of Countermeasures against
D19-R-0126

D19-R-0087 Hiroe Ishihara (Assistant Professor, Gradu-

Mosquito-borne Infectious Diseases: Grandma's Wisdom Enhances Resilience in the Event of aDisaster

5,600,000

Ryuichi Suwa, Faculty of Agriculture, University of the Ryukyus/ Associate Professor

ate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, the Univer-Interdisciplinary Study of Special Needs Schools Open to Local Communities: For the Initiative of
D19-R-0145

Stakeholders’ Perspective: Case Studies of Relational

Laboratory School Utilizing Local Learning and Cultural Resources
Satoshi Miyamoto, Department of Education, Faculty of Human-Environment Studies, Kyushu

6,000,000

University/ Assistant professor

Values in Japan and the US”

clarify the new value of relational values of human beings

Dinita Setyawati, Graduate School of Global Environmental Study, Kyoto University/ Graduate

Hitomi Yamaguchi, Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University/ Associate Professor

Modeling Workings and Piloting Implementation”

strategy concepts.

This project will attempt to theoretically and empirically

Sector in Jakarta and Bogor

Implementation Strategy for a Bountiful Sea from Clean Seawater: Management of the Environment andD19-R-0050

at collaboration between scientific research and social“Rethinking Biodiversity Conservation from a Local

3500,000,

Ryoko Hatanaka, SHOBI University/ Associate Professor

such as the environment and tourism as a shift in strategy

sity of Tokyo)

Tatsushi Nemoto, University of Tsukuba, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences/ Assistant

The Database Construction of ”Narratives”by Family with Medically Dependent Children: As a
D19-R-0049

ing environmental resources based on broad viewpoints

very interesting project as a specific example of an attempt

Contemporary India and Digitally Archiving Shurei Sasai’s Collection

6,600,000

Student (PhD)

called “Grandma’s wisdom” and its potential in Okinawa.

tific research on the mechanisms of nutrient concentrationfrom “clean sea” to “bountiful sea.” It is expected to be a

Tomoko Kubo, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba/ AssistantEnergy Survival of the Marginalised: Case Study of Electric Charging Station for Urban Informal

This project is based on understanding gained from scienfluctuations. It will attempt to propose a vision for manag-

Model: To Manage both Competitiveness and Residents' Quality of Life in Japanese Cities

Professor

an empirical clarification of ideal form of traditional wisdomthat will attempt to build a system for collecting and utilizD19-R-0050 Hitomi Yamaguchi (Associate Professor,

D19-R-0008

sidering the social and institutional position of traditional

This project will organize international cooperative research to compare Chicago, Toronto, Tokyo, and other cit-

D19-R-0007

This project is expected to provide opportunities for conwisdom and its potential for international strategy throughAmount(Yen)International Cooperative Research for the Establishment of the Sustainable Urban Developmental

Toward Heterogeneous Solidarity with Minorities: Re-evaluating the Dalit Liberation Movement inhances Resilience in the Event of a Disaster”

Manage both Competitiveness and Residents’ Quality

Grant
Position, Organization

the Development of Countermeasures against Mosquity of Life and Environmental Sciences, University ofment of a Sustainable Urban Development Model: To

Project Leader

Professor

to-Borne Infectious Diseases: Grandma’s Wisdom En-“International Cooperative Research for the Establish-

Project Title“Fusion of Local Traditional Wisdom with Science in

D19-R-0007 Tomoko Kubo (Assistant Professor, FaculTsukuba)*Note: The project titles among other things on this list are those at the time of grant approval.

Grant NumberThis year, a total of 12 projects were ultimately chosen fromamong the 152 applications. Below we introduce several

List of Grants

A Study of Knowledge Brokering in Child Welfare Area: Modeling Workings and Piloting
D19-R-0153

Implementation

3,000,000

Naoyuki Ieko, Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting/ Chief Analyst

and nature based on collaboration in Japan and the U.S. A

16

17

Grant Results() Fiscal 2018

Number ofApplications

Number of Grants

Value of Grants(¥ Million)

Budget(¥ Million)

Acceptance Rate
(%)

147
（242）

9
（11）

70.0
（70.0）

70.0（70.0）

6.1（4.5）

In FY2019, the International Grant Program followed the ba-

Foundation’s International Grant Program and the teaching

sic theme and design of the previous fiscal year, to learn

staff from the IHS, along with its students, were invited tofrom each other through mutual exchanges of the practi-

talk about the significance, value, and difficulties of partner-

tioners in East Asia including Japan and Southeast Asia,

ing across the national borders and the differences in thethereby moving toward problem-solving of the commonsocial positions, looking ahead of the landscapes beyond

challenges, or at least, improving the situation.

them. Their learnings and realizations from them were introduced, too. In total, more than 130 audiences attended over

The International
Grant Program

were exchanged among the speakers, the participants, andthe ground toward the actualization of “Multicultural Inclu-

the organizers. Moreover, the workshop (by the people in-sion in Communities” It was an equivalent of “Creating New

volved) was held to promote dialogues, with the grantees

Culture: Toward a Common Platform for Asia” implemented

from the International Grant Program, based on their experi-

last fiscal year. Also, the area of “Open Field” was continued

ences, answering the questions raised by the post-graduate

to open the door to the proposals concerning the new social

students feeling conflicted between research and practices.

challenges. The total grant amount was 70 million Japanese

In addition to the post-graduate students’ realizations, theyen, as in the last fiscal year. On the other hand, as a new

exchange of ideas was very lively among the grantees who

application requirement, the representative of the proposed

were committed to boosting mutual learning and exchang-

project is obliged to reside mainly in Japan.

es, though their themes are different, in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

three projects in the priority area, six projects in the “OpenIn FY2019, the Toyota Foundation officially affiliated to Asian

Field” totaling nine, were approved through reviewing. While

Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN), an intermediary orga-

the shrink of the budget from 100 million Japanese yen in FY

nization dealing with the development of the social invest-

2017 to 70 million yen in FY2018 greatly decreased thement and the strategic philanthropy market in Asia. The aim

number of applications from 328 to 242, the introduction ofof the affiliation is as follows: to strengthen networking on

the new requirement about the representative’s residence

the development of the non-profit sector; and to gather in-pushed the declining trend further.

formation toward feedback to the grant programs; to build
human relations. The Toyota Foundation will continue toTotal Amount of Grants

Program Title
Cultivating Empathy Through Learning from Our

Seventy million yen in total

Neighbors: Practitioners' Exchange on Common Issuesa) One-year project: Up to five million yen

in Asiab) Two-year project: Up to ten million yen＊1 East Asia: Japan, China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, South Korea,

A. Multicultural Inclusion in Communities

Mongolia

B. Open Field

Southeast Asia: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar,

Also, the Symposium, “The Ways to Have a Better Dialogue

actively support human and intellectual exchanges in East

for Empathy: Mutual Learning and Exchanges” was co-or-

Asia and Southeast Asia by grant-making activities and its

ganized with Integrated Human Sciences Program for Cul-

initiatives as well, including participation in the AVPN’s an-tural Diversity (IHS) of the University of Tokyo, on February 7

nual assembly and other international conferences both inand 8, 2020. Its venue was Hall Bldg 18 of the University ofJapan and overseas.

Tokyo, Komaba Campus. The six grantees from the Toyota

the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Vietnam

Target Countries
East and Southeast Asia*1
Call for Proposals
April 15 to June 8, 2019
Project Period
One or two years beginning November, 201918

the two days. Even upon the symposium itself, a lot of ideas

make grants to those projects regarding mutual learning on

Consequently, the number of applications was 147, andOverview

Thematic Areas

The priority area, in other words, the sub-theme, was set toComments

Comments by Selection Committee Chair

Shigeto Sonoda

Since the foundation in 1974, the Toyota Foundation has

and provided financial support to the projects aiming tobeen providing large amount of grants to Southeast Asiansolve issues that Asian countries are facing. The program

countries. Since the Asian Neighbors Program was initiat-

was renamed the International Grant Program in fiscal 2013.

ed in fiscal 2009, the foundation has called for applications

Grants were provided to policy-proposing projects with19

■ Adopted

sights set on the future of Asia before fiscal 2015, but since

Overview of Applications

then, the foundation has been supporting projects which

Fig.1: Targeted countries / regions that were stated inapplication forms

try to tackle common issues in Asia through exchange and

There were 147 applications in fiscal 2019, reflecting a con-japan

mutual learning. The basic foundations of the Internationaltinuation of the recent trend of reduced applications in num-

Malaysia

Grant Program 2019 were established in the course of theseber (328 in fiscal 2017, 242 in fiscal 2018).

Thailandcontinuous efforts.

Indonesia

The tendency can be traced if we look at the changes in
The Toyota Foundation has discussed the principle of em-

the Philippinesthematic areas and the characteristics of project represen-

phasizing grant programs since the previous fiscal year. The

tatives.

Vietnamprioritized area (Area A) of the International Grant Programis on projects required to promote “Multicultural Inclusion

In terms of the thematic areas, 54 applications were in Areain Communities,” and diverse related proposals are to be

A (37%) and 93 applications were in Area B (63%). In oth-reorganized as the Open Field (Area B).

TaiwanLaoser words, two thirds of applications corresponded to theOpen Field. In the previous fiscal year, 130 applications

Cambodia

The foundation has set five grant policies; they are 1. Great

were made for the Non-open Field (roughly corresponding

Chainasignificance for society, 2. Anticipating internal and external

to current Area A). Obviously, there was a drastic decrease

Singapore

issues, 3. Future-oriented, 4. Sustainable and developable,

in applications in this area.

MongolHong Kong

icies, the foundation has highlighted four elements specific

The distribution of the nationalities of project representatives

to international grant programs since last year so that thealso changed: the ratio of Japanese representatives doubled,

applicants can easily understand the desirable requirements

increasing from 36% in the previous year to 71% this year.

for the proposed projects. This fiscal year continues to

Looking closely at the reduced number of applications madeadopt the same elements as well as the same total budget.

from countries other than Japan, we can find that the number

110

1
37

2

31

2

5

Japan & Southeast Asia

36

2Japan & East Asia &Southeast Asia
Japan & East Asia

56

2

Others

34

0

21

29
6

26

1

25

3

23

1

19

1
4
0
0

Fig.3: The number of targeted countries / regions that were stated inapplication forms

18

３

17

2

16

4
1

7

0
0

Fig.2: Combination of targeted countries / regions that were statedin application forms

423

MyanmarSouth Korea

and 5. Expected to have a ripple effect. Based on these pol-7

■ Total （Excluding other than East Asia and Southeast Asia）

5

6
3

8

Brunei017East Timor

0
1

6

Macao

0
0

4

60

2

55

2
0

20
4

0

3

1
2
0

2

0
1

of applicants from Southeast Asian countries dropped dra-

It is thus understandable that not so many countries wereadditional information from the applicants. The members(1) Transnationality: Whether the proposed project covers at

matically: 24 dropped to 9 from Malaysia, 18 to 8 from Indo-targeted in a single project, considering the high transactionof the selection committee tried to read all the applications

least two East or Southeast Asian countries or regions, andnesia, and 17 dropped to just 2 from the Philippines. There

cost to fulfill the element of “mutual understanding” (Seeincluding those which were eliminated by the POs.

project members are from at least two countries or regions.

was only one application from the U.S.A. (9 in the previous

page 4) for the proposal. In fact, 115 projects targeted justThe project is to bring about results or effects in multiple

fiscal year) and none from China (4 in the previous fiscal year).

two or three countries or regions, accounting for 78% of the

At the end of the selection process, selection committee

countries.

The number of proposals from those countries, which used toproposed projects (see Fig. 3).

meeting was held after the review process was completed.

(2) Cross sectoral approach: Whether the specialists (e.g.

have many applicants, also decreased significantly.

researchers, activists, and civil service in charge) are sys-

Selection Results

They discussed each of the 22 applications that at least oneof the members had recommended. Each member explained

tematically involved and participate in the proposed project.

The declining number of applications from Southeast AsianThe selection committee was made up of four members

why he or she recommended or did not recommend the(3) Mutual learning: Whether participants have establishedand other countries in the Non-open Field was caused byincluding the committee chair. Two of them have continued

project. They discussed any disagreements and sought torelationships for mutual learning during the implementation

the new requirement that representatives of projects shouldin their positions from the previous fiscal year, while theselect the projects fairly and objectively. Then, the membersof the proposed project.

have their main residence in Japan. Conversely, more pro-remaining two were newly appointed.

checked if each project corresponded to the thematic(4) Foresight: Whether the proposed project addresses

posals for projects targeted Japan than before. Figure 1

overtly or covertly important issues, is highly conscious oflists the countries or regions where projects are to be imple-

Figure 3 shows that four applications are targeting a single

decision, having considered all information collected byits outcomes, and has prospects for further development.

mented as stated in application forms. The figure shows thatcountry: obviously, these applications do not meet the first

the POs and checked the balance between two thematic

76%, roughly three quarters of all applications, are intended

element of “transnationality” (See page 4). Three program

areas and among targeted countries or regions. Finally, nine

to be implemented in Japan.

officers (POs) first eliminated those applications which did

projects were selected this fiscal year. As the low selection

not satisfy four elements before they asked each committee

rate (6.1%) suggests, selection was very difficult.

There is one point that is different from previous years. Thatis, the proposed project was expected to have a represen-area the applicant had self-reported. They made the final

tative whose main residence is located in Japan. The goal

Consequently, some changes were witnessed in terms ofof this change was to allow representatives of projects tothe combination of countries or regions that projects target-

communicate more closely with the Toyota Foundation in

ed. The number of projects targeting Japan and Southeast

At the next stage, the four committee members read thedifferent phases of the project management; that is, before,

Asia was 56, exceeding the number of projects targeting

applications carefully and each recommended ten projects,

during and after the awarding of grants (close communi-

countries and regions other than Japan (see Fig. 2). Thir-considering the number of selected projects in previous

Firstly, as many as seven out of nine selected projects arecation is one of the requirements for candidates), but the

ty-four proposals were targeting Japan, East Asia, andyears. Each member gave a weight on each of the projects

targeting Japan. Even the two projects that do not targetchange has greatly affected the number and the contents ofSoutheast Asia, though these combinations are the mostthat he or she recommended and added personal comments.

Japan have Japanese representatives. In other words, thethe applications as will be described below.

difficult to manage.

If a member had any question about the proposal, he orcommittee did not (or could not) select a project which

she asked the applicant through the POs, who collected

was not related to Japan/Japanese. We must wait to see

20

member to inspect the remaining applications.
The projects selected for fiscal 2019 have the following
characteristics (see Figs. 1, 2 and 3).

21

if this criteria of selecting projects was right or not until theunderground activities of brokers suggest. The project aims

foreign migrants which is triggered by different populationreflected what the representatives of the projects had done

selected projects will be completed.

to encourage specialists to cooperate with each other inpyramids in Asia). Regrettably some applicants seemedand experienced. It may be difficult for NPO staffs, who are

Japan and Korea whose national governments are planningto have chosen wrong thematic area, possibly because

busy managing daily activities, to convincingly explain about

Secondly, the number of selected projects targeting Eastto accept more immigrants from other Asian countries andof the ambiguous nuances of the Japanese explanations,the significance of their project and its expected outcomes

Asia was only two (Taiwan: 1; Korea: 1), far less than thoseto make cooperative action plans together with experts

compared with the more straightforward English expression.

to a third party while researchers, who are well-trained intargeting Southeast Asia. There were no applicants fromand the organizations run by those who have experienced

In addition, the number of applications in the prioritized area

academic proposal writing, might have found it challenging

China, and there were no projects targeting China. It is a pity,

working abroad in the home countries of workers so

was small, which might be a reflection of the reality that theto write an appealing application for the International Grant

considering China’s greater presence in Asia as well as fromthat the immigrants from Nepal and Myanmar can enjoy

applicants in Japan may be less experienced in discussing

Program if they are not aware of concrete solutions for thethe fact that it is experiencing more and more of the same

fair treatment. It is an attempt to realize a guarantee ofand dealing with the issues of immigration and multiculturalissues they are researching. Hopefully, more people willkinds of social problems found in other Asian countries.

information accessibility for immigrants. Greater outcomes

coexistence from the viewpoint of cooperation across Asia.

overcome such difficulties and apply for the Internationalcan be expected if cooperation with governmental sectors
And thirdly, in terms of the selected projects by thematic

as well as other public organizations is possible, andarea, the rate of selection (33% in Area A and 67% in Area

outcomes can be shared in a creative manner.

Grant Program in the next fiscal year.
The selection committee fully realizes that proposals directlyB) is roughly equal to the distribution of the applications.
However, there were more appealing applications in Area

2. Thematic Area B: Open Field

B. It may be necessary to find the better ways to increase

Yuichi Tomohiro, Representative Director, General Incorporated

the number as well as the quality of the proposals for Area

Association TSUMUGIYAA in the future.

Cultivating intermediate players who can coordinate local

List of Grants*Note: The project titles among other things on this list are those at the time of grant approval.

resources and creating a learning platform across countries/

The number of adopted projects decreased from last year (11sectors through a designers’ residency program

projects) by two. This may be caused by the less appealing

Targetapplications (especially in Area A) and fewer challenging

Vietnam, Taiwan, [India], Thailand, Philippines,

proposals. Notably, two committee members continuing in

Malaysia, and Japanposition from the previous year mentioned that it was easier

Mr. Yuichi Tomohiro, head of NGO named Tsumugiya,

to select projects than before.

submitted an ambitious proposal based on his own

Introducing Adopted Projects

Countries

andRegions:

Indonesia,

Cambodia,experience of having implemented the stay-based program
called DOOR to ASIA (DTA) in Rikuzentakata, which was

The following introduces a couple of projects which received

devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake, from 2015

relatively better evaluation by the committee members, one

to 2018. The project aims to build a platform for mutual

each for Area A and B (the countries in brackets show non-learning/assistance across activity fields/sectors/countries

target countries of the International Grant Program).

by sending young designers and mentors to specific regions
to create charming products of appealing design based on

1. Thematic Area A: Multicultural Inclusion in Communities

understanding of the uniqueness of the region (and selling

Toshihiro Menju, Managing Dierctor, Japan Center forthe products to external markets).

Grant Number

Project Leader

Grant
Position, Organization

Amount(Yen)A. Multicultural Inclusion in Communities
D19-N-0096

Enhancing the Capacity of Countries of Origin in Facilitating Equitable Migration to Japan
Reiko Harima, Mekong Migration Network/ Regional Coordinator

9,500,000

Guarantee of Adequate Information Provision in Transnational Migration - Toward a Realization of a
D19-N-0119

Fair and Robust Migration

8,000,000

Toshihiro Menju, Japan Center for International Exchange/ Managing Dierctor
Entrepreneurship, Advocacy, and Research to Combat Aging and Migration in Asia - Interaction of
D19-N-0140

Ex-EPA Nurses/ Careworkers from the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam
Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo/ Associate

8,500,000

Professor

B. Open Field
Community-based Utilization of Ancient Water Resource and Management System of Mainland
D19-N-0032

Southeast Asia

7,200,000

Mamoru SHIBAYAMA,Kyoto University/ Professor Emeritus

International Exchange
Guarantee of Adequate Information Provision in Transnational

The organization has already accumulated a track record. A

Migration - Toward a Realization of a Fair and Robust Migration

wide range of mutual learning can be expected because theTarget Countries and Regions: Japan, Korea, [Nepal], andparticipants in the past projects will also join the project, andMyanmarthey already have a broad network of cooperators around

Mr. Toshihiro Menju, Managing Director and Chief Program

Asia. They are highly aware of the functions of “intermediate

Officer of the Japan Center for International Exchange, hasplayers” who can compensate for the shortcomings of the

been engaged in international exchange in Japan for many

conventional model of endogenous development; thus,

years. He proposed a very appealing project based on thethere is potential for future development.

center although it may seem low-profile.

Project Title

Conclusion

Sustainable Agriculture of Rural Area in Mekong Delta, Vietnam and Mountainous Area, Japan by
D19-N-0043

Community-based Action for Effective Utilization of Bio-wastes Resources
Fujimoto Tokihiko,Associate Professor, Faculty of Agriculture, Shizuoka University/ Associate

9,300,000

Professor
Building a participatory civic platform through project-based ecotourism for the mitigation of ocean
D19-N-0049

plastic pollution

6,000,000

YOSHIKAWA NARUMI, Prefectural University of Hiroshima/ Professor
Cooperation on the realization of societies where people can have access to justice in Vietnam,
D19-N-0070

Cambodia, Laos and Japan
Masatoshi IKEUCHI, Japan Federation of Bar Associations/ Chairperson of Committee on

8,000,000

International Relations

In the usual migration of workers, there has been an

The themes in the prioritized area for this fiscal year haveoverwhelming imbalance in information sharing. Therebeen set in order to accept the proposals for concrete

have been such problems as the unjust invitation/mediation

solutions for various problems caused by demographicof workers, violation of employment rights, and a gap

changes in Asia (e.g. the issue of multicultural coexistence

between required talents and job seekers’ skills as theand other social issues caused by increasing number of

Solution transfer beyond border through exchange of management personnel - With social sectors
D19-N-0103

of Japan and Vietnam

4,500,000

Saki Kumezawa, NPO Cross Fields/ Division Manager
Cultivating intermediate players who can coordinate local resources and Creating a learning
D19-N-0128

platform across countries/sectors through a designers' residency program

9,000,000

Yuichi Tomohiro, General Incorporated Association TSUMUGIYA/ Representative Director

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Activity Report

❶❷

❺❻

❽❾❿

The Visit to Vietnam

The Visit to the Philippines

Dates: April, 2019

Dates: June, 2019

The Grant Award Ceremony of the International
Grant Program

Social Entrepreneurs from Vietnam and Thailand working

The practitioners and the academicians strive to restore

Locations and dates: Shinjuku-ku(Tokyo), October 25-26, 2019

on community-based tourism made mutual visits to there

the environment and secure economic sustainability tar-

The Grant Award Ceremony of the International Grant

respective grounds. Their exchange of views and actions

geting the water catchment areas in the Philippines, Ja-

Program was held at the Hyatt Regency Tokyo. In the firstis going on regarding not only the travel contents like

pan, and Indonesia, teaming up with the local neighbor-part, the Toyota Foundation’s managing director gavehome-stay program, culture, and natural environment

hoods, visited the grounds. They studied the efforts by

opening remarks, followed by the introductory remarks

but also the question of tourism beneficial for the neigh-the local authorities and fishermen to preserve waterby the Program Officer and the lecture given by Prof.

borhood.

quality, to protect the growth environment for fry and the

Shigeto Sonoda of the Institute for Advanced Studies on

edible garden centering on the indigenous plants.

Asia, the University of Tokyo(❽ ). Also, Dr. Dipesh Kharel❸❹
The Visit to Okinawa
Dates: June, 2019❼and Mr. Atushi Kadowaki(❾ ), awarded grants in fy 2017 fortheir efforts, reported their results. In the second part,
President Dr. Masashi Haneda of the Toyota Foundation

The nonprofit workers, the academicians, and the mem-

The Visit to Taiwan
Dates: July, 2019gave remarks. Upon the feedback about the selection

ber of the parliaments from the deep south of Thailand

The residents of a community located in the North of Ja-

process given by Prof. Sonoda, chaired the selection pan-which is witnessing the secession insurgency as well askarta, the community once demolished several years ago

el, President Dr. Haneda presented the grant certificates

those from Aceh, Indonesia which experienced its inde-

but now under reconstruction, visited a small community

to the respective grantees of this fiscal year. On Octoberpendent movement and recently achieved the special au-on the outskirt of Taipei. The mutual learning concerning

26, the workshop was organized to introduce thetonomous status visited Okinawa to learn its relationshipthe consensus-building among the residents and that be-

grant-awarded projects and to promote exchanges

with Tokyo as well as the history of the Ryukyu Kingdom

tween the residents and local authorities took place to-among the grantees. The fresh grantees, the projectand its peace.

gether with the town builders from Japan as well as themembers, and the Toyota Foundation’s program officers

academicians from Kyoto.

attended.

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Symposium
Locations and dates: Meguro-ku(Tokyo), February, 2020

The Symposium, “The Ways to Have a Better Dialogue for
Empathy: Mutual Learning and Exchanges” was co-organized with Integrated Human Sciences Program for Cultural Diversity (IHS) of the University of Tokyo. The grantees from the Toyota Foundation’s International Grant
Program, the IHS scholars, and its students exchanged
points of view about the significance, the values, the difficulties of collaboration across the national borders, thedisciplines, and how to raise concern among the public.

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) Fiscal 2018

Number ofApplications

Number of Grants

Value of Grants(¥ Million)

Budget(¥ Million)

Acceptance Rate(%)

Survey Grant

105
（147）

16
（20）

15.98
（16.0）

20.0

15.2（13.6）

Nurture Grant

228
（162）

11
（14）

81.83
（66.05）

80.0

4.8
（8.6）

Dissemination and
Advocacy Grant

8
（9）

1
（2）

3.96
（9.35*）

100.0

12.5
（22.2）

Total

341
（318）

28
（26）

101.77（82.05）

110.0

8.2
（6.5）

─

7

88.20

─

─

（Initiative Program）

Pilot Program＊1

Grant Results

The grant amount of the Grant for Dissemination and Advocacy in FY 2018 is excluded from the total amount as the FY 2018 Grant was made under the Communication

with Society program.

for actions, in partnership with diversified stakeholders,

idents would actively play the vivid roles in making andtowardandtransforming neighborhoods and society through voluntary

structure-building

agents-development;forproblem-solving

Advocacy

participation into a wide range of neighborhood activities

Grant” providing grants for those initiatives devised to“Disseminationandand social actions. In fy 2019, under “Capacity Building

transform the structure of society and the prevailing val-

Grant,” six grants were awarded to the civic organizations

ues.

and the neighborhood organizations dealing with “struc-The “Dissemination and Advocacy Grant” sought

proposals exclusively from the past grantees.

ture-building” and “agents-development.” When it comesto “Investigation Grant,” one grant was made to a research

The Grant Program forCommunity Activities in JapanOn the occasion of calling for proposals, as in the past, theproject for clarifying the neighborhood organizations’ cur-application orientation meetings were organized nation-

rent state and future vision through taking a deeper lookwide at nine places, partnering with the intermediate orga-

into the existing literature about community organizations,nizations to support the nonprofits countrywide. During

town organizations, welfare commissioners, and the par-the application orientation meetings, while basic informa-

ent-teacher associations. Based on the findings from thetion such as the intention of the program and the frame-

results of these projects, including those under “Capacity

work of the grant was carefully delivered, the changes took

Building Grant” and “Rolling Out Grant,” the design of theplaced in fy 2019, the points considered seriously, and thenext generation of the Grant Program for Community Ac-

expected points were emphatically explained. In almost all

tivities will be elaborated.

the application orientation meetings, some of the past

Overview

Program Title

grantees were invited to speak about their stories related

The grant awarding ceremony usually held in early April

to the grants. For those planning to apply, the excellent

was canceled to contain the spread of COVID-19 this year.

opportunities were offered to grasp the specific ideas ofConsequently, the mid-term report back meeting of “Nur-“Survey Grant” and “Nurture Grant.”ture Grant,” which is a part of the grant-award ceremony,
was decided to postpone and will be rescheduled at someTotal Amount of Grants

Creating Sustainable Communities with Future Leaders:

Survey Grant: Up to one million yen per projectbuilding a problem-solving system

Upon closing the application: “Survey Grant” received 105

point later. The mid-term report back meeting originally

Nurture Grant: No limitation*This program is limited to activities in Japan.

Dissemination and Advocacy Grant: Up to six million yen

proposals; “Nurture Grant” received 228 proposals; “Dis-aimed to make the latter half of the two year grant period ofsemination and Advocacy Grant” received eight proposals.

“Nurture Grant” more fulfilling, thereby facilitating the proj-

per project

In total, 341 proposals were submitted. Through the as-

ect results. The progress reports, reflections, and discus-

Survey Grant

While the fy 2019 Grant Program for Community Activities

sessment panel and the board of directors meeting, thesions during the meeting about the grant-awarded projects

Nurture Grant

in Japan followed the viewpoint on “development of prob-

following were approved: “Survey Grant” 16 projects;by the participants would offer an opportunity to have

Dissemination and Advocacy Grant

lem-solving agents” from fy 2018, its basic theme was set“Nurture Grant” 11 projects; Dissemination and Advocacy

learning and realizations which could be feedback to theto be “Sustainable Community Created together with Fore-

Grant” one project.

projects.

Open to Neighborhood,” to further enhance the message

As for the Program for Boosting Civic Participation carried

As this program supports diversified projects toward sus-that to build “structure” toward problem-solving in theout in fy 2018 as a pilot program, the second grants were

tainable communities, it is recognized that the realizationsneighborhood is vitally important. As in fy 2018, its frame-

made under the Initiative Program. While its “Capacityand vitality emerge from the meetings by the grantees ad-work of grant-making was composed of the following three

Building Grant” continued, “Rolling Out Grant” was re-

dressing the same challenge or from the same locality

categories: “Survey Grant” providing grants for a series ofplaced by a new “Investigation Grant.” Toward the affluent

would affect positively the projects afterward. Greater ef-

investigative actions regarding strategic planning for im-neighborhood and society, the Program for Boosting Civic

forts must be made to create such opportunities from now

plementation of activities; “Nurture Grant” providing grants

Participation expected that the diversified citizens and res-onward.

Grant Category

Call for Proposals
August 19 to September 30, 2019
Project Period
Survey Grant: One year, beginning April 1, 2020
Nurture Grant: Two years, beginning April 2020
Dissemination and Advocacy Grant: One year, beginning
April 1, 202026

runners for Future through Vital Problem-Solving Structure

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❿

Activity Report❶
FY 2017 “Nurture Grant” Report Back Meeting❹
The Application Orientation Meetings

Locations and dates: Shinjuku-ku(Tokyo), April 13, 2019

The application orientation meetings were organized na-

Nine fy 2017 grant-awarded organizations under “Nurture

tionwide at nine cities.

⓭

Grant” reported their efforts in the past year in line withthe logic model of the respective activities. The twenty-eight fy 2018 grant-awarded organizations under “Nurture Grant” and “Survey Grant” attended the meeting, facilitated by Mr. Toshiaki Goibuchi of CR Factory.

❷❸❺❻
Site Visit, ”Kanagasaki College of Arts”
Locations and dates: kanegasaki-Town(Iwate), June 30, 2019

The site of “Establishing the Kanegasaki College of Arts
toward today’s Rasuchijin Association, ” led by Mr. Kaneaki

Toyota NPO College Kaiketsu

Chiba, in Kanegasaki town, Isawa county, Iwate prefecture

Locations and dates: Shinjuku-ku(Tokyo), May 13-14, June 13, July 18,
August 8, Bunkyou-ku(Tokyo), November 29, 2018

was visited. Walking around the town in search of the site

The fourth term of Toyota NPO College “Kaiketsu” was or-

The meeting was held upon returning to the base in theganized in cooperation with the Toyota Motor Corpora-evening. (❻ ) The residents in the town and the visitorstion. This seminar was designed for the nonprofits to

exchanged opinions from their respective standings.

of an open-air tea ceremony scheduled in October. (❺ )learn the thinking and methods of the Toyota Mortor Corporation’s “Mondai Kaiketsu” (Problem-Solving). During
this term, nearly thirty people from twenty organizations
attended. The Toyota way of “Mondai Kaiketsu” was carried out to deal with their respective challenges overabout seven months.

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⓮

❾

⓫⓬

FY 2018 “Survey Grant” Mid-term Report Back
Meeting

Site visit, “Yufuin Foundation”

Locations and dates: Chuo-ku(Tokyo), August 27, 2019

The twenty fy 2018 grant-awarded organizations reflected the first half of the grant period and re-designed theplans toward its latter half in the form of group-work.
Also, the inputs from the past grantees’ cases were made.

❿Site Visit, “Senmaya Association of the One
Hundred Women”❼❽

Locations and dates: Ichinoseki City(Iwate), November 13, 2019

Site Visit, “Nagashima Future Design LLC”

The site of “The Senmaya Women Multiplied by Creating

Locations and dates: Nagashima-Town(Kagoshima), July 15, 2019

the Attraction of the Town toward the Development of

In Fukuoka, on June 30, this workshop was held in cooper-

the Actives through Vitalizing the Square in front of theation with Akatsuki, a nonprofit, regarding planning andStation,” led by Ms. Masumi Onodera, in Ichinoseki City,

management as to how nonprofits can make the best use

Iwate prefecture was visited. The venue for vitalizing theof research for the benefit of civic participation.

square in front of the Senmaya station was observed.

Locations and dates: Yufu City(Oita), December 6, 2019

The site of “Universal Tourism: Developing the Neighborhood with Culture multiplied by Heart multiplied by Ecology,” led by Mr. Naohiko Osawa, was visited. The obstacles on the streets were found out by moving with theelectric-powered wheelchair, “WHILL.”⓭⓮
Site Visit, “Cloud Japan”
Locations and dates: Kesennuma City(MIyagi), February 2, 2020

The site of “the Kesennuma Project: The Town where
Mums Smiling toward the Happiest Parenting Households
in Japan by Everyone’s Effort,” led by Mr. Atsutoshi Tanaka,
was visited. The launching ceremony of the shared house“Omusubi” attached with a nursery and a break room formums raising kids was attended.

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List of Grants*Note: The project titles among other things on this list are those at the time of grant approval.

Grant Number

Project Title
Representative

Grant
Organization

Amount(Yen)

Accelerating the Study regarding Jewish Culture and Network Utilizing the Diary of Yitskhok
D19-PI-0001

Rudashevski

5,970,000

Hisashi Shigematsu, Graduate school of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo

D19-PI-0002

The State of Policies for Small-Scale Organizations and Charity Accounting in the UK
Takako Amemiya, The Japan Association of Charitable Organizations

1,000,000

The Editing and Publication Project for the Enlarged and Revised Edition of "The Chronology of
D19-PI-0003

Volunteer, Nonprofit, and Civic Action in Japan"

2,000,000

Noboru Hayase, Osaka Voluntary Action Center

D19-PI-0004

D19-PI-0005

D19-PI-0006

The Initiative Program

D19-PI-0007

D19-PI-0008

概 要
Overview

D19-PI-0009

The Project to Develop and Disseminate the Technology of Cooperation
Akira Matsubara, Cooperation WorldThe Inquiry to Identify the seed of the Third Category Research.
Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, Japan Science Support Foundation
Let's Unite the Power of the Neighborhood through "the New Supporters for the School"
Shizuka Akita, Machida Daigo Elementary School, PTA
Toward Realization of the Open Community by the Participation of Diversified Residents
Norio Yamaki, Utase Association for Dementia
The Project to Nurture both the People and the Organization toward Wealthy Neighborhood
Iku Furuyama, Partners for Civic Actions toward Public GoodThe Project to Safeguard the Festival and the Neighborhood: the Future of our Town by the YouthRyo Miyaguchi, Kishiwada Council of Youth Groups

5,630,000

3,000,000

830,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

1,000,000

The Project for the Next Generation of Town Building: Making Partnership from Those Who Are

In this fiscal year, as in the past, this program without aAlso, the Program for Boosting Civic Participation, a pilot

public call for proposals (“invited application” basis) madegrant program of the Grant Program for Community Activ-

grants to types of projects aiming to advance the non-prof-

ities in Japan, composed of “Capacity Building Grant” andit sector such as the capacity building of non-profit organi-“Investigation Grant” was carried out under this program.

D19-PI-0010

dation’s grant-making programs of next-generation, which

D19-PI-0011

worthy of the exclusive support from the private grant-mak-Jewish culture to the general public; the project for policy
recommendation based on research concerning the charity accounting in the U.K.; the attempt to identify seed of

1,000,000

Ideal Way of Support

3,000,000

Advancing the New Information System Project: Toward the Development of the Entire GrantD19-PI-0013

Making Foundation Community By the Enhanced Raison D'Etre

6,000,000

Yoshinori Yamaoka, The Japan Foundation Center
Development of Grassroots Nonprofits' "Reflecting" Evaluation Method Making Use of the Narrative
D19-PI-0014

Approach

4,970,000

Kensuke Nagata, Akatsuki

effort for the capacity building of non-profit organizations;the activity to disseminate the academic result about theHiroaki Kobayashi, The Nagano Project for Cultivating Japanese-style Veranda in Town

Miki Yasui, Faculty of Social Policy and Administration, Hosei University

ing foundations, and the Foundation’s research initiatives.
Specifically, the grants were awarded to the following: theBoosting the Project to Popularize the Japanese-Style Veranda in Town and Develop its Enthusiasts

A Study on the Current Situation of Community Activity Groups Utilizing Local Connection and theD19-PI-0012

is the original scope of this program, were supported, suchas the collaborating grants with other donors, the efforts

990,000

Hidemi Hasegawa, Coco Color Kit

zations and the promotion of civic participation. Also, theprojects conducive to the development of the Toyota Foun-

Supported"Social Security for the Innovative Society from the Perspective of “Two Retirements” of
D19-PI-0015

Professional Athletes"

4,760,000

Shinichi Yamashita, Faculty of Law, Fukuoka University＊The seven projects with grant numbers from D19-PI-006 to D19-PI-0012 are under the Pilot Program for the Boosting Civic Participation within theframework of the Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan.

the academic inquiry of the third category.

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PICK UPSpecial Contribution,“Toward Affluent Neighborhoods and Better Towns”
Yoshitaka Nishiyama, Water Cooler Meeting of Ten Thousand People

The project, “the Reverse Innovation for Social Education Institutions and their Actives by Developing Town Centers in Japan andEgypt,” will deal with (1) publication of a book compiling the pastefforts, (2)nationwide caravan to propagate the autonomous
town-center (kominkan) for problem-solving, (3)invention of reverse innovation at model bases in Japan.
Many would wonder what the kominkan is, though it shouldsound a little familiar. The kominkan refers to a place with a function of the central hub of town-building, which has overseen Japan’s neighborhoods at the forefront. Further, the kominkan was
originally envisioned to be somewhat like a dining room where
newborn babies to grandfathers and grandmothers could gather
without barriers.

While there are nearly 14,000 kominkans

throughout Japan, they were hardly run in tune with the original

The Communication withSociety Program

vision.

Hence everyone does wonder about the kominkan.

Against this backdrop, we have been building a kominkan in
Egypt, modeled after the Hantagawa kominkan, headed by Mr.
Shinnosuke Minami, under the attempt of “Global Kominkan.”
The kominkan in Egypt will be officially launched in this year.

Upper Photo: The 2020 January Kick-Off Meeting at theJapanese Embassy in Egypt
Lower Photo: Messrs. Abdelmeguid Mohamed, Minami,
and Nishiyama (From Left)“Reverse Innovation” might sound a little difficult to understand. The point is that kominkan in Japan per se does
not work well in Egypt. The kominkan suitable for the Egyptian context has been considered. As we became awarethat what we learned in this process could be utilized for present Japan’s kominkan and social education, this project made a start. Those who were involved with a job creation project, headed by this author and the Hantagawa

Overview

kominkan in Naha planned shoulder to shoulder, having brought the respective experiences and achievements to-This program without a public call for proposals (“invited

structing town-centers and capacity-building of social ed-

application” basis) is designed to disseminate the results

ucation institutions including the town centers, by making

and methods out of the past projects under all grant pro-use of an effort intended to solve problems in neighbor-

Let me go back a little and touch briefly upon learning through the development of the kominkan in Egypt. While

grams toward a society with a high impact.

hoods through town centers, which was supported in thethe Japanese kominkans’ basic roles are said to be: gathering; connecting; learning, “cooperation” and “actualiza-

past under the Grant Program for Community Activities intion” were added in Egypt. We attached importance to “actualization,” no matter how small it was. Also that Egyp-Japan.

tians did not enjoy the culture of cooperation very much and the experiences of success were needed to fully realize

Specifically, a grant was awarded to the project for recon-gether.

its democracy was taken into consideration. Even in Japan, it is difficult to carry out cooperation and actualization,
though their significance is understood intellectually. So we are convinced that we can learn again from the Egyptian experiences.

List of Grants*Note: The project titles among other things on this list are those at the time of grant approval.

Grant Number

D19-SC-0001

Project Title
Representative

Grant
Organization

Amount(Yen)

Aiming for a society migrants Can Live post retirement feeling reassured.
Takao Kinoshita, Tokai Daily Life Support Center for Foreigners

3,960,000

in Japan and Egypt.
Shinnosuke Minami, 10000people community meeting

omy and sustainability, associated with fund-raising for its running cost is required. As it has been quite long sinceregional vitalization (chihou sousei) became a slogan nationwide in Japan, those locally based organizations andassociations, including kominkans might learn a lot.
While this project has just made a start, we would like to make advancements toward more affluent neighborhoods

Reverse innovation for social education institutions and their leaders by establishing「KOMINKAN」
D19-SC-0002

Also, the Egyptian kominkan is hard to be subsidized by local authorities, management that centers around auton-

8,500,000

and better towns through the efforts.

＊The grant number D19-SC-0001 is the dissemination and advocacy in the frame of the Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan.

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Accounting Report
Balance Sheet

Statement of Changes in Net Assets

As of March 31, 2020

Account(Unit: Thousand Yen)

Fiscal 2019

Fiscal 2018

Fiscal 2017

Ⅰ Assets

Account(Unit: Thousand Yen)

Fiscal 2019

Fiscal 2018

Fiscal 2017

Ⅰ Changes in general net assets

1. Current assets

1. Changes in ordinary profit

Cash and deposits

515,873494,412462,673(1) Ordinary profit

673,289

711,597

708,465

Accounts receivable

71,77776,38984,822(2) Ordinary expenses

688,963698,551

711,496

Other

5,420

6,420

5,100

Current changes in ordinary profit prior to profit/loss appraisal▲15,674

13,046▲3,031

593,070

577,221552,595

Profit and loss appraisal▲305,358▲37,332▲190,999

Current changes in ordinary profit▲321,033▲24,286▲194,029(1) Extraordinary profit

0

0

0

(2) Extraordinary expenses

0

0

0

Total current assets
2. Fixed assets
Basic funds

24,760,421

25,065,779

25,108,018

Specified assets

15,071,986

15,224,879

15,703,985

50,97353,16257,557

Total fixed assets

39,883,380

40,343,820

40,869,560

Current changes in extraordinary profit

0

0

0

Total assets

40,476,450

40,921,041

41,422,155

Current changes in general net assets▲321,033▲24,286▲194,029

Balance at beginning of the fiscal year
in general net assets

22,308,916

22,333,202

22,527,231

Balance at end of the fiscal year in general net assets

21,987,884

22,308,916

22,333,202

Current changes in designated net assets▲149,383▲518,217

956,300

Balance at beginning of the fiscal year
in designated net assets

18,084,179

18,602,396

17,646,096

Balance at end of the fiscal year in designated net assets

17,934,796

18,084,179

18,602,396

Ⅲ Balance at end of the fiscal year in net assets

39,922,680

40,393,095

40,935,598

Other fixed assets

Ⅱ Liabilities
1. Total current liabilities

476,072445,881407,767

2. Total fixed liabilities

77,69982,06578,790553,771

527,946486,557

Total liabilities
Ⅲ Net assets

17,934,796

18,084,179

18,602,396（3,000,000）（3,000,000）（3,000,000）（14,934,796）（15,084,179）（15,602,396）

21,987,884

22,308,916

22,333,202（21,760,421）（22,065,779）（22,108,018）

（0）

（0）

（0）

Total net assets

39,922,680

40,393,095

40,935,598

Total liabilities and net assets

40,476,450

40,921,041

41,422,155

1. Designated net assets(Amount from above allocatedto basic funds)(Amount from above allocatedto specified assets)
2. General net assets(Amount from above allocatedto basic funds)(Amount from above allocatedto specified assets)

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April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020

2. Changes in extraordinary profit

Ⅱ Changes in designated net assets

35Officers and Trustees
Directors and Auditors

Trustees

As of March 31, 2020

As of March 31, 2020

Name

Occupation

Name

Occupation

Chairman

Former Executive Vice President,
Toyota Motor Corp.

Mitsuhisa Kato

Chairman, Toyota Central R&D
Labs., Inc.

Shinichi Kitaoka

President, Japan International
Cooperation Agency(JICA)

Nobuyuki Koga

Chairman, Nomura Holdings, Inc.

Hiroyuki Sakaki

M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r, To y o t aTechnological InstituteNobuyori Kodaira

President

Masashi Haneda

Executive Director and Vice President, The University of TokyoManaging Director(full-time)

Akihiro Yamamoto
Director

Chairman, The Japan Federation ofEngineering Societies

Shoichiro Toyoda

H o n o r a r y C h a i r m a n , To y o t aMotor Corp.

Director

Operating Officer, Toyota Motor
Corp.

Shigeru Hayakawa

Vice Chairman, Toyota Motor
Corp.

Shin-ichi Hirano

Chair Professor, Shanghai Jiao
Tong University

Koichi Fukaya

Former Executive Chairman,
DENSO Corporation

Masanori Mitsui

Chairman, Daihatsu Motor Co.,Ltd.

Senta Morioka

Vice Governor, Aichi Prefecture

Shinji Yazaki

President, Yazaki Corporation

Jyunichi Sato

Yasuhiko Sato

Director

Atsushi Seike

President, Promotion and Mutual
Aid Corporation for Private Schoolof Japan
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