Overview
| Organization Name | The Toyota Foundation |
|---|---|
| Address | Shinjuku Mitsui Building 37F, 2-1-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0437, Japan |
| Tel: +81-3-3344-1701 Fax: +81-3-3342-6911 | |
| Date of Establishment | October 15, 1974 |
| Chairman | Riki Inuzuka |
| President | Dr. HANEDA Masashi |
| URL | https://www.toyotafound.or.jp/english/ |
| Grant Program | Research Grant Program (Open Call Program) |
| International Grant Program (Open Call Program) | |
| Special Subject Program: Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies (Open Call Program) | |
| Special Subject Program: Migrants and Japanese Society (Open Call Program) | |
| Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan (Open Call Program) | |
| Special Subject Program: Population Decline in Japanese Society (Open Call Program) | |
| Initiative Program (Unsolicited) |
History
| June 2025 | Riki Inuzuka appointed Chairman |
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| October 2024 | The 50th Anniversary Symposium of The Toyota Foundation "Past, Present, and Future of Japan–ASEAN cooperation" held |
| October 2024 | Special Subject: Population Decline in Japanese Society begins |
| September 2024 | Open call for 50th Anniversary Grant Program "Envisioning Human Society 50 Years Ahead" |
| October 2019 | Migrants and Japanese Society begins |
| June 2019 | Masashi Haneda appointed President |
| October 2018 | Co-Creating New Society with Advanced Technologies begins |
| June 2016 | Nobuyori Kodaira appointed Chairman |
| April 2013 | Asian Neighbors Program relaunched as International Program |
| April 2012 | Grant Program for Community Activities relaunched as Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan |
| October 2011 | Great East Japan Earthquake "Special Subject" begins |
| June 2011 | Hiroshi OKuda appointed Chairman |
| June 2010 | Launch of "Vision 2010: Building a Better Future."' |
| April 2009 | Adapting to the New System Governing Public Interest Corporations |
| April 2009 | Asian Neighbors Network Program relaunched as Asian Neighbors Program |
| October 2008 | Commission on the Foundation's Vision organized |
| April 2008 | Communication with Society Program and Initiative Program begins |
| March 2007 | Atsuko Toyama appointed president |
| April 2005 | Asian Neighbors Network Program begins |
| April 2004 | Grant Program for Community Activities started in place of Grant Program for Civil Society |
| October 2003 | Advisory Committee on the Toyota Foundation's Vision and Initiative established |
| April 2003 | Asian Neighbors Network subprogram begins |
| July 1998 | Tatsuro Toyoda appointed chairman, Shosaburo Kimura appointed president |
| July 1998 | Exhibition on "A Mysterious World of Ancient Designs: Lacquerware from the Tombs of Hubei, China" cohosted at Tokyo National Museum |
| April 1996 | Grant Program for Civil Society begins (ended fiscal 2003) |
| April 1995 | Southeast Asian Studies Regional Exchange Program (SEASREP) begins |
| January 1995 | Twentieth-Anniversary Symposium on "Cultural Issues in the Asia Pacific Region for the 21st Century" held |
| September 1994 | Twentieth-Anniversary Exhibition on "The Maritime Silk Road: Artifacts and Culture of the Champa kingdom" held |
| December 1993 | "Know Our Neighbors" Program wins Special Prize at the Japan Mecenat Awards sponsored by the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts |
| December 1990 | Switched to a chairman-board of directors system. Eiji Toyoda appointed chairman, Soichi Iijima appointed president |
| April 1988 | Grant Program for Citizen Activities begins (later developed into the Grant Program for Civil Society) |
| September 1987 | Public Symposium on "Thai Art History: Mural paintings and Stone Architecture" held |
| October 1984 | Tenth-Anniversary International Symposium on "The Future of Private Grant-Making Foundations" held |
| February 1982 | Fifth-Anniversary Traveling Symposium on "Cities and Architecture: Western-Style Architecture in Japan during the Meiji, Taisho, and Early Showa Eras (1868-1941)" held |
| October 1979 | Research Contest on the Theme "Observing the Community Environment" begins (ended fiscal 1997) |
| August 1979 | Fifth-Anniversary International Workshop on Living Children's Theater held |
| October 1978 | "Know Our Neighbors" Japan Translation-Publication Program begins (ended fiscal 2003) |
| April 1976 | International Grants begin (later became the International Grant Program and Southeast Asian National Research Program (ended fiscal 2004) |
| April 1975 | Research Grants begin |
| October 15, 1974 | Toyota Foundation established (chartering agency: General Administrative Agency of the Cabinet). Eiji Toyoda appointed chairman and Yujiro Hayashi executive director |
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