update：August 7, 2025

As the Toyota Foundation commemorates the 50th year anniversary since its foundation, it has created a dedicated website for its 50th year anniversary projects.

The page titled “Now and Future: 10 Years Since Grant Reception” presents interview articles about some grant recipients of the past projects, telling stories of how such grant-awarded projects have since evolved further to play a role in underpinning our society today. 

In the 9th part of this interview series, Ms. Noriko Abe was interviewed for an article about her projects granted under the category of the Grant Program for Community Activities in Japan in fiscal 2012–"Implementing Cross-Border Solutions to Support Daily Living Activities, Focusing on Shopping, in the Remote Mountainous Areas of the Chūgoku Region".

This article can be viewed on the dedicated website for the 50th year anniversary projects.

The Toyota Foundation