Program Objectives and Target Issues
The grant of the Special Subject "Migrants and Japanese Society" will be given to projects that study any of the five issues below and implement measures to address these issues (for example, building a mechanism or system to solve an issue or improve a situation) during the grant period.
(1) Creation of an environment for maximizing the skills and potential of foreign talent
(2) Minimizing gaps among foreign residents in their access to information
(3) Examination of human and other resources in support of the care and support systems for foreign residents
(4) Attracting skilled human resources from abroad
(5) Lessons from insights and experiences gained through Japanese companies’ overseas operations
Comments by Selection Committee Chair
Comments by the Selection Committee Chair on the Grant Program 2020
TYTID |
Project Title |
Project Leader |
Position, Organization |
Grant Amount (yen) |
D20-MG-0004 |
A Survey of Japanese Companies Abroad: Changing Attitudes, Building a CrossCultural Management and Human Resources Model, and Transferring it to Japan to Accommodate Foreign Human Resources |
Takashi Moriya |
Professor, Ritsumeikan University |
8,300,000 |
D20-MG-0017 |
Supporting migrant communities in accessing information and developing pathways for testing, diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 |
Tamotsu Nakasa |
Chair, SHARE (Services for the Health in Asian & African Regions) |
7,800,000 |
D20-MG-0018 |
International Joint Project toward the Construction and Deployment of "Multicultural Regional Vitalisation Models" based on Skilled Migrants' Entrepreneurship and Investment |
Atsushi Takeda |
Associate Professor, Faculty of Industrial Sociology, Ritsumeikan University |
9,000,000 |
D20-MG-0022 |
Creating a society where anybody can give birth and raise children without worries: investigation on conditions of foreign parents raising children from pregnancy to pre-school nurturing |
Sakamoto Kumiko |
Representative, Network for intercultural and inclusive society / Chairman, Aidensha |
8,800,000 |
D20-MG-0028 |
Road to a diverse society for all patients: Improving the quality of medical interpreters by establishing an OJT training system at medical institutions |
Hideomi Yamada |
Assistant Manager, International Medical Center, The University of Tokyo Hospital |
7,100,000 |
D20-MG-0072 |
Strategic approaches for a social infrastructure to invite foreign human capital –Establishing a Japanese Qualification Framework (JQF) and utilizing Foreign Credential Evaluation (FCE) systems |
Shingo Ashizawa |
Professor, Faculty of Global and Regional Studies, Toyo University |
9,000,000 |
Total 6 |
50,000,000 |
Proposal Submission Period |
From September 7 to November 21, 2020, 23:59 Japan Standard Time |
Application Requirements |
Details are available in the Guidelines |
Total Amount of Grants |
50 million yen |
Expected Grant Amount (per project) |
JPY 5,000,000 to JPY 10,000,000 |
Project Period |
Two years (May 2021 – Apr 2023) or Three years (May 2021 – Apr 2024) |
Selection of Grants |
Formal decisions on the awarding of grants will be made by the Toyota Foundation Board of Directors at a meeting, based on the deliberations of responsible Selection Committee consisting of external experts. |