It is a private-sector, not-for-profit institute conducting independent research and rigorous analysis of policy challenges confronting Japan and other industrial nations.
[1] It is also engaged in leadership development, administering several fellowship programs to nurture the next generation of leaders in countries around the world.
[5] Nippon Foundation Chairman Yōhei Sasakawa serves as adviser to the president.
[7] It was renamed the “Tokyo Foundation” in May 1999; became a public interest incorporated foundation on April 1, 2010, upon authorization by the Cabinet Office; and adopted its current name, “The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research,” in February 2018 as part of its reorganization into a more research-intensive institute for evidenced-based, theoretically informed policy studies.
[10] Its leadership development initiatives are focused on developing “socially engaged leaders with outstanding academic credentials who are capable of transcending differences in an increasingly divisive world.”[11] Parentheses indicate position during their affiliation with the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research.