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Seminar on Hansen's disease in Vatican

Yohei Sasakawa (L), the goodwill ambassador for leprosy elimination for the World Health Organization and chairman of The Nippon Foundation, speaks at an international symposium on Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, in a Vatican auditorium on Jan. 23, 2023, where a message from Pope Francis was shared.

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Seminar on Hansen's disease in Vatican

Yohei Sasakawa, the goodwill ambassador for leprosy elimination for the World Health Organization and chairman of The Nippon Foundation, speaks at an international symposium on Hansen's disease, also known as leprosy, in a Vatican auditorium on Jan. 23, 2023, where a message from Pope Francis was shared.

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Japan foundation chief addresses int'l meet on leprosy

RABAT, Morocco - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Japanese nonprofit philanthropic body Nippon Foundation, addresses an international symposium held in the Moroccan capital of Rabat on Oct. 28, 2014, to promote a 2010 U.N. resolution calling for the elimination of discrimination against people affected by Hansen's disease.

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Nippon Foundation head Sasakawa gets Rule of Law Award

OSAKA, Japan - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation, is granted the Rule of Law Award from the International Bar Association, the world's largest group of lawyers, on Oct. 23, 2014, for his arduous effort to eradicate Hansen's disease from the world.

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'Bunraku' puppet theater to be performed across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Sasakawa (R), chairman of the Nippon Foundation, and noted puppeteer Kanjyuro Kiritake (2nd from R) strike a pose with others in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. Sasakawa launched a "Japan Bunraku" project on the same day to promote the traditional Japanese puppet theater through performances across Japan on a ready-to-assemble temporary stage, funded by the foundation, starting with performances at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills next March.

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HR groups seek to end discrimination against leprosy

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa (C) and other human rights advocacy group members call for the elimination of discrimination and stigma against Hansen's disease patients in an appeal announced in Jakarta, Indonesia on Jan. 27, 2014. Sasakawa is also the Japanese Government Goodwill Ambassador for the Human Rights of People Affected by Leprosy.

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Japan representative for Myanmar ethnic issues

TOKYO, Japan - The chairman of the Nippon Foundation, Yohei Sasakawa, speaks at a press conference at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo on Feb. 19, 2013, after being named the Japanese government's representative to help bring peace among Myanmar's ethnic minorities.

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Japan foundation aid for Myanmar

MAWLAMYINE, Myanmar - Yohei Sasakawa (2nd from L), head of Japan's Nippon Foundation, and Aung Min (4th from L), Myanmar minister at the presidential office, hold aid supplies from the Japanese group in Mawlamyine in Myanmar's southeastern Mon State on Dec. 22, 2012. The Nippon Foundation donated $70,000 in assistance to internally displaced people living in an ethnic group-controlled cease-fire area in Mon State.

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Nippon Foundation pledges help to Myanmar ethnic minorities

BANGKOK, Thailand - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation, a Japanese philanthropic organization, is seen during an interview with Kyodo News at a Bangkok hotel on July 31, 2012, following a visit to Myanmar. Sasakawa pledged to help improve the welfare of ethnic minorities in Myanmar, saying that would help bolster their trust on the Myanmar government's reform efforts.

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(2)Carter meets Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) holds talks with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (2nd from L), at his office on Sept. 5. Carter and his wife Rosalynn (L) visited Japan on a four-day trip at the invitation of Nippon Foundation President Yohei Sasakawa.

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(1)Carter meets Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Rosalynn Carter, wife of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (C), at his office on Sept. 5. The Carters visited Japan on a four-day trip at the invitation of Nippon Foundation President Yohei Sasakawa.

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Japan's special envoy for national reconciliation in Myanmar

Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the philanthropic Nippon Foundation and Japan's special envoy for national reconciliation in Myanmar, gives an interview in Yangon on Nov. 18, 2021.

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Japan hopes to see rights of disabled included in U.N. goals

Japanese Ambassador to the United Nations Motohide Yoshikawa (far L) and Nippon Foundation head Yohei Sasakawa (far R) attend a meeting related to the U.N. Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in New York on June 9, 2015. Yoshikawa called for inclusion this year of the rights of disabled people as one of the world body's new development goals. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Groups discuss discrimination against leprosy sufferers at U.N.

Photo taken June 10, 2015, at the U.N. headquarters in New York shows the first panel discussion on people with leprosy and disabilities at the United Nations. Participants, including Nippon Foundation chairman Yohei Sasakawa (2nd from L), pressed for solidarity and greater social inclusion for people with leprosy to highlight the issues they faced. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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SoftBank's Asia power grid plan advances despite challenges

Sasakawa Peace Foundation President Nobuo Tanaka, former executive director of the International Energy Agency, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Oct. 11, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Tottori Pref. to get funding from Nippon Foundation for welfare improvement

Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (R) and Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa show an agreement on bilateral cooperation in the prefectural capital of Tottori, western Japan, on Nov. 18, 2015. Under the agreement, the foundation will provide Tottori Prefecture with 3 billion yen over five years to finance joint projects aimed at improving the welfare environment for elderly and handicapped people. The foundation selected Tottori as a recipient of its funds for the prefecture's efforts to improve welfare for the disadvantaged through a sign language promotion event for high school students and other programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese monitoring team inspects polling stations in Myanmar

Yohei Sasakawa, the head of a delegation of Japanese election monitors in Myanmar, is pictured during a meeting with the head of the European Union's election monitoring team in Yangon on Nov. 7, 2015. Sasakawa's team visited polling stations on the same day, the day before Myanmar's general election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese monitoring team inspects polling stations in Myanmar

Members of a delegation of Japanese election monitors, led by Yohei Sasakawa (2nd from L), inspect a polling station in Bahan Township, Yangon, on Nov. 7, 2015, the day before Myanmar's general election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese monitoring team arrives in Yangon ahead of general election

Yohei Sasakawa, head of Japan's delegation of election monitors for the Nov. 8 general election in Myanmar, speaks to reporters at Yangon International Airport on Nov. 6. The delegation will be visiting polling stations and other facilities before and during the election. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Foundation head Sasakawa gets Rule of Law Award

OSAKA, Japan - Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation, is granted the Rule of Law Award from the International Bar Association, the world's largest group of lawyers, on Oct. 23, 2014, for his arduous effort to eradicate Hansen's disease from the world. (Kyodo)

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'Bunraku' puppet theater to be performed across Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Yohei Sasakawa (R), chairman of the Nippon Foundation, and noted puppeteer Kanjyuro Kiritake (2nd from R) strike a pose with others in Tokyo on Aug. 27, 2014. Sasakawa launched a "Japan Bunraku" project on the same day to promote the traditional Japanese puppet theater through performances across Japan on a ready-to-assemble temporary stage, funded by the foundation, starting with performances at Tokyo's Roppongi Hills next March. (Kyodo)

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Nippon Foundation chief Sasakawa

Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Japanese nonprofit organization The Nippon Foundation, delivers a speech in New Delhi on Jan. 30, 2019, calling for an end to the discrimination and stigma suffered by leprosy patients. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nippon Foundation chief Sasakawa

Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Japanese nonprofit organization The Nippon Foundation, delivers a speech in New Delhi on Jan. 30, 2019, calling for an end to the discrimination and stigma suffered by leprosy patients. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japan, U.S. bodies to help develop maritime oil drilling technology

Senior officials of Japanese nonprofit organization The Nippon Foundation and U.S. consortium DeepStar (C and R) shake hands in Houston after signing a deal to develop technologies for the drilling and production of oil and gas in the ocean. Standing at far left is Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maritime aid projects in Palau

Palau President Tommy Remengesau (C) and Mitsuyuki Unno (3rd from R), executive director of Nippon Foundation, attend a handover ceremony at Palau's Bureau of Maritime Security compound on Feb. 13, 2018. Japan's Nippon Foundation and Sasakawa Peace Foundation formally turned over a maritime administrative building, a 40-meter patrol vessel and three smaller patrol boats to Palau. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Maritime aid projects in Palau

Photo taken Feb. 13, 2018, in Koror, Palau, shows a 40-meter patrol vessel that Japan's Nippon Foundation and Sasakawa Peace Foundation formally turned over, along with a maritime administrative building and three smaller patrol boats, to Palau. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Turkey's foreign minister vows to solve Qatar-Saudi Arabia crisis

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu makes a speech at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation in Tokyo on June 22, 2017. Cavusoglu said that Turkey hopes to play a leading role in easing tensions between Qatar and several major Middle Eastern countries including Saudi Arabia in a bid to stabilize the Arab world. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Carter meets Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) holds talks with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (2nd from L), at his office on Sept. 5. Carter and his wife Rosalynn (L) visited Japan on a four-day trip at the invitation of Nippon Foundation President Yohei Sasakawa. (Kyodo)

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(1)Carter meets Koizumi

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (R) shakes hands with Rosalynn Carter, wife of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (C), at his office on Sept. 5. The Carters visited Japan on a four-day trip at the invitation of Nippon Foundation President Yohei Sasakawa. (Kyodo)