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The Nippon Foundation

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Name: The Nippon Foundation

First reported May 12 2013 - Updated May 12 2013 - 1 reports

The Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Named Japanese Government's Special Envoy to Help Achieve Reconciliation in Myanmar

TOKYO, Feb. 20. 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- At a Cabinet session on February 19, the Government of Japan named Nippon Foundation Chairman Yohei Sasakawa as its special representative to help achieve ethnic reconciliation in Myanmar. The newly created post has ... [Published AndhraNews.net - May 12 2013]

Entities: Yōhei Sasakawa, The Nippon Foundation, Government of Japan, Myanmar/Burma, Special Envoy

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 1 reports

Alliance not taking part in Nippon Foundation’s warning to Shan of aid suspension: UNFC

The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) did not take part in the decision of the Nippon Foundation, the Japanese philanthropic organization, to issue warning to the Shan State Army (SSA) ‘South’ to suspend its humanitarian aid assistance if the ... [Published Shanlandorg - May 03 2013]

Entities: The Nippon Foundation, Suspension, Nippon Foundation, The, Shinzo Abe

First reported Apr 26 2013 - Updated Apr 26 2013 - 1 reports

Myanmar: Japanese urge Shan army to participate in peace process

Source: Mizzima NewsCountry: Myanmar The Thailand-based Shan Herald Agency for News (S.H.A.N.) reported on Thursday that Nippon Foundation, the Japanese organization that has been active in Myanmar’s peace process since early last year, has warned the ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Apr 26 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Peace Process, Nippon Foundation, The, Shan Women's Action Network

First reported Apr 25 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 1 reports

Aid group warns Shan movement with aid suspension

Loi Taileng — Nippon Foundation, the Japanese organization that has been active in Burma’s peace process since early last year, has warned the Thai-border based Restoration Council of Shan State / Shan State Army (RCSS/SSA) that further aid to the group ... [Published Shanlandorg - Apr 25 2013]

Entities: Suspension, Nippon Foundation, The, Yōhei Sasakawa, The Nippon Foundation, Myanmar/Burma

First reported Apr 22 2013 - Updated Apr 22 2013 - 1 reports

Shinzo Abe

Japan's Abe Administration: Economic and Foreign Policy Challenges

Chatham House, LondonParticipantsDr. Guibourg Delamotte, Associate Professor of Political Science, Japanese Studies Department, French Institute of Oriental Studies (INALCO)Add to my Calendar Type: Research and other eventsFollowing the Liberal Democratic ... [Published Chatham House - Apr 22 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Foreign Policy, The Nippon Foundation

First reported Apr 19 2013 - Updated Apr 19 2013 - 1 reports

Japanese companies team up to assist ex-prisoners

It is the nation's first project in which companies are working together to employ former prisoners. -The Japan News/ANN Seven companies, including a restaurant chain, and the Tokyo-based Nippon Foundation started this month a project to help people released ... [Published Asiaone - Apr 19 2013]

Entities: Probation, The Nippon Foundation, Juvenile, Crime

First reported Apr 16 2013 - Updated Apr 17 2013 - 1 reports

Aung San Suu Kyi

Abe to be urged to up support for Myanmar democratization efforts

Print: Apr 17, 2013Last Modfied: Apr 17, 2013Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks Thursday with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during which they are expected to discuss Japanese support for the democratization process in her country, ... [Published Japan Times - Apr 16 2013]

Entities: Shinzo Abe, Myanmar/Burma, Democratization, Aung San Suu Kyi, Yoshihide Suga

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 1 reports

Report offers advice for forming partnerships with universities in Myanmar

In the wake of President Obamas historic visit to Myanmar in November, American universities have begun to engage with the countrys higher education institutions. A report released Friday by the Institute of International Education, which led a delegation ... [Published Inside Higher Ed - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, Higher Education, Myanmar Institute of Theology, United States, The Nippon Foundation

First reported Mar 26 2013 - Updated Mar 26 2013 - 1 reports

Myanmar: ‘Trust-building Is Vitally Important’

Source: IrrawaddyCountry: Myanmar Yohei Sasakawa, the chairman of the Nippon Foundation, was recently appointed by the Japanese government as its special envoy to assist ethnic reconciliation in Burma. In this capacity, he will represent Japan’s efforts ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 26 2013]

Entities: Myanmar/Burma, The Nippon Foundation, Government of Myanmar

First reported Feb 21 2013 - Updated Feb 21 2013 - 1 reports

World: Regional workshop encourages agribusiness to be more disability-inclusive

Source: Food and Agriculture OrganizationCountry: World Forty percent of the region’s population could be a potential market Bangkok, Thailand, 21 Feb 2013 -- A regional workshop opened today to promote disability-inclusive agribusiness. The 2-day ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Feb 21 2013]

Entities: Disability, Food & Agriculture Organization of the United N..., Agriculture, The Nippon Foundation

First reported Dec 24 2012 - Updated Dec 24 2012 - 1 reports

Myanmar: Nippon Foundation provides humanitarian assistance to war-torn villages in Mon State

Source: Government of MyanmarCountry: Myanmar Nay Pyi Taw, 23 Dec- Japan Nippon Foundation presented 1000 bags of rice as part of its humanitarian assistance programme for war victims at State Hall in Mawlamyine in Mon State yesterday, attended by Vice-Chairman ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Dec 24 2012]

Entities: The Nippon Foundation, Myanmar/Burma, Aung Min, Kachin State, Government of Myanmar

First reported Dec 14 2012 - Updated Dec 14 2012 - 3 reports

Myanmar: Ethnic nationalities alliance to hold off with further gov’t talks this year

Source: Democratic Voice of BurmaCountry: Myanmar By AYE NAI Published: 14 December 2012 The UNFC hold a press conference at an undisclosed location in Thailand in April 2012. (DVB) The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) will hold off from ... [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Dec 14 2012]

Entities: Aung Min, Myanmar/Burma, The Nippon Foundation

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...and building schools since the days when that country was under military rule In June 2012, Sasakawa was assigned by the government to act as "Goodwill Ambassador for Welfare of the National Races in Myanmar."

The Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Named Japanese Government's Special Envoy to Help Achieve ... [Published AndhraNews.net - May 12 2013]

A Justice Ministry Correction Bureau official said: "It's a groundbreaking attempt to give former prisoners a second chance. Having a place to stay after leaving prison is important to prevent people from committing further crimes. We have high expectations for the project."

Japanese companies team up to assist ex-prisoners [Published Asiaone - Apr 19 2013]

...The IIE report is frank about the dire state of higher education in the country, stating that "the needs of higher educationeducation in Myanmar are extensive. The entire system requires nothing less than a complete renovation from the physical infrastructure to the academic curriculum." Specific areas cited as needing attention include information technology, administration and governance, and the quality of faculty; the report quotes...

Report offers advice for forming partnerships with universities in Myanmar [Published Inside Higher Ed - Apr 15 2013]

...Ao ser nomeado enviado especial, Sasakawa disse que "não haveria unificação e democratização no Mianmar sem a reconciliação entre os diferentes grupos étnicos" , acrescentando que ele exerceria suas funções totalmente consciente da difícil responsabilidade nele depositada

Presidente da Nippon Foundation, Sasakawa, foi nomeado enviado especial do Governo Japonês para a ... [Published PR Newswire - Feb 21 2013]

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Abe to be urged to up support for Myanmar democ... [Published Japan Times - Apr 16 2013]
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Myanmar: ‘Trust-building Is Vitally Important’ [Published ReliefWeb - Latest Updates - Mar 26 2013]
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Ethnic nationalities alliance to hold off with ... [Published Democratic Voice of Burma » Analysis - Dec 14 2012] The United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC) will hold off from sitting down with the government’s Union-level Peace Making Work Committee until next year. According to a UNFC spokesperson, the group still needs more time to prepare, while government ...

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Presidente da Nippon Foundation, Sasakawa, foi ... [Published PR Newswire - Feb 21 2013]
Vorsitzender der Nippon Foundation Sasakawa zum... [Published PR Newswire: Policy & Public Interest - Feb 21 2013]
Sasakawa, Presidente del Directorio de Nippon F... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Feb 21 2013]
M. Sasakawa, président de la Nippon Foundation,... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Feb 21 2013]
The Nippon Foundation Chairman Sasakawa Named J... [Published PR Newswire: General Business - Feb 20 2013]