Outline

Name of the Foundation
The Ichiro Kanehara Foundation
Date of Establishment
December 2, 1986
Governing Authority
Cabinet Office of the Government of Japan
Address
Yumicho Bldg, 7F 1-28-24 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku Tokyo, 113-0033 JAPAN
Chairman of Board of Directors
Masabumi Shibuya, M.D.,Ph.D. (President, Jobu University)
Executive Director
Yu Kanehara (Chairman, Igaku-Shoin Ltd.)
Purpose and Activities
Please refer to the “Purpose of The Ichiro Kanehara Foundation” at the top of these English pages.
Programs Supported by the Grant from The Ichiro Kanehara Foundation. Programs 1 through 6 are based on an application process, whereas programs 7 and 8 are based on recommendations and/or referrals. Detailed descriptions about programs 1 through 6 can be found on the pages ”Scholarship Programs and Application Guidelines”.
  1. Scholarship Grant for Research in Basic Medical Sciences and Medical Care
  2. Financial Support for Overseas Travel Expenses of Medical Scholars from Japan
  3. Scholarship Grant for Living Expenses of Foreign Nationals in Japan
  4. Scholarship Grant of “Seitai-no-Kagaku Award”
  5. Financial Support for the Subsidized Publication
  6. Scholarship Grant Awarded to Outstanding Research Papers
  7. Financial Support for the Hosting of Academic Conferences and Research Workshops
Publication of Bi-monthly Journal “Seitai-no-Kagaku”
The Members of Editorial Committee for "Seitai-no-Kagaku"
Chairman : Hitoshi Okamoto, M.D., Ph.D.
Members :
  • Hiroki Kurihara, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Michiyuki Matsuda, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Yukinori Okada, M.D., Ph.D.

The Members of Scholarship Committee

The Members of Scholarship Committee for the above Programs No. 1 through No. 3 and No. 5.
Chairman: Masabumi Shibuya, M.D., Ph.D.
Members:
  • Satoshi Inoue, M.D.,Ph.D.
  • Yuichi Ishikawa, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Ryo Kominami, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Yoshihisa Kurachi, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Masao Mitsuyama, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Masayuki Miyasaka, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Shigeo Ohno, Ph.D.
  • Hitoshi Okamoto, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Kohei Shiota, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Masaya Tohyama, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Shoji Tsuji, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Toshiyuki Yamada, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Yasuhito Yuasa, M.D., Ph.D.
The Members of Scholarship Committee for Program No.4: “Seitai-no-Kagaku Award”
Chairman: Hitoshi Okamoto, M.D.,Ph.D. Members
  • Yukinori Okada, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Yu Kanehara
  • Hiroki Kurihara, M.D.,Ph.D.
  • Michiyuki Matsuda, M.D.,Ph.D

Cumulative Statistics of Subsidy Programs

(From March 1987 to March 2023)
Type of Scholarship Number of Times Awarded Total Applicants Total Recipients Cumulative Amount of Subsidies
(unit: ¥1000)
Research in basic medical sciences and medical care 39 10,571 1,460 738,650
Seitai-no-Kagaku Award 8 376 8 40,000
Travel expenses of Japanese medical scholars abroad 38 1,817 875 199,910
Living expenses of foreign nationals in Japan (1)All countries 38 1,918 167 200,000
(2)The Yokochi Fund (from Germany)
(Subsidy ended January 2020)
25 25 80,763
Subsidized publication (1)Books 37 117 11 18,500
(2)Journals(Subsidy ended March 2015) 21 21 120,800
Awards for outstanding research papers (Sogo Rehabilitation Award) 32 33 3,200
Hosting of academic conferences and research workshops 35 36 23,280
Total 14,799 2,636 1,425,103