I would like to express my deep gratitude once again for your warm guidance and support. Since its establishment in 1986, the Okawa Foundation has conducted many activities and is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Unceasing conflicts in the international community, challenges to democracy and social division, global warming, and the contraction of social activities due to declining birthrates and prolonged economic stagnation domestically, among other factors, have caused turmoil domestically and globally. To overcome this situation and create a sustainable society, people not only in Japan but around the world must share intellectual resources, understand each other, and work together. This requires cutting-edge research and development in information and telecommunications, as well as the shaping of a new society that utilizes such advances. Our founder, Mr. Isao Okawa, foresaw precisely such a situation and was determined to establish the Okawa Foundation with the hope of developing information and telecommunications technology as part of a “culture” that would bring about peace and happiness for the future of humanity. Since
then, we have continued to conduct numerous activities not only in Japan but also internationally, conferring 1,787 awards and research grants totaling more than 2.4 billion yen.
The Okawa Foundation for Information and Telecommunications intends to continue to contribute to the shaping of a new society and culture that bring about a bright future for humanity through the promotion of information and telecommunications technology beyond national borders. Thank you for your cooperation.