（Purpose of the Foundation's Establishment）:

The ITO Foundation for International Education Exchange was established based on the wish of the late Archbishop Shinjo Ito, the Founder of Shinnyo-En, a Buddhist order with headquarters in Japan.

Archbishop Shinjo Ito was born in Yamanashi Prefecture on March 28, 1906, and entered into a religious life in 1936. Having mastered the traditional laws of Buddhism and become a Great Acharya at Daigoji, the head temple of the Shingon school of Buddhism, he established a Buddhist order for lay people based on the Mahaparinirvana Sutra, the last teaching of the Buddha. He passed away on July 19, 1989.

During his lifetime, Archbishop Ito's global outlook included a deep understanding for the need of education. He supported academic research, encouraged community service, and promoted education in developing countries. He dedicated himself to nurturing people who could some day help solve the various problems of nations.

　The ITO Foundation for International Education Exchange was established to undertake the will of Archbishop Ito in supporting young people with Integrity, Talent and Originality. We give scholarships as a way to promote mutual understanding between our country and other nations and aim to nurture people who can contribute to the world.

February 28, 1991 (Date of acknowledgement from the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture)

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1. Granting of scholarships to students from Japan

2. Granting of scholarships to students to Japan

3. Giving guidance and advice on ways of living to scholarship recipients

4. Other necessary projects for the fulfillment of the Foundation's goals

Chairperson

●HARA, Tadashi　：　Professor Emeritus and Former President, Doshisha University

Executive Trustee

●ITO, Yasuhiro　：　General Adviser, Shinnyo-En

Trustees

●KOBAYASHI, Takashi　：　QMS/EMS Lead Auditor, DNV Certification, DET NORSKE VERITAS AS

●KOMATSU, Yoichiro ： Lawyer and General Manager, Komatsu Law and Patent Office and Professor, Ritsumeikan University

●MIYAZAWA, Kenji　： Director of General Affairs Depertment, Shinnyo-En

●ODAKA, Toshihiko　： Fellow, Hitachi,Ltd.　

●SATO, Tetsuya　：　Director-General of the Earth Simulator Center(Japan Agency for Marine- Earth Science&Technology)

●TACHIKAWA, Soichi　：　Professor, Fujita Health University

●TAKABU, Kazuko　： Professor(retired), Hyogo University of Teacher Education and Otsuma Women's University

●TAMARU, Noriyoshi　：　Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo

Auditors

●NISHIKAWA, Ikuo　： Chairman, Accounting Standards Board of Japan　

●YAMADA, Harutami　： General Manager,Intellectual Property Depertment Research Headquarters, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma

Councilors

●CHO, Yoichi　：　Professor (retired), Seinan Gakuin University

●CHUJO, Michitaka　：　Associate Professor (retired), Kyushu University

●JUMONJI, Kazuo　：　Chairman, Jumonji Gakuen

●KIMURA, Yoshitake　：　Professor Emeritus, Konan University

●KUMAOKA, Michiya　： Director of the Board ,Japan International Volunteer Center,University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Science, Project Professor

●MATSUMOTO, Hiroshi　： Executive Vice-President for Research, Finance and Information Infrastructure, Kyoto University

●OHARA, Miyuka　：　Professor Emeritus, Kobe City University of Foreign Studies

●OSHIMA, Ikuo　：　Professor, Tohogakuen College of Music and Trustee of Tokyo Opera Theater Nikikai

●TANAKA,Yukiko　： Associate Professor, Japan College of Social Work

●YAMAGUCHI, Tominari　：　Medical Doctor and President, The Yamaguchi Medical Center

●YAMAMOTO,Takako　： Professor, Kobe Women's Junior College

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