Plan Japan is a private institution officially recognized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as contributing to the public good.
OUTLINE
Plan Japan has an office in Japan as a member of Plan International, an international organization. Currently, we have a total of 70,000 supporters via each supporting program including Sponsorship.
1983: Established as Foster Plan Japan Office.
1986: Authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as an incorporated foundation.
1988: Officially recognized as a private institution contributing to the public good.
2003: 20th anniversary event
2006: The group name goes by "Plan Japan" from "Foster Plan".
DEDUCTION FOR CONTRIBUTION
You are eligible for a tax deduction as your contributions are “(the ones) to corporations (including private institutions officially recognized as contributing to the public good) and others that noticeably contribute to the public good” based on Income Tax Law and Corporation Tax Law. Plan Japan issues official receipts for donations stating the previous year’s total amount of contributions we have received from you, so please use it for filing them.
ABOUT CONTRIBUTIONS
The contributions are devoted to Plan’s community development activities in Program Countries. Plan Japan makes a full effort to set domestic expenditures (public relations, personnel, office operation, and others) within 20 % of our income.
A REPORT ON THE USE OF THE COONTRIBUTIONS
Plan Japan undergoes auditing by an international auditing company and our auditors every year based on public-interest corporation accounting. Additionally, we obtain the permission of the Board of Directors and the Board of Councilors, and submit financial reports to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We report to supporters and related parties via supporters’ magazines and the Website.
PROTECTION ON PERSONAL INFORMATION
We deal securely and properly with your personal information based on all relevant laws. We collect and maintain only the information necessary for our purposes and will not disclose it to the third party without prior notice. There may be cases, such as in shipment, where we provide personal information to outside agencies that we trust to handle it in the same way we do. Please contact Plan Japan if you have any questions.
Plan Japan
11F Sun Towers Center Bldg. 2-11-22, Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-8545, Japan
tel： 03-5481-0030 / fax： 03-5481-6200
(Operation Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Mon.-Fri. excluding national holidays)
e-mail： hello@plan-japan.org
website： www.plan-japan.org
Board Members List
【Board of Directors】
Acting Chairperson &
Deputy Chairperson
of the Board |
Hisami Kurokochi |
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Delegation of Japan to the Conference of Disarmament |
| Deputy Chairman of the Board
|
Makoto Tanji |
Former Executive Director, Bank of Japan |
| Executive Managing & National Director |
Gabriel Kazuo Tsurumi |
National Director, Plan Japan |
| Director |
Yoichi Oshima |
Auditor, Japan-German Society |
| Director |
Takao Kawakami |
President, Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID) |
| Director |
Toshikazu Kobayashi |
Representative Director, Executive Vice President, Nippon Oil Corporation |
| Director |
Tsuneo Sugishita |
Journalist,
Senior Advisor, Japan International Cooperration Agency |
| Director |
Toshihisa Nagasaka |
Professor, Faculty of International Studies, Takushoku University |
| Director |
Kichisaburo Nomura |
Executive Advisor All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. |
| Director |
Mikako Fujiki |
Lawyer |
| Director |
Kazuyuki Mori |
President, Japan Economic Research Institute Inc.
|
| Director |
Masao Yukawa |
Former Senior Corporate Advisor, Toyota Motor Corporation |
| Auditor |
Nobuhiko Kitamura |
Certified Public Accountant |
| Auditor |
Yoshihiro Wada |
Certified Public Accountant Tax Accountant |
Due to demise of former President Chairman of the board on 21 February 2009, Deputy Chairperson of the borad temporarily acts for the Chair in accordance with 17-3 of our Articles of Incorporation.
【Board of Councilors】
| Chairman of the Board of Councilors |
Shigehiko Kamoshita |
Honorary Professor, The University of Tokyo Honorary President, International Medical Center of Japan |
| Councilor |
Hiroo Ichino |
Corporate Advisor, System Pro Co., Ltd. |
| Councilor |
Yuriko Osada |
COO(Chief Operating Officer), LEOS International Inc. Simultaneous Interpreter |
| Councilor |
Tomoko Kanayama |
Associate Professor, Faculty of Global Media Studies, Komazawa University |
| Councilor |
Katsue Suma |
Journalist |
| Councilor |
Hisanao Taira |
Tax Accountant |
| Councilor |
Sakae Takita |
Actor |
| Councilor |
Masamichi Toyama |
President, Smiles Co., Ltd. |
| Councilor |
Kenjiro Nagasaka |
Representative Director/ Chairman of the Board of Directors, Japan Economic Research Institute |
| Councilor |
Tomoyoshi Noda |
President, The Institute for Strategic Leadership (ISL), Japan |
| Councilor |
Tamotsu Hatasawa |
Lawyer |
| Councilor |
Akemi Masuda |
Sports Journalist, Professor of Osaka University of Arts |
| Councilor |
Shozo Miyashiro |
President, Hachijo View Hotel Inc. |
| Councilor |
Sachiko Yasuda |
Singer |
| Councilor |
Toshio Watanabe |
President, Takushoku University |
All regular board members are volunteers and receive no monetary compensation.
