Foundation Information

Name: The Resona Foundation for Asia and Oceania
Address: Bingomachi-Nomura Bldg.,1-8 Bingomachi 2-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka, Japan
Tel:+81-6-6203-9481　URL https:www.resona-ao.or.jp/　E-Mail info@resona-ao.or.jp
Date of establishment: Oct.27th,1989
Founder：Resona Bank, Ltd.
Jurisdiction government: Cabinet Office
Specific asset amount: \901M
Representative Director: Tatsuya Okahashi
Business contents:
Grants for research on the Asia-Oceania region
Holding seminars that contribute to overseas business development
Holding symposiums on environmental issues and social issues
Support for environmental conservation activities in the Asia-Oceania region

Greetings from the Representative

The Foundation was established in 1989 with the aim of contributing to the prosperity of and promoting mutual understanding between Japan and the Asia-Oceania region. The first project we started was to support researchers in the Asia-Oceania region. We have subsidized a total of 703 million yen to 450 researchers for their research activities, researcher exchange programs, and book publishing. We are particularly focused on nurturing young researchers and have produced many experts in Asia-Oceania regional studies. In 2011, we started holding seminars to provide information that will contribute to business expansion into the Asia-Oceania region. In recent years, we have expanded the themes of our seminars in line with changes in the global situation and social transformation, and have held 66 seminars, making us one of the leading regular seminars in the Kansai business community. Currently, our seminars are available to watch freely on our YouTube channel. In the same year, we also began environmental projects in the Asia-Oceania region. We support small-scale, sustainable environmental activities that collaborated with Japanese and local activists. We have subsidized a total of 135 million yen to 51 projects for 15 years. In various regions of Asia and Oceania, activities are producing results that will lead to the future.
The Foundation would like to continue to deepen friendly relations with the Asia-Oceania region through exchange activities in the three fields of academia, economics, and the environment, and contribute to building world peace. We would appreciate your friendship, guidance, and support.

Tatsuya Okahashi
Chairman

Seminar programs

We will hold seminars, symposiums,and international conferences on politics, economy, culture, history, environment, etc. of Asian and Oceanian countries including Japan. Especially for Japanese companies in order to provide with valuable information and advice on expanding overseas business, we will focus on topics of high interest such as the latest situation, international issues, new business, and successful business cases in Asia and Oceania countries and the world.

Grant programs

In order to contribute to improving mutual understanding between Japan and countries and regions in Asia and Oceania, we will support for research activities in the social sciences and humanities (social, culture, history, politics, economics, etc.) related to Asian and Oceanian countries and regions. Specifically, we are implementing the following three programs.

Environmental programs

In order to protect the natural environment in Asia and Oceania regions, we will provide a grant (Resona Environmental Grant) to those who engage in small-scale environmental projects working with local people. We hope that this grant, which seeks the connection between nature and people, will spread to more regions and contribute to solving environmental problems in the region.

Application for Funding for 2026 Grant Projects

• Application for Funding
  
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• Research Project Grants and International Academic Exchange Grants Application Form
  
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• Publication Grants Application Form
  
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