Following the Great East Japan Earthquake on 11 March 2011, Mitsubishi Corporation (hereafter ‘MC’) established the ‘Mitsubishi Corporation East Japan Earthquake Recovery Fund’ (10 billion JPY) in order to aid the recovery of the afflicted regions. The Fund includes a range of supportive measures, including the provision of emergency supplies, scholarships for affected students, as well as grants for Non-Profit Organizations (NPO) with similar such missions. Total funds spent since February 2012 amount to 3 billion JPY. In addition, up to 1,300 employees have volunteered on-the-ground since April 2011, helping with debris-removal and the clearing of affected homes in Sendai, Ishinomaki and Minami-Sanriku.

 

One year on, MC’s aim is to meet the region’s ever diversifying needs by adopting measures which are both flexible and sustainable in the long-term. For this purpose, MC has established the ‘Mitsubishi Corporation Disaster Relief Foundation’ (hereafter ‘the Foundation’) which is subsidized by the original Fund. Whilst continuing existing initiatives, the primary objectives of the Foundation will be to boost industry growth and job creation. Specifically, MC will collaborate with local financial institutions and NPOs, whilst also supporting entrepreneurs looking to start or re-establish businesses by way of investment and subsidies for recruitment. MC will also continue to dispatch employee volunteers to help with on-going relief efforts.

 

Name: Mitsubishi Corporation Disaster Relief Foundation

Address: 2-3-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo-to

Scale: 5 billion JPY (subsidized by the ‘Mitsubishi Corporation East Japan Earthquake Recovery Fund’)

Activities:

1.       Provision of scholarships for students whose education has been affected

2.       Provision of grants for NPOs engaged in recovery-related activities

3.       Support for industry recovery and job creation

Fore more information about the Foundation please visit the website:

http://www.mitsubishicorp-foundation.org/

 

Following on from the previous year, MC is continuing to provide scholarships and recovery support grants. For more information on how to apply, please visit our website: 

http://www.mitsubishicorp-foundation.org/

 

MC is providing scholarships for undergraduate, PhD and junior college students whose education has been affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake.

○ Number of available scholarships: approximately 500 (ongoing and new)

○ Scholarship funds: 100,000 JPY per month

 

MC is providing grants to NPOs, NGOs and social welfare organizations pursuing recovery-related initiatives.

○ Target applicants: NPOs, NGOs and social welfare organizations pursuing recovery-related initiatives

○ Grant funds: maximum 2.5 million JPY per project

 

 

Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) is a global integrated business enterprise that develops and operates businesses across virtually every industry including industrial finance, energy, metals, machinery, chemicals, foods, and environmental business. MC's current activities are expanding far beyond its traditional trading operations as its diverse business ranges from natural resources development to investment in retail business, infrastructure, financial products and manufacturing of industrial goods. With over 200 bases of operations in approximately 80 countries worldwide and a network of over 500 group companies, MC employs a multinational workforce of nearly 60,000 people.

For more information, visit us at www.mitsubishicorp.com.