The Mitsubishi Foundation (財団法人三菱財団; ''Zaidan Hōjin Mitsubishi Zaidan'') is a Japanese organization providing grants for academic research.

History

In 1970, the

Mitsubishi Group The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries. Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group traces its origins to the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company that existed from 1870 to 1946 ...

established the Mitsubishi Foundation to commemorate the centennial anniversary of the founding of the first Mitsubishi company. That foundation donates large sums of money annually to support scientific research and public-interest activities.

External links

Foundation website
(in Japanese)

(in English)

References

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