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Nippon Communications Foundation

A Japanese public interest incorporated foundation that operates the multilingual nonprofit media outlet nippon.com.

Last updated September 16, 2026

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The Nippon Communications Foundation (公益財団法人ニッポンドットコム) is a Japanese public interest incorporated foundation that operates the multilingual media outlet nippon.com, publishing in the seven languages of Japanese plus the UN official languages (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Russian). Its stated purpose is to promote understanding of Japan by disseminating information on Japanese politics, economy, society, and culture to general readers and opinion leaders overseas, while also conducting various projects from a private-sector standpoint to contribute to international mutual understanding and global human resource development. It was established on December 27, 2010, and transitioned to a public interest incorporated foundation on July 1, 2018. Its chairman is Jeff Hayashida, and its editorial division chief is Osamu Koga.

History

The Nippon Communications Foundation was established on December 27, 2010, and transitioned to a public interest incorporated foundation on July 1, 2018. It operates the multilingual media outlet nippon.com, publishing in Japanese and the six UN official languages (English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, and Russian). Its stated purpose is to promote understanding of Japan by disseminating information on Japanese politics, economy, society, and culture to general readers and opinion leaders overseas, and to contribute to international mutual understanding and global human resource development through various private-sector projects. Its activities include operating nippon.com and Nippon.com Studio operations.

Products and positioning

A nonprofit media foundation disseminating information about Japan in seven languages to promote international understanding of Japan.

  • nippon.com

    Multilingual media outlet published in seven languages

  • Nippon.com Studio operations

    Studio operations

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