Endowment

The Japan Art Association is determined to enlarge its endowments in order to ensure that its activities, including the Praemium Imperiale, can continue successfully in the future. As of October 2022, the following corporations have contributed to the endowments. We very much appreciate their generous support and would like to express our deepest gratitude.

Fujisankei Communications Group
Kajima Corporation
Philip Morris Japan Limited
Takenaka Corporation
Sony Group Corporation
Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co., Inc.
Nippon Network Service Co., Ltd.
Nippon Express Co., Ltd.
Panasonic Holdings Corporation
Takasago Thermal Engineering Co., Ltd.
Konoike Construction Co., Ltd.
Toko Electrical Construction Co., Ltd.
Itochu Corporation

The Japan Art Association would like to thank Hermès for providing us with specially handcrafted medal cases and covers for the testimonial letters in 2022. We are also grateful to Mercedes-Benz Japan Co., Ltd. for kindly supplying the official cars for the Laureates and International Advisors for the Praemium Imperiale official events in Tokyo. As for our overseas activities, we would like to thank the Society of International Cultural Exchange, New York, for their financial support.

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