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International Exchange & Cooperation
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| Inamori-Kyocera Western Districts Development Scholarship Fund |
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| In 2001, Kyocera and its founder, Kazuo Inamori, established the Inamori-Kyocera Western Districts Development Scholarship Fund for university students in western China who show academic excellence and financial need. The fund fosters new leaders who can help the region develop through science and technology. |
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| Support for the CSIS Kyoto Forum |
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| Starting in 2004, with the support of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a distinguished American think tank, the Inamori Foundation and Kyocera began co-sponsoring the CSIS Kyoto Forum with the goal of providing opportunities for the general public to deepen its understanding of international affairs. |
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| Support for the Beijing Japanese School |
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The Beijing Japanese School helps its students develop a rich spirit, solid academic abilities and a genuine global mindset so that each student may become a bridge of friendship between Japan and China in the future. In 2004, Kyocera made an endowment to the Beijing Japanese School to support its educational activities. |
| Cultural Exchange Tours for Chinese Children to Visit Japan |
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| Kyocera believes that young people who experience different cultures develop a better worldview and can become strong, broad-minded leaders. This is the aim of inviting Chinese children to visit Japan. Starting in 1997, the program has invited a total of 280 children to Japan from China. |
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| Support for Renovation of the Kyoto International Student House |
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| Kyocera provided funds for renovation of the Kyoto International Student House — a facility for students from other countries who are studying in Japan. |
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| Children's Travel Program (Japan to U.S.) |
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| To foster future leaders who have an international outlook, Kyocera started the travel program in 1976, for the children of Kyocera employees. The scope of the program was extended to children in areas surrounding Kyocera facilities in 1980, and a total of 860 children have visited the United States on 25 tours through 2000, gaining valuable cross-cultural experiences. |
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| Support for the Las Campanas Observatory |
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| In 1996, Kyocera and Kazuo Inamori, its founder, made a donation to the Carnegie Institution of Washington, a non-profit educational foundation established by Andrew Carnegie to support basic scientific research. Kyocera supported the installation of reflector telescopes at the Las Campanas Observatory in Chile through this donation. |
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| Support for the U.S.-Japan 21st Century Committee |
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| Kyocera provided support for the U.S.-Japan 21st Century Committee to help shape current and future U.S.-Japan relationships in the private sector. A total of 25 participants representing Japan and the United States, including former U.S. President George H. W. Bush, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan Tom Foley, former Japanese Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and former Japanese Economic Planning Minister Taichi Sakaiya, made constructive policy proposals for the roles which should be fulfilled by both the United States and Japan. The committee convened four times between June 1996 and May 1998 to draft the "U.S.-Japan 21st Century Declaration;" the policies contained therein were subsequently proposed to the heads of both countries. |
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| Assistance in Reconstructing San Diego's Japanese Friendship Garden |
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| Originally opened in 1915, the Japanese Teahouse at Balboa Park in San Diego, California, was designed as a symbol of international friendship. In response to community interest in renewing the facility, Kyocera supported a local group in recreating San Diego's popular Japanese Friendship Garden. |
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