Social Contribution (Overseas)
International Cultural Exchange Through Music
The ANA Group supports overseas performances by the NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo. In September 2018, the NKH Symphony Orchestra gave two performances in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi, Vietnam. These performances were a part of events marking the 45th year of Japan-Vietnam diplomatic relations.
Both of the well-received concerts were performed in an historic 100-year-old opera house, loved by the local citizens as a space for enrichment. Conductor Michiyoshi Inoue guided the symphony in creating musical tones that enraptured the full-house audience through strong, yet delicate direction.
In support of these concerts, ANA Cargo Inc. provided international transport of the symphony’s instruments through safety and quality management required for delicate, valuable musical instruments.
The ANA Group strives to connect people through music, spreading Japan’s proud cultural arts throughout the world and encouraging international cultural and human interchange.
UNESCO Supporter for International Cooperative Programs
In September 2013, ANA became the world’s first official UNESCO Supporter. ANA provides support for UNESCO’s educational, scientific, and cultural programs, conducting activities to protect culture for future generations and create a sustainable society.
Preserving Tourism Resources in Cambodia
As the world’s first official UNESCO Supporter, ANA conducts educational activities about world heritage sites and more.
With the launch of Narita-Phnom Penh service in September 2016, ANA also began support for the Sophia University Angkor Wat restoration project.
In March 2019, ANA began volunteer activities for the second Angkor Wat western path restoration project.
ANA Group volunteers worked with instructors from the Sophia University Asia Center for Research and Human Development, the Authority for the Protection of the Site and the Management of Angkor Region, and local stone masons to weed and clean the path and surrounding banks.
The ANA Group offers unreserved support for the Angkor Wat preservation and restoration activities conducted by Sophia University.
Partnership with the Global Health Innovative Technology Fund
In June 2015, ANA signed a partnership agreement with the Global Heath Innovative Technology Fund. The fund promotes global coordination through the use of Japanese technology for medical product research and development addressing infectious diseases and other health issues. ANA continues to support the fund not only to prevent infectious diseases but also to eliminate infectious diseases.
The Okazaki Kaheita International Scholarship Foundation
Kaheita Okazaki, the second president of All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd. (from 1961 to 1967), served as one of the Japanese delegates for the 1962 signing of the Liao-Takasaki Trade Agreement between Japan and China. Working toward the normalization of diplomatic relations in 1972, Mr. Okazaki worked tirelessly through official and personal channels for positive Japan-China relations, even forming a friendship with then-premier Zhou Enlai.
Based on the dying wishes of its namesake, the Okazaki Kaheita International Scholarship Foundation was established in 1990 for the purpose of fostering human development in Asia. Every year, the fund invites several exchange students from China, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Taiwan, supporting these students in their matriculation to Japanese graduate schools (masters degree courses). In fiscal 2019, the fund supported 14 students with scholarships.
These exchange students not only pursue their studies with support from the Okazaki Kaheita International Scholarship Foundation, but also participate in activities sponsored by the fund to take students to Kyoto, Nara, Okayama, Hokkaido, and other areas to learn more about Japan and Japan's culture, climate, nature, and history.
