YAMAZAKI BAKING Co., Ltd

The Iijima Memorial Foundation for the Promotion of Food Science and Technology was jointly established by Yamazaki Baking and Tojuro Iijima, the founder of the company, and was approved by Japan's Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries on July 31, 1984. The Foundation's goal is to help improve food lifestyles and to further develop the food products industry in Japan through the promotion of research on the production, treatment, and processing of rice and wheat grains, and on the distribution and processing of food products made from rice, wheat, and other primary food crops, as well as on their scientific characteristics. The Foundation plays an assisting role in promoting and advancing basic food science and its application through the activities detailed below.

In the same year the Foundation was established, it began funding research projects. Thereafter, the Foundation steadily developed these projects by focusing on funding for academic research in food science fields related to rice, wheat, and other primary foods. Thus far, a total of 1,500 projects have been supported, and a total of 2.7 billion yen in funding has been granted.

1. Academic research funding
　(1) Funding for research projects from the general public
　(2) Special research funding
　(3) Research funding for foreign students
2. Support for the international exchange of researchers
　(1) Support for sending foreign researchers overseas
　(2) Support for international academic conferences
3. Funding for activities other than research
4. Iijima Food Science Award
5. Academic lectures

The Foundation for International Development and Relief(FIDR) is building schools in Cambodia and Vietnam to provide children with a better learning environment.

The Foundation for International Development/Relief (FIDR) is an incorporated foundation that strives to help create a better future for children and to promote international cooperation by Japanese corporations and Japanese citizens. FIDR carries out aid projects designed to help the people of the developing nations of the world achieve progress and self-sufficiency. It was established in 1990 with basic capital donated by Yamazaki Baking’s founder, Tojuro Iijima. Out a desire to help improve the lives of the people of developing nations, Yamazaki Baking supports FIDR.

FIDR Activities
Regional development projects	Carrying out a wide range of regional-based aid projects designed to improve the medical, hygiene, educational, agricultural circumstances and income levels in Cambodia, Vietnam and Sri Lanka.
Emergency aid	Providing emergency relief and reconstruction assistance to victims of war and natural disasters.
Promoting awareness	Providing a range of information to encourage the citizens and corporations of a wealthy country such as Japan to deepen their understanding of the situation in the developing countries of the world and to take proactive steps in international contribution.

Yamazaki Baking supports the “Yamazaki Love Loaf” fundraising program jointly run by FIDR and World Vision Japan (WVJ). Special donation boxes have been set up in about 5,000 Yamazaki retail outlets. The funds collected to date have been used for assistance activities implemented through WVJ and FIDR in various regions and countries, such as Africa, Mongolia, and Cambodia, and for emergency assistance for the victims of the Myanmar Cyclone and the Sichuan Earthquake in China.

Yamazaki Baking Company is a principal member of “the supporting organization of the Foundation for International Development and Relief and World Vision Japan” that was established by corporate supporters of the FIDR. Yamazaki has helped to organize and sponsor Charity Concerts. The charitable contributions raised through these concerts have been used, through the FIDR and WVJ, to support work in developing countries such as Cambodia, Bangladesh, Kenya, and Laos, to aid victims of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, to supprt reconstruction efforts after the damage from the Niigata Chuetsu Earthquake, and to supprt with medical work being carried out in Afghanistan by the non-profit organization, TODAI.