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Name	JFE 21st Century Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)
Date of Establishment	6th December 1990

History and Purpose of the Foundation

In 1990, Kawasaki Steel Corporation established "Kawasaki Steel 21st Century Foundation" in commemoration of the company's 40th Anniversary with the aim of achieving an open presence in society and growing in coexistence with society. Over the 12 years upto 2002 for the purpose of promoting the development of the 21st century steel industry and contributing to the creation of a more abundant life culture, the Foundation carried out study and reseach by itself and support for technical reseach in universities, as well as activities which contribute to regional development and international interchanges related to the 21st century steel industry both in Japan and in other countries.
In September 2002, Kawasaki Steel Corporation consolidated its business operations with NKK Corporation to create "JFE Corporation Group". Accompanying this merger, "Kawasaki Steel 21st Century Foundation" was renamed "JFE 21st Century Foundation" in April 2003.
Becaurse of the Authorization of “Public Interest Incorporated Foundation” in April 2012, JFE 21st Century Foundation continues to conduct Business for public interest purposes.
The new organization is responsible for the social contribution of the JFE group and will expand and improve its activities to this end while continuing to honor the aims and purposes of the foundation.

Management (All part-time)

Chairman of the Board of Directors	Hajime Bada	President and CEO, JFE Holdings, Inc.
Representative Director	Yoshio Ishikawa	Member of the Board, JFE Holdings, Inc.
Directors	Shigeo Asai	Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University
	Kunie Okamoto	Executive Chairman, Nippon Life Insurance Company
	Eizo Kobayashi	Chairman of the board of directors, Itochu Corporation
	Setsuhiro Shimomura	Chairman of the board of directors, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
	Hisaaki Fukushima	Professor Emeritus, Kyushu University
	Masafumi Maeda	Professor, The University of Tokyo
	Hiroshi Yoshikawa	Professor, The University of Toky
Auditors	Shinichi Okada	Executive Vice President, JFE Holdings, Inc.
Auditors	Kazunori Tanigami	Certified Public Accountant Partner, Ernst & Young Shin Nihon LLC
Trustees	Manabu Iguchi	Professor Emeritus, Hokkaido University
	Motoko Katakura	Professor Emeritus, International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken)
	Fumio Sudo	Honorary Adviser, JFE Holdings, Inc.
	Eiji Hayashida	President and CEO, JFE Steel Corporation
	Hiroyuki Maekawa	Chairman of the board of directors, Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd.
	Yoshinao Mishima	Professor, Tokyo Institute of Technology
	Kansai Yamamoto	Designer-Producer

as of April 1, 2012