SPECIAL AWARDS

  • Biennial Sasakawa Prize for Translation - Award for the translation of Japanese works of Literature into English
  • Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation Cup - Awarded annually through the Technology Colleges Trust for outstanding contributions towards the teaching of Japanese
  • Sasakawa prize for original contributions in the field of haiku - biennial prize run by the British Haiku Society
  • The Sasakawa Japan Experience - Annual Funding for a group of young people from one inner-city area of the UK to experience Japanese society and youth culture at first hand (In 2003, the group is expected to come from Belfast).
    For 2002 report click here
  • Butterfield Awards - Grants for exploratory and collaborative exchanges in medicine and health. For details, click here.