Founders & Catalyst Supporters

UWC ISAK Japan’s Founders and Catalyst Supporters play a vital role in shaping our institution as a beacon for education. Their unwavering passion and visionary outlook have created a transformative learning environment that empowers future global leaders.

These dedicated individuals have laid the foundation for an exceptional, inspiring educational experience.

About Our 100 Founders

Full List of Founders

Mamoru Taniya*
Lin and Shigetoshi Kobayashi
Yuriko Takahashi
Kimiya Yamamoto
Masakazu Yanagisawa
Rika Aoi
Fumio Tateishi
Michiyo and Hidehiko Hayashi
Hiroko Kono
Hidehiro Imatsu*‡
Fumiko Ozawa (Kanenobu) ‡
Brian Nelson
Masahiro Koshiba*
Masaru Kojima
Einosuke Yoshino
Gen Kato
Takashi Inoue
Shotaro Tanaka
Takashi Murata ‡
Makoto Takano
Takeshi Natsuno
Hiroaki Mizutani
Shogo Kawada
Teruhide Sato
Kohei Matsuki
Nobuyuki Idei
Kakutaro Kitashiro
Tomoharu Inoue
Tomonori Ito
Kotaro Yamagishi
Heang Chhor
Eiichi Miyazawa
Amane Nakashima
Yasuro Koizumi
Ogawa Scholarship Foundation
Hideki Kinuhata
Ichiro Miyake
Ryusuke Honjo
Edward Suzuki
Yuichiro Sugahara
Haruhiro Tsujimoto
Shin Horie ‡
Ken Takayama
Koichi Saura
Ishibashi Foundation
Katsunori Sago ‡
Masakazu Iwakura
Haruki Kamiyama*
Masatada Kobayashi
Kazutoshi Kobayashi
Mariko and Jacques Magnan
Kaji Family
Shigeru Sato*
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Taizo Hasebe
Shinichiro Okumoto
Junko Fukutake*
Hitoshi Honda*
Terumi and Yojiro Koizumi
Yasushi Ando*
Hiroyuki Arita
Mikiko and Toshio Iwasaki
Yoko Takeda
Noriko Yamaguchi
Seiji Yasubuchi
Shinji Kimura
Shusaku Minoda*
Toshio Himuro
Nonaka Institute of Knowledge
Hoppy Mina Co., Ltd.
Okada Memorial Club
Ichiro Kawanabe
Shuhei Morofuji
Suguru Miyake*
United Managers Japan Inc.
Akiyuki Nagase
Yoko Takai
Makiko Suehiro
Keizo Fujitake
Shinji Yoshizawa
Koki Uchiyama
Yasuhiro Wakebayashi
Mei Yu
Takahisa Fujitake
Jun Furukawa
Toru Shimada*
Nobuo Sayama
Hitoshi Kashiwaki
Ayako Yoshida (Masako and Hiroshi Sasaki)
Yi Shi
Paul and Maki McInerney
Takashi Kawamura
United States-Japan Foundation
Yasushi Fujita
Muneaki Masuda*
Maki and Yasu Hatakeyama
Masahisa Ikeda
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa
Ken Aoyama

* Honorary Founder
‡ Contribution made through Goldman Sachs Gives

Founders

A message from Mamoru Taniya, School Founder

Founders

A message from Lin Kobayashi, School Founder and Chair of the Board

Catalyst Supporters

In 2008, Lin Kobayashi and Mamoru Taniya envisioned UWC ISAK Japan as a school for future change-makers. By 2014, with the support of 100 original founders each contributing $100,000, their dream materialized. These founders remain actively involved in the school’s progress. Today, Catalyst Supporters continue this mission by generously contributing gifts of $100,000 or more. To join them in empowering transformational leaders worldwide, consider becoming a Catalyst Supporter. For more information, contact [email protected].

List of Catalyst Supporters

Yasumasa Manabe
Takanori Nagasaka
Naruatsu Baba
Satoru Oshita
Xiaolei Sun
Yew Lin Goh
YKK Holding Asia Pte Ltd.
Yoshiaki Fujimori
Junko Hamamoto (Mori)
Haruo Nakamura
Akira Kosugi
Genki Shiota
Tamotsu Kosano
Ryo Ohira
Riso Kyoiku Iwasa Foundation
Hattori International Scholarship Foundation
Ryo Abe
Takahiro Sugawara
Hiroyuki Watanabe
Hikaru and Michiyo Shimura*
Shinichi Yamamoto
Yuki and Makoto Arima
Koichiro Hashimoto
Mizuho Financial Group, Inc.
Mariko and Tatsuya Hayashi
Byking Inc.
Ken Tamagawa
Kenji and Jun Govaers
Yusuke Umeda
Riku Sugie
Isao Ogata
Hideki Kaneko
Yuki Ikejiri
Hideo, Misako and Fumie Iuchi*
Yoshikazu Tanaka
Michikatsu Ochi
MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.
Shinichiro Watari*
Ichigo Asset Management, Ltd.
Sotaro Ishii
Kana and Hiro Yoshikawa
Katsuya Uenoyama
Tomoya and Miyako Nishikawa
Haruko Kato
Haruki Satomi
Ronna Chao
Mihoko Isogai and Mark Chan
The Chiu Family
Masahiko Kono
Norio Otsuka
Yoshihiro Iwakami
Yang Yihua
Yuzo Kumakiri
Hiroko Kamiyama
Mariko Shimizu
Sonoko and Hideaki Arai
Yasuhiro Uemura
Hideki Yoshimura*
Shinsuke Sakimoto
Kunihiko Arai
Takashi Oyagi
Haruo Kawamura

* Honorary Catalyst Supporter

Founders & Catalyst Supporters

About Our 100 Founders

Mamoru Taniya

Lin Kobayashi

Shigetoshi Kobayashi

Yuriko Takahashi

Kimiya Yamamoto

Masakazu Yanagisawa

Dr. Fumio Tateishi

Hidehiko Hayashi

Hiroko Kono

Masahiro Koshiba

Takashi Inoue

Makoto Takano

Shogo Kawada

Nobuyuki Idei

Kakutaro Kitashiro

Tomonori Ito

Kotaro Yamagishi

Heang Chhor

Amane Nakashima

Yasuro Koizumi

Ichiro Miyake

Edward Suzuki

Yuichiro Sugahara

Haruhiro Tsujimoto

Haruki Kamiyama

Mariko Magnan

Yasuchika Hasegawa

Taizo Hasebe

Joe Koizumi

Yasushi Ando

Mikiko Iwasaki

Seiji Yasubuchi

Toshio Himuro

Hirotaka Takeuchi

Mina Ishiwatari

Ichiro Kawanabe

Jun Furukawa

Toru Shimada

Takashi Kawamura

Yasushi Fujita

Muneaki Masuda

Masahisa Ikeda

Full List of Founders

A message from Mamoru Taniya, School Founder

A message from Lin Kobayashi, School Founder and Chair of the Board

Catalyst Supporters

Yasuhiro Manabe

The Goh family

Junko Mori Hamamoto

Genki Shiota

Tamotsu Kosano

Ryo Ohira

Ryo Abe

Hikaru Shimura

Shinichiro Obata

Ken Tamagawa

Kenji and Jun Govaers

Yusuke Umeda

Riku Sugie

Isao Ogata

Hideki Kaneko

Yoshikazu Tanaka

MEDIA DO Co., Ltd.

Tomoya Nishikawa and Miyako Nishikawa

Haruki Satomi

The Chiu Family

Ronna Chao

List of Catalyst Supporters

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