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| Kyoto Daiwa Children's Home |
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In 2004, Inamori established a children's home called the Kyoto Daiwa Children's Home in Seika-cho in the southern part of Kyoto Prefecture. The home is for infants and children who are forced to live apart from their families because of child abuse, neglect, and other deeply troubling reasons, which have been increasing lately.
The facility, designed with bright images of Southern Europe, accommodates up to 60 children (ages 3 -18) and 20 infants (ages 0 - 3). The buildings are divided into 6 units with 10 children each living as a family unit.
A Kumon-style(1) tutoring program is provided to elementary and junior high school children five days a week to further assist their studies.
The home provides full support to children so that they can become self-reliant and return to their families. The facility is equipped with a support room where parent-child relationship improvement can be taught, as well as a psychotherapy room to ensure the mental health of the children.
The Inamori Social Welfare Foundation also provides funding to assist the young adults who leave the children's home to become independent by finding employment or pursuing higher education.
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| (1) Kumon is a private after-school program that helps students master fundamental skills in reading and math. |
| Japanese Friendship Garden of San Diego |
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Balboa Park, located east of downtown San Diego in California, opened as a place of recreation and relaxation after the Panama-California Exposition held in 1915. It is one of the largest parks in the United States with art museums, history museums, and the zoo, among other facilities, located within its vast property. The Japanese Friendship Garden, also known as “San-Kei-En” meaning “three scene gardens,” was established in one section of the park. A hundred thousand people have visited the garden annually since its opening in 1990. The garden is currently under expansion, which should be completed by 2015, the 100th anniversary of BalboaPark’s establishment. The Kyocera Group and Inamori made donations during the early stages of the expansion, hoping to promote a better understanding of Japanese culture among the people of San Diego, as well as to show our appreciation to them. |
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