Resources

This page is designed to be a repository of recent research on Japan's nonprofit sector. We are posting here not just work supported by USJF but studies we consider of interest to those following this topic. We welcome submissions. If you see a report you believe should be posted here, please email us at info@us-jf.org with the subject line "Resources submission" and a link to the report or a PDF.
  • Chiang, Angel & Jang, Heesu. (2026). Building the Roads for AI: What Asia’s Experience Suggests for Japan’s Nonprofits. | Japan NPO Center

  • Charities Aid Foundation. (2026). World Giving Report: Donor Insights. | CAF

  • Charities Aid Foundation. (2026). World Giving Report's Charity Insights. | CAF

  • Centre for Asian Philanthropy & Society. (2026). Doing Good Index 2026: Aligning Systems to Strengthen Asia’s Social Sectors. | CAPS

  • NPO Support Center Japan. (2026). Why Isn’t the Number of NPO Supporters Growing? Structural Issues Come into Focus. | NPO Support Center Japan | 2026 Second Quarter grantee

  • Aoo, Ken. (2026). The Role of Foundations in Japanese Society: A Sharing with Asian Colleagues. Nippon Foundation; Japan Foundation Center. | ResearchGate

  • Skoll Centre. (2026). Ten Years in the Making: Building Japan’s Impact Economy. Social Innovation and Investment Foundation (SIIF), pfc social advisors; Saïd Business School, University of Oxford; Skoll Centre. | Skoll Centre | USJF on p. 205

  • Yoshioka, Takayuki. (2025). The 2025 Global Philanthropy Environment Index Japan. Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy. | Indianapolis Scholarworks

  • Ikawa, Sadakazu. (2025). Reports on civil society support ecosystems: Japan. INTRAC | INTRAC

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