Chairperson’s Message
Supporting the health of mothers and children in Asia for 30 years
Since our establishment in 1997, People’s Hope Japan (PHJ) has been engaged in international cooperation in the health and medical fields.
Since 2003, PHJ has focused on improving maternal and child health and nutrition in Asia, conducting activities in countries such as Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam. It currently operates field offices in Cambodia and Myanmar.
These activities are initiatives aimed at achieving Goal 3, “Good Health and Well-Being” of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), adopted at the 2015 UN General Assembly. Specifically, based on the needs of the target areas, PHJ implements projects addressing Target 3.1 (reducing maternal mortality), Target 3.2 (reducing newborn and under-five mortality), and Target 3.8 (realizing universal health coverage).
In our small way, we hope to move forward step by step.
Youhei Kamiya
Chairperson, Board of Directors
September 6, 2026
Board of Directors
| Chairperson | KAMIYA Youhei | Former Managing Director of PHJ Former Director of Yokogawa & Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|---|
| Vice Chairperson | TANAKA Shigeru | Chairman, Saitama Prefectural University Professor Emeritus, Keio University |
| Director | FUJIKAKE Daisuke | GM, Admin. Dept. , Corporate Admin. HQ of Yokogawa Electric Corporation |
| Director | ISHIKAWA Masakazu | Director of Minami-Ikuta Ladies Clinic Lecturer(part-time) of Kitasato University |
| Director | ITOH Kohei | President of Keio University |
| Director | KANNO Masahiro | Chairman, All Japan Hospital Association Chairman, Social Medical Corporation Tousen-kai |
| Director | MATSUMOTO Ken-ichi | Chairman, OMETA; Vice Chairman, JFMDA Chairman of Sakura Global Holding Co., Ltd. |
| Director | MURAI Tetsuya | Former President of Yokogawa Solution Service Corporation |
| Director | NAKAJIMA Yasuo | Director of Central Clinic Setagaya Professor Emeritus, St. Marianne University School of Medicine |
| Director | ODA Shingo | Former Chairperson of PHJ Former President of Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. |
| Director | SHIMIZU Akira | Member of World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies International classifier of World Sailing President of Kawagoe Rehabilitation Hospital |
| Director | TAKADA Shigenobu | Managing Director & GM, Fundraising Dept. of PHJ |
| Director | YASUDA(OKAMOTO) Miyoko | Senior Associate Professor of Juntendo University; Department of Global Health Services, Faculty of International Liberal Arts and Graduate School of International Liberal Arts Department of Global Health Research, Graduate School of Medicine |
| Director | YASUKAWA Kenji | Chairman, The Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Association of Japan Representative Director, Chairman of the Board of Astellas Pharma Inc. |
| Director | YOSHINO Yae | Associate Professor of Sophia University; Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Nursing |
| Auditor | KIKKAWA Hikaru | Director of Yokogawa Electric Corporation |