Group Companies' Social Contribution Activities

Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation promotes international exchanges in Asian and other countries. To foster human resources development in Japan and overseas, the Foundation provides financial assistance to a variety of international exchange programs and offers scholarships to students in Japan and overseas. Over 16,000 students have been provided with scholarships thus far.

Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation (in Japanese)

The Mitsubishi UFJ Environment Foundation plays a key role in MUFG's efforts to address environmental and social concerns, supporting a wide range of efforts. These include activities to improve the natural environment, especially by supporting tree planting, village forest conservation, and the creation of biotopes (natural habitat areas) at schools; organizing the Midori-no-e contest; offering sponsored lectures at universities and other environmental education events; and undertaking the Headwaters Forest project, which has involved participants in hands-on reforestation and nature observation activities in the Tone River watershed.Moreover, to support reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake, the Foundation is also engaged the planting of trees along the shoreline in affected prefectures as a disaster prevention initiative, in addition to tree planting activities at affected schools.

With a focus on nature and on the premise of wanting participants to understand its beauty and significance, the Mitsubishi UFJ Environment Foundation holds the Midori-no-e contest, which encourages children to submit their paintings of nature. The contest is sponsored by MUFG Bank and backed by the Ministry of the Environment, the Japanese National Commission for UNESCO, and The Mainichi Newspapers. Each year the foundation collects approximately 20,000 entries from children at kindergartens and elementary schools across the country.

Mitsubishi-UFJ Technology Development Foundation (known as MU-TECH) has been a pioneer in providing support for private sector ventures in Japan. The foundation aims to comprehensively foster the development of the technology-oriented small- and medium-sized enterprises (venture businesses) that are vital for Japan's economic development. To this end, the foundation provides a wide range of assistance, including research and development grants, shareholding, and information provision.

Mitsubishi-UFJ Technology Development Foundation (in Japanese)

The Institute for International Monetary Affairs contributes to the stability and development of global financial economic society and, with the objective of deepening mutual understanding between Japan and other countries, is engaged in investigative research and the exchange of information regarding the international economy, finance, and currencies.

Institute for International Monetary Affairs (in Japanese)

This foundation provides scholarships and funding to promising young people to foster human resources and advance academic research.

The Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Scholarship Foundation

This foundation supports the advancement and dynamism of music and arts, and provides funding for performances by Japanese groups such as operas and orchestras that have attained a certain level of artistic standard.