The Rohto Group supports educational activities aimed at realizing a healthy and prosperous society, as well as various organizations that support the children who will create the future.
We also contribute to the development of chemistry, science, and medicine, and provide support to nurture the next generation of researchers.
Protecting the eyes of the next generation of children
Supporting the children who will lead the future
Rohto Children's Dream Fund
Aiming to realize a society in which all children, who represent the future of Japan, can have dreams and hopes, regardless of their circumstances or economic situation, we have established the Rohto Children's Dream Fund in collaboration with the nonprofit organization Peace Winds Japan. We provide grants to organizations that support children facing difficulties due to economic circumstances, environmental factors, or other reasons, in creating paths that allow them to walk toward their dreams.
Rohto Children's Dream Fund
ROHTO Foundation for Children’s Future
To realize a future society that respects the individuality of each child who will lead the next generation, we established the ROHTO Foundation for Children’s Future to nurture the "buds of vision" of a mind that seeks to explore in one's own way. For children who find it difficult to fully demonstrate their abilities under the current education system, we provide community building, practical learning through grants and mentoring support to help them realize their ideas, and programs that allow them to come into contact with experts and technologies in a variety of fields and hone their own skills and ideas.
ROHTO Foundation for Children’s Future
MICHINOKU Future Fund
This scholarship fund provides non-repayable tuition fees necessary for continuing education after high school to children who lost one or both parents in the Great East Japan Earthquake. It is operated by four companies: Kagome Co., Ltd., Calbee Inc., Ebara Foods Industry Co., Ltd., and our company. The circle of support has spread beyond industry boundaries, with cumulative donations of approximately 5.3 billion yen as of March 2024, and scholarships awarded to 1,145 people. We will continue to provide long-term support for approximately 25 years, until children who were unborn at the time of the earthquake graduate from university, so that they can continue to pursue their dreams and hopes without having to give up for financial reasons.
MICHINOKU Future Fund
Kamiyama Marugoto National College of Technology
Rohto Pharmaceutical supports the idea of nurturing entrepreneurs who will open up society by "using the power to create to make things happen," through a new learning program that combines the three pillars of "technology, design, and entrepreneurship" promoted by Kamiyama Marugoto National College of Technology, which is scheduled to open in April 2023. Rohto is participating as a "scholarship partner" of the school, which will make tuition fees free through donations.
Bringing the fun of science to you! Video and hands-on content "Rohto Science Kids"
"To see a sparkle in their eyes like you've never seen before." This program, which was started by our employees, allows elementary school children to experience the joys of science.
Rohto Science Kids
KidZania Koshien Exhibition
Hoping to encourage children to experience the fun of research and development and develop an interest in science, in 2009, the year of our 110th anniversary, we exhibited a pavilion called "Pharmaceutical Research Institute" at "Kidzania Koshien," an event that provides social experiences that combine learning and fun, conveying the fun of science to children.
KidZania Koshien Exhibition Site
Drug Education Support Program
At Rohto Pharmaceutical, in order to support the physical and mental health of children and students, employee volunteers will conduct "drug education classes" and provide teaching materials for the "drug education program."
Drug Education Support Program
Nurturing the next generation of researchers
Yamada Science Foundation
The foundation was established in 1977 by Teruo Yamada, then president of Rohto Pharmaceutical, with a personal investment of 3 billion yen. It has contributed greatly to the promotion of the natural sciences through a wide range of support, including research assistance, assistance for visiting Japan, assistance for dispatches, and assistance for academic exchange meetings.
Yamada Science Foundation website
Rohto Dermatological Research Fund
The Rohto Dermatological Research Fund was established in 2008. It is currently known as Japanese Dermatological Association Dermatological Research Fund (Endowment by Rohto Pharmaceutical) and is jointly operated by Rohto Pharmaceutical and Japanese Dermatological Association, a public interest incorporated association, with the aim of supporting and promoting basic research that contributes to the improvement and development of dermatology. Each year, research funding is awarded to two researchers.
Japanese Dermatological Association Dermatological Research Fund
Rohto Prize, Japanese Association of Geriatric Dermatology Research
The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of widely encouraging and supporting basic and clinical research on aging dermatology. Each year, it awards certificates and research funds to three researchers who are conducting outstanding research.
Japanese Association of Geriatric Dermatology Research Fund
Rohto Award
Established in 1995 with the hope of promoting and advancing ophthalmological research in Japan, the awards are presented annually to two young ophthalmological researchers from Japanese universities and equivalent research institutions who are conducting outstanding research.
Rohto Award
Tano Memorial Award
Established by Rohto Pharmaceutical in 2011, this award is presented to two young ophthalmology researchers who are conducting outstanding research, with the aim of supporting and promoting ophthalmology research in Japan by international students and improving and developing ophthalmology research worldwide. The recipients are selected through a rigorous and fair selection process by a selection committee consisting of seven renowned ophthalmologists.
Tano Memorial Award
Women's Health Science Research Group
Founded in 2009 as the Women's Health Science Research Society, Rohto Women's Health Research Award is currently presented to three young obstetric and gynecological researchers who have made outstanding contributions to research on pregnancy, childbirth, and women's healthy longevity, with the aim of contributing to the development and improvement of obstetrics and gynecology research in Japan.
Rohto Women's Health Research Award