Co-prosperity with Communities

ONWARD KASHIYAMA supports the Tokyo Foster Family Association. As part of our support activities, we provide children with clothing every spring through the Tokyo Foster Family Association to congratulate them on their entrance into elementary school.

Tokyo Foster Family Association is a non-profit organization for foster parents and foster children within the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's foster family system (foster parent system) and is one of the leading organizations in Japan in terms of its history and size. In 2014, we began supporting the Tokyo Foster Family Association in the hope that children receiving social care who are unable to live with their families due to family circumstances will grow up equally healthy and become well-rounded adults.

We will continue to work with the Tokyo Foster Family Association to support the healthy growth and independence of children.

Onward Kashiyama is participating in the KIBOU311 Sakura Project.

KIBOU311 is a global initiative launched by Dormeuil, a French luxury fabric manufacturer, to support recovery of areas affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake. In the Sakura Project promoted by LOOM NIPPON, cherry tree saplings are planted in Minamisanriku, a town in Miyagi Prefecture, with funding provided by donations. With an eye to the future, by planting numerous cherry trees in Minamisanriku, where most of the trees were washed away by the tsunami, the project aims to give hope to youngsters, encouraging them to view their prospects with renewed confidence.

As a supporter of KIBOU311, Onward Kashiyama has been involved in the cherry tree planting since 2012, donating cherry tree saplings.

Onward Holdings was granted a subsidy from the 2015 Street Greening Support Project for construction of the Onward Bay Park Building that was completed in January 2016. Greenery was planted around the building, overlooking adjacent streets, for a total of 124 meters. With Oshima cherry trees planted along the western side of the building and crape myrtles along its southern side, pedestrians can enjoy these exquisite seasonal blossoms.

Onward Holdings was involved in Tokyo Planning Lab from July 2021 in a collaborative endeavor with the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education and the Association of Principals of Tokyo Metropolitan Commercial High Schools. Tokyo Planning Lab offers Tokyo Metropolitan commercial high school students the chance to acquire practical business skills through industry-government-academia collaboration.

Launched in 2018 by the Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education and the Association of Principals of Tokyo Metropolitan Commercial High Schools, Tokyo Planning Lab expands the opportunities for Tokyo's commercial high school students to think and learn about business in a practical setting and to help them envision their future careers. Collaborating companies and local communities provide students participating in Tokyo Planning Lab with project-based learning experience, enabling them to learn about marketing through groupwork in class and extracurricular activities.

2021 Tokyo Planning Lab was a five-month program from July in which 29 students from six high schools participated. It included lectures by our employees, group discussion, and final presentations by the students of an original apparel brand conceived from their unique perspectives.

Onward Holdings has been participating in the Special Corporate Sponsors Group program of the New National Theatre, Tokyo (NNTT) since August 2015. As Japan's sole national theatre for the modern performing arts such as opera, ballet, contemporary dance, and drama, the NNTT continuously plans and produces performances of a high standard, which are highly regarded in Japan and abroad. Through the Special Corporate Sponsors Group program, we support all the NNTT's productions during the season and thus contribute to the vibrancy of arts and culture.