Community Engagement & Collaboration
Community Engagement & Collaboration
Social activities
Social activities
Aiming for a world free of hunger, we share the goals of the World Food Programme (WFP), an organization that conducts food assistance activities around the world. We have conducted supported activities since 2008 as a trustee of the Japan Association for the World Food Programme, an authorized nonprofit organization that supports WFP, and since 2009, we have supported WFP End Hunger: Walk the World, a support program in which the general public can participate.
Moreover, since 2005 the Company has supported Junior Achievement Japan. This organization conducts support activities with the goal of cultivating socially self-reliant young people by helping them understand how social structures and economies work. Furthermore, we have supported the Disaster Relief Volunteer Promotion Committee since 1997. This association trains disaster preparedness leaders based on the lessons of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Aiming for a world free of hunger, we share the goals of the World Food Programme (WFP), an organization that conducts food assistance activities around the world. We have conducted supported activities since 2008 as a trustee of the Japan Association for the World Food Programme, an authorized nonprofit organization that supports WFP, and since 2009, we have supported WFP End Hunger: Walk the World, a support program in which the general public can participate.
Moreover, since 2005 the Company has supported Junior Achievement Japan. This organization conducts support activities with the goal of cultivating socially self-reliant young people by helping them understand how social structures and economies work. Furthermore, we have supported the Disaster Relief Volunteer Promotion Committee since 1997. This association trains disaster preparedness leaders based on the lessons of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Local activities
Local activities
In addition to social activities, we work closely with local governments, police, and fire departments near our Head Office in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, to promote safety and security measures for the community. The Mejiro Area Special Organized Crime Prevention Countermeasure Association is a neighborhood association within the jurisdiction of the Mejiro Police Station, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department that aims to eliminate special organized crime within its jurisdiction. We have participated in its activities since its inception. In addition, we are a party to the Takada Area, Toshima City Mutual Support Agreement during Disasters, etc., which is an agreement of mutual support among eight organizations including resident associations, city facilities and companies near our Head Office that promotes disaster countermeasures in cooperation with the local community, including cooperation in evacuation drills for neighborhood facilities.
In addition to social activities, we work closely with local governments, police, and fire departments near our Head Office in Toshima Ward, Tokyo, to promote safety and security measures for the community. The Mejiro Area Special Organized Crime Prevention Countermeasure Association is a neighborhood association within the jurisdiction of the Mejiro Police Station, Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department that aims to eliminate special organized crime within its jurisdiction. We have participated in its activities since its inception. In addition, we are a party to the Takada Area, Toshima City Mutual Support Agreement during Disasters, etc., which is an agreement of mutual support among eight organizations including resident associations, city facilities and companies near our Head Office that promotes disaster countermeasures in cooperation with the local community, including cooperation in evacuation drills for neighborhood facilities.
Environmental Communication Activities
Environmental Communication Activities
We actively engage in environmental information disclosure and community interaction to foster mutual communication.
At the Saitama City Environmental Forum held on November 23, 2022, we hosted an exhibition booth to introduce our environmental initiatives and those of our Omiya Factory. This event provided an opportunity to communicate directly with visitors about our environmental efforts.
We actively engage in environmental information disclosure and community interaction to foster mutual communication.
At the Saitama City Environmental Forum held on November 23, 2022, we hosted an exhibition booth to introduce our environmental initiatives and those of our Omiya Factory. This event provided an opportunity to communicate directly with visitors about our environmental efforts.
Saitama City Environmental Forum—November 23, 2022
Saitama City Environmental Forum—November 23, 2022
Supporting Career Education for Students
Supporting Career Education for Students
At the Head Office, Taisho Pharmaceutical accepts workplace visits by students as part of their career education support. Our program provides easy-to-understand information on correct knowledge, including the differences between OTC drugs and prescription pharmaceuticals, as well as detailed information on laws and systems, such as the safety classification of OTC drugs. In addition, we are building a curriculum that will help students develop an interest in the pharmaceutical industry by introducing the process from research and development to clinical and manufacturing until pharmaceuticals are made, and various technologies and ingenuity there. Additionally, our employees visit high schools and universities to deliver marketing lectures, covering essential business concepts not typically included in standard coursework. These sessions equip students with practical knowledge and real-world insights.
At the Head Office, Taisho Pharmaceutical accepts workplace visits by students as part of their career education support. Our program provides easy-to-understand information on correct knowledge, including the differences between OTC drugs and prescription pharmaceuticals, as well as detailed information on laws and systems, such as the safety classification of OTC drugs. In addition, we are building a curriculum that will help students develop an interest in the pharmaceutical industry by introducing the process from research and development to clinical and manufacturing until pharmaceuticals are made, and various technologies and ingenuity there. Additionally, our employees visit high schools and universities to deliver marketing lectures, covering essential business concepts not typically included in standard coursework. These sessions equip students with practical knowledge and real-world insights.
Sharing Information on Cutting-Edge Life Sciences
Sharing Information on Cutting-Edge Life Sciences
We have been holding Life Science Forums since 1986 for science journalists in various media, with the goal of providing a wide array of the latest life science information. We postponed the events in 2020 and 2021 due to the spread of COVID-19, but resumed in April 2022.
A total of two events had been held in fiscal 2023. Professor Hitoshi Kurumizaka (Chromatin Structure and Function Research, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo) and Dr. Hiroshi Ohno (Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences), both of whom won the Uehara Prize in 2022, gave lectures. Each session fosters a lively question-and-answer session with exchange of opinions among participants.
We have been holding Life Science Forums since 1986 for science journalists in various media, with the goal of providing a wide array of the latest life science information. We postponed the events in 2020 and 2021 due to the spread of COVID-19, but resumed in April 2022.
A total of two events had been held in fiscal 2023. Professor Hitoshi Kurumizaka (Chromatin Structure and Function Research, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of Tokyo) and Dr. Hiroshi Ohno (Deputy Director, RIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences), both of whom won the Uehara Prize in 2022, gave lectures. Each session fosters a lively question-and-answer session with exchange of opinions among participants.
Initiatives of International Group Companies
Initiatives of International Group Companies
Environmental Conservation Efforts in Thailand
Environmental Conservation Efforts in Thailand
Our overseas subsidiaries, Taisho Pharmaceutical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Osotspa Taisho Co., Ltd., conduct annual reforestation efforts at the Island and Sea Natural History Museum in the Sattahip District, Chonburi Province. In 2024, their focus was on revitalizing mangrove forests in an area with particularly challenging geographic conditions.
To support sustainable mangrove growth, they adopted an innovative reforestation technique developed by the Royal Thai Navy Special Warfare Command. This method involves embedding pipes into rocky seabeds and planting mangrove saplings within them. By applying fertilizer at the base and covering the roots with gravel, the technique prevents displacement by tidal waves. This initiative is expected to help mangroves take root and thrive, even in harsh environments.
Our overseas subsidiaries, Taisho Pharmaceutical (Thailand) Co., Ltd. and Osotspa Taisho Co., Ltd., conduct annual reforestation efforts at the Island and Sea Natural History Museum in the Sattahip District, Chonburi Province. In 2024, their focus was on revitalizing mangrove forests in an area with particularly challenging geographic conditions.
To support sustainable mangrove growth, they adopted an innovative reforestation technique developed by the Royal Thai Navy Special Warfare Command. This method involves embedding pipes into rocky seabeds and planting mangrove saplings within them. By applying fertilizer at the base and covering the roots with gravel, the technique prevents displacement by tidal waves. This initiative is expected to help mangroves take root and thrive, even in harsh environments.
Humanitarian Aid Initiatives (France)
Humanitarian Aid Initiatives (France)
In 2023, our overseas subsidiary UPSA SAS entered into a partnership agreement with AR MADA, a French charitable organization providing medical support in Madagascar. Through this partnership, UPSA provides financial support to AR MADA while further strengthening its humanitarian efforts and contributions to local communities.
UPSA has also been proactively engaged in initiatives across Francophone Africa, including combating illegal drugs, enhancing traceability to ensure the quality and safety of pharmaceuticals by clarifying distribution channels, and raising awareness about fever-related symptoms. This new partnership will further expand these efforts, reinforcing UPSA’s commitment to improving public health.
Additionally, in 2023, UPSA donated 170,000 boxes of medicine to Tulipe, a humanitarian organization that delivers medical aid to those affected by health crises and natural disasters.
In 2023, our overseas subsidiary UPSA SAS entered into a partnership agreement with AR MADA, a French charitable organization providing medical support in Madagascar. Through this partnership, UPSA provides financial support to AR MADA while further strengthening its humanitarian efforts and contributions to local communities.
UPSA has also been proactively engaged in initiatives across Francophone Africa, including combating illegal drugs, enhancing traceability to ensure the quality and safety of pharmaceuticals by clarifying distribution channels, and raising awareness about fever-related symptoms. This new partnership will further expand these efforts, reinforcing UPSA’s commitment to improving public health.
Additionally, in 2023, UPSA donated 170,000 boxes of medicine to Tulipe, a humanitarian organization that delivers medical aid to those affected by health crises and natural disasters.
Disaster Relief for Victims and Affected Areas
Disaster Relief for Victims and Affected Areas
The Taisho Pharmaceutical Group is committed to supporting individuals and communities affected by natural disasters. Our past aid efforts include:
The Taisho Pharmaceutical Group is committed to supporting individuals and communities affected by natural disasters. Our past aid efforts include:
- Support for those affected by 2019 Typhoons Faxai and Hagibis, as well as heavy rainfall in Japan (November 13, 2019)
- Support for those affected by torrential rain centered in western Japan of July 2018 (August 3, 2018)
- Donations for the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake (May 12, 2016)
- Donations for the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 22, 2012)
- Donations for those affected by the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake (March 16, 2011)
- Support for the victims and areas affected by the Sichuan Great Earthquake in China (May 20, 2008)
- Support for countries affected by the Sumatra earthquake and tsunami (January 7, 2005)
- Support for those affected by 2019 Typhoons Faxai and Hagibis, as well as heavy rainfall in Japan (November 13, 2019)
- Support for those affected by torrential rain centered in western Japan of July 2018 (August 3, 2018)
- Donations for the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake (May 12, 2016)
- Donations for the Great East Japan Earthquake (March 22, 2012)
- Donations for those affected by the Pacific Coast of Tohoku Earthquake (March 16, 2011)
- Support for the victims and areas affected by the Sichuan Great Earthquake in China (May 20, 2008)
- Support for countries affected by the Sumatra earthquake and tsunami (January 7, 2005)
