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Prizes for Global Citizenship
Since 1985, The Japan Foundation has been awarding The Japan Foundation Prizes for Global Citizenship to organizations and individuals engaged in the international cultural exchange rooted in the unique characteristics and traditions of their respective communities.
| Year | Organization | Prefecture |
| 2000 | Esashi Oiwake Society | Hokkaido |
| Tochigi Industrial High School International Volunteer Network | Tochigi | |
| Genkaijin Club | Saga | |
| 1999 | Ohanashi Caravan Centre | Tokyo |
| Inami International Wooden Sculpture Camp | Toyama | |
| Ryukyu Matsuri Daiko | Okinawa | |
| 1998 | Sapporo Children's Musical Organization | Hokkaido |
| Fujisawa International Friendship Association | Iwate | |
| Mithila Museum | Niigata | |
| 1997 | International Citizen's Association of Sendai (ICAS) | Miyagi |
| The Executive Committee on the International Workshop of Ceramic Art in Tokoname | Aichi | |
| Kamogo Teko-Bozu | Kagoshima | |
| 1996 | Japan International Volunteer Center Yamagata | Yamagata |
| MAY Library | Saitama | |
| Federation of World Youth Nagasaki | Nagasaki | |
| 1995 | "WAPIE"Akita Women's Association to Promote International Exchange | Akita |
| Karasugawa Music Society | Gunma | |
| Chizu Creative Project Team | Tottori | |
| Center for Multicultural Information and Assistance (Special Prize) | Hyogo | |
| 1994 | Committee of the Earth Celebration Music Festival | Niigata |
| The International Friendship Network of Japan | Osaka | |
| Tanpopo-no-Ie Foundation | Nara | |
| 1993 | Okitama Farmers League | Yamagata |
| Kumamoto-Takenoko Charitable Party Incorporated Association | Kumamoto | |
| Nagano International Friendship Club Incorporated Association | Nagano | |
| 1992 | Executive Committee of the Asian-Pacific Children's Convention in Fukuoka | Fukuoka |
| Group for Supporting Asian Education Fund Ibaraki | Ibaraki | |
| Iwate Council for the Advancement of International Understanding | Iwate | |
| 1991 | Kobe YMCA Cross Cultural Center | Hyogo |
| Inter-Cultural Community Life Association | Tochigi | |
| Puppetry Carnival Iida Executive Committee | Nagano |
| Year | Organization | Prefecture |
| 1990 | Shonai International Exchange Association | Yamagata |
| Urayasu International Friendship Association | Chiba | |
| Toyama Prefectural Artistic and Cultural Association | Toyama | |
| 1989 | Terra People Association | Saga |
| Asian Rural Institute | Tochigi | |
| Hokkaido International Women's Association | Hokkaido | |
| 1988 | The Ohuchiyama-Juku | Mie |
| The PHD Foundation | Hyogo | |
| Hiroshima Asia Bunka Kaikan | Hiroshima | |
| 1987 | Keiyo Culture and Education Center | Chiba |
| International Center for Women Exchange Students | Kyoto | |
| Society to Introduce Kanazawa to the World | Ishikawa | |
| 1986 | The Executive Committee of the Takahagi International Exchange Meeting | Ibaraki |
| The Japan Asian Friendship Society | Osaka | |
| Nanpoken International Center of Kagoshima | Kagoshima | |
| 1985 | The Theatrical Group Bungeiza | Toyama |
| Kyoto International Student House | Kyoto | |
| Minami Hokkaido International Cultural Exchange Center | Hokkaido |