{"id":49,"date":"2026-07-10T11:16:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:16:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/?page_id=49"},"modified":"2026-08-31T11:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T02:21:43","slug":"message","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/about\/message","title":{"rendered":"President's Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"message\">\n\n<div class=\"message-profile\">\n    <div class=\"message-profile__body\">\n        <p>\n            We support motivated students and researchers who are shaping the future, contributing to a better society through education, research, and innovation.\n        <\/p>\n\n        <blockquote class=\"message-profile__quote\">\n            Every challenge has the power to shape the future. We aspire to be a foundation that stands alongside and supports that journey for years to come.\n        <\/blockquote>\n\n        <p class=\"message-profile__name\">\n            President\n            <strong>Naotaka Kondo<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"message-profile__image\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/_wp\/wp-content\/themes\/kondo-zaidan-v2\/assets\/images\/about\/chairman.webp\" alt=\"\u7406\u4e8b\u9577\">\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2>Supporting the Future Through Both Education and Research<\/h2>\n<p>Our foundation's core activities are scholarship grants for students facing financial barriers to education and research grants in the field of carbon materials. We are committed to ensuring that information reaches those who need support and that the application process is clear and accessible.<\/p>\n\n<h3>Responding to the Needs of a Changing Society<\/h3>\n<p>Education and research environments are constantly evolving. Our foundation is committed to responding to these changes by improving our programs and strengthening our communication efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2>Related Pages<\/h2>\n<div class=\"message-links\">\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/about\/charter\" class=\"message-links__item\">\n        <h3>Our Story<\/h3>\n        <p>\n            Foundation background and enduring philosophy\n        <\/p>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/about\/history\" class=\"message-links__item\">\n        <h3>History<\/h3>\n        <p>\n            From 1994 to Present\n        <\/p>\n    <\/a>\n\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/about\/officer\" class=\"message-links__item\">\n        <h3>Board Members<\/h3>\n        <p>\n            Introducing our Board of Directors, Auditors and Trustees\n        <\/p>\n    <\/a>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u79c1\u305f\u3061\u306f\u3001\u5b66\u3076\u610f\u6b32\u3092\u6301\u3064\u82e5\u8005\u3068\u3001\u672a\u6765\u3092\u5207\u308a\u62d3\u304f\u7814\u7a76\u8005\u3092\u652f\u3048\u308b\u3053\u3068\u3067\u3001\u3088\u308a\u8c4a\u304b\u306a\u793e\u4f1a\u306e\u5b9f\u73fe\u306b\u8ca2\u732e\u3057\u3066\u307e\u3044\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":46,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":22,"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4027,"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions\/4027"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kondo-zaidan.or.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}