Corporate Profile

Introducing IM Japan
Corporate Profile

Since its establishment in 1991, Public Interest Foundation International Manpower Development Organization (abbreviated as IM Japan) has continuously accepted outstanding technical interns selected by the governments of the sending countries, and has been working to promote the economic development of developing countries and the sound development of Japanese society and industry.

Corporate Data

Company namePublic Interest Foundation International Manpower Development Organization, Japan
EstablishmentDecember 1991
PresidentHitoshi Kanamori
Headquarters location7th Floor, Nihonbashi Horidomecho 2-chome Building, 2-4-3 Nihonbashi Horidomecho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Main telephone number03-5645-5621
Offices15 domestic branch offices, 5 overseas representative offices
Number of employees318 (as of April 2021)
Philosophy
  1. We will contribute to the sound development of Japanese society and industry through the development of human resources.
  2. We will contribute to the economic development of developing countries through the development of human resources.
PurposeTo contribute to the economic development of developing countries, the promotion of international mutual understanding, and the sound development of Japan's society and industry by training human resources from developing countries as well as providing support for companies wishing to expand their business into developing countries.
Main business activities
  • Accepting technical interns from developing countries, and providing free employment placement services relating to those acceptances
  • Research and support for companies entering developing countries
  • Youth friendship exchange program with developing countries

History

1991DecemberEstablished as the Association for International Manpower Development of Medium and Small Enterprises, Japan, with the permission of the Minister of Labor
1992DecemberConcluded an agreement for trainee acceptance with the Indonesian government
1993MayVisit of the first technical interns from Indonesia to Japan
1999FebruaryTotal number of accepted technical interns: 10,000
1999AprilConcluded an agreement for trainee acceptance with the Thai government
2000AprilAccepting from Thailand started
2005OctoberConcluded an agreement for trainee acceptance with the Vietnamese government
2006JanuaryAccepting from Vietnam started
2008JulyTotal number of accepted technical interns: 30,000
2011AprilAuthorized as a public-interest corporation and renamed to Public Interest Foundation International Manpower Development Organization, Japan
2015JanuaryKasukabe Training Center opened
2016OctoberKasukabe Training Center Building No. 2 opened
2017MarchConcluded an agreement for technical intern acceptance with the Bangladesh government.
JulyConcluded an agreement for technical intern acceptance with the Sri Lankan government
AugustVisit of the first technical interns from Bangladesh to Japan
NovemberAuthorized by Organization for Technical Intern Training as a general supervision business licensed organization
2018MarchTotal number of accepted technical interns: 50,000
MayVisit of the first technical interns from Sri Lanka to Japan
2020MarchTotal number of accepted technical interns: 59,166
Hitoshi Kanamori appointed as new president

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