Putting the funding together
CAPITALWe bring in funding from foundations, investors and others, and structure it to fit each venture.
SFJSOCIAL FINANCE JAPAN
JPEN
SOCIAL FINANCE JAPAN
Turning Japan’s value
into ventures
for the world.
Social Finance Japan (SFJ) is a general incorporated association that finds value hidden in Japan’s regions, culture and technology, helps turn it into real ventures, and brings it to the world.
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WHAT WE DO
How SFJ helps
SFJ does not run the ventures itself. We bring together the three things a new venture needs to get started.
- JAPANJapan’s valueValue in regions, culture, technology and people
- SFJA MEDIUM FOR VENTURES
- PROJECTSInto venturesRun by each venture’s own team
- GLOBALTo the worldValue proven in Japan, shared globally
Designing how it works
BUSINESS DESIGNWho runs it, what it does, and how it can last — we design the venture’s framework together.
Planning the use of digital
DIGITAL DESIGNHow data and AI can serve the venture, considered from the planning stage.
SFJ is a medium that connects Japan’s value to ventures. Each venture is run by its own team; SFJ takes part as a catalyst that helps it get off the ground.
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FIVE VALUE LAYERS
Five domains
that create circulation.
Create, translate, connect, circulate and experience. Working together, the five domains keep Japan’s value from ending at a single success — so that it keeps creating the next.
SMART LOCATION
Create ValueWe uncover the value embedded in local nature, communities, culture, people, and technology—and nurture it for the future.
INTELLIGENCE ECONOMY
Translate ValueThrough AI, data, education, and research, we transform value into knowledge, services, and products.
GLOBAL GATEWAY
Connect with the WorldWe build connections with global hubs, partners, investors, and talent to bring Japan’s value to the world.
VALUE EXCHANGE
Circulate ValueWe design sustainable systems in which capital, information, technology, and talent flow in both directions.
JAPAN VILLAGE
Experience ValueWe create places where people from around the world can experience Japanese life, culture, food, and hospitality.
Five domains working together keep value in circulation
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PROJECTS
What we are working on
Initiatives and ventures SFJ is helping to launch.
Regional & cultural initiatives
SOUL PRIDE
Recording local cultures and the people who carry them on, and sharing them with the world.
SOUL JAPAN
Creating opportunities for people and companies from abroad to visit Japan, experience it, and build something together.
JAPAN VILLAGE
Creating places where people from around the world can experience Japanese life, culture, food and hospitality.
SMART LOCATION
Using forests, energy and AI to create new industries and hubs in local communities.
AI & technology ventures
ENGAGE NETWORK
A service in which AI finds and delivers meaningful connections between people. Launching in 2027.
TAZUNA
Preparing a system that lets people use AI agents with peace of mind.
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OUR GOAL
Toward a society
where trust circulates.
Each venture takes root in its community, and its results feed the next. Over 30 years, we aim for a “Trust Society” in which people, regions, capital, technology and culture are connected by trust.
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ORGANIZATION
Leadership & Organization
Toru Tsuda津田 徹
VIEW FULL PROFILE- Name
- Social Finance Japan (General Incorporated Association)
- Established
- August 28, 2026
- Representative Director
- Toru Tsuda
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CONTACT
Whether it’s a regional initiative, a business idea or a possible partnership, please feel free to get in touch.
info@sf-japan.jp