The Japan Society

The 100 Guineas Club - Legacy Pledgers

Founded in 1891, The Japan Society received its first gift from Emperor Meiji—a donation of 100 guineas—as a gesture of his hope for the Society’s “continued prosperity.” Since then, we have relied on the generosity of our supporters and benefactors to sustain our mission. 

Supporters who have pledged to leave a Gift in their Will for The Japan Society:

Bill Emmott
Yuuichiro Nakajima
David Warren


Individual Donors

The Japan Society is most grateful to the following individuals for their support of its activities. Without their generous commitment to our work, we would be unable to continue.


The Silken Threads (£5,000 and above)

*Stephen Barber
*Bill Emmott
*John Howland Jackson
*Mami Mizutori
*Larry Stone
*David Warren

Patrons (£2,500 and above)

Elizabeth Cortazzi


Principal Benefactors (£1,000 and above)

Martin and Midoriko Nakajima O'Neil
Christopher Purvis & Phillida Purvis
Akihiro and Noriko Tsuchiya 

Benefactors (£500 and above)

Martin and Noriko Barrow


Principal Donors (£250 and above)

Yuuichiro Nakajima
James Noble
Geoffrey Paull
Heidi Potter
David Powers
Adrian Thorpe
John Tierney
*Momoko Williams
Kent Yamada

Donors (£100 and above)

Mark Allsup
Clive Bradley
Stephen Codrington
Lydia Gomersall
Emma Hickinbotham
Sue Hudson
Keiko Itoh
Anne Kaneko
Kathleen Kimura
Ruth Martin
Jim Mccafferty
David Mytton
Janusz Mondry
Charles Pridgeon
Pernille Rudlin
Roland Saam
Megumi Spivey
Mark Tate


*All of the donation from these benefactors has been designated in support of the ‘Next Generation of UK-Japan Leaders’ Programme