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NAME: Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation REALE WORLD

ADDRESS: 1317-5030, FUTO, ITO-CITY,SHIZUOKA,JAPAN
ZIP CODE 413-0231

TEL / FAX: (+81)557-51-5227

Establishment: 2015 Specified Nonprofit Corporation
2019 Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation

Content of operation: ① Projects to nurture the mind through culture and sports 
② Workshops to enhance physical and mental health and improve communication skills 
③ International exchange projects to foster mutual understanding through learning about foreign cultures and history 
④ Sales projects derived from support for developing vocational abilities and expanding employment opportunities 
⑤ Publishing projects to support the mental development of children 
⑥ Agricultural support projects in rural areas to promote youth well-being and strengthen problem-solving abilities 
⑦ Public outreach projects such as organizing events, exhibiting at events, and publishing newsletters 
⑧ Community mutual aid projects during disasters 
⑨ Support projects for organizations with similar purposes 
⑩ Other projects necessary to achieve the organization’s objectives

Types of nonprofit activities: (1) Activities to promote health, medical care, or welfare
(2) Activities to promote social education
(3) Activities to promote community development
(4) Activities to promote tourism
(5) Activities to revitalize rural, mountainous, or semi-mountainous regions
(6) Activities to promote academic, cultural, artistic, or sports endeavors
(7) Activities for environmental conservation
(8) Disaster relief activities
(9) Activities for the protection of human rights or the promotion of peace
(10) International cooperation activities
(11) Activities for the sound development of children
(12) Activities to stimulate economic activities
(13) Activities to develop vocational skills or expand employment opportunities
(14) Activities to support, advise, or coordinate organizations engaged in the above activities

Officer

Chairman of the Board Aya Miyoshi

Born in 1976
Graduated from the Shinshu National University (Japan) with a Bachelor of Education.
After her career in fashion industry, Miyoshi opened a fair trade shop “LOLO SITOA” in 2004.
Making contributions on environmental issues, she began to involve deeply with the emerging struggles of Tuvalu and humbly continued her work for the next generations.

Vice Chairman of the Board Michinori Nagano

Music Producer/ Music Director/ Music Engineer/ PR Planner
A successful music producer in classical and pop music genre, film music and theater music both within and outside Japan.
Featured Artists: Taeko Oonuki, Yoshitaka Minami, LUNA SEA, Dick Lee, Tracy Huang, A-MEI, Taro Hakase, Yukie Nishimura, Band of Pleasure, F4, Sodagreen, etc.
Film Music: “Whisper of the Heart” (Studio Ghibli)

Board Member Santosh Shahukhala

Born in 1988
Began to play soccer in his childhood, with bare feet on a patch field, Santosh crossed over the river everyday with his uncle to commute for the practice. Regardless of the poor advantages of his environment, Santosh persisted his career to become the youngest professional player in Nepal when he was 15.
Soon after, he was selected for the National team of Nepal in 2007 and had continued to play until 2015. Also played for the overseas club teams such as Bangladesh, Maldives and Indonesia, his achievements were acknowledged with many awards.
In 2020, he set a new record of scoring most goals, and became the first person to reach 100 goals in the Nepal league history.

General Manager Kaoru Shibata

After graduating, she joined the corporate softball team Toda Chuo General Hospital, where she served as team captain and led the team.
She later played for the adult softball team GUNMA DREAMS, where she also served as captain for four years.
During her time with the team, they won the national championship three times, and she played a central role in their success.

Director of Headquarters Chikako Miyamoto

Graduated from the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Waseda University.
After working for a company in Tokyo, she started her own business in Nepal.
For 17 years, she operated a hotel in Pokhara, Nepal’s second largest tourist city, where she focused on providing employment opportunities to young people from nearby villages and dedicated herself to human resource development through work.
Although she has since retired from hotel management, she continues to live in Nepal and remains actively engaged in community-based initiatives.

Board Member: Keiichi Tada Ryouhei Kitamura Yosuke Takao Yusei Sakamoto Woldemicheal Yonas Sileshi

Auditor: Takeshi Kojima

Adviser: Kousuke Tamaki

History

2004: Opening of the fair trade shop “LOLO SITOA”, which was the predecessor of REALE WORLD.

2005: Initiated a fair trade community of mothers in Tuvalu.

2007: Conducting seminars on climate change to elementary school teachers in Shizuoka, Japan.

2007〜2008: Began a caravan of picture story shows to elementary schools in Shizuoka, Japan, for a topic of environmental issues in Tuvalu.

2008: Initiated a fair trade community of mothers, “Rainbow World” in Nepal.

2009: Initiated a youth soccer club in Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture of Japan.

2009: Invited a Nepali guest to Japan for a cultural exchange program.

2010: Conducted a lecture on environmental issues at the middle school in Thimi Village, Nepal.

2011: Initiated a team of fair trade activity for women in Dharamshala, India (Tibetan refugee autonomous region), motivated by the act of donation from a young girl in Ito City.

2011: Invited a Romanian guest to Japan for a cultural exchange program.

2012: Conducted a lecture on fair trade for the students of Native American High School in Los Angeles.

2012: Invited a Tibetan refugee to Japan for a cultural exchange program.

2013: Renamed the youth soccer club in Ito City to “FC REALE” and officially registered to JFA (Japanese Football Association).

2013: Initiated a youth soccer club FC REALE in Thimi Village of Nepal.

2013: Invited overseas soccer coaches from Croatia, Scotland and England to Japan.

2014: Invited 2 middle school students and a soccer coach from Kenya, and 3 students and a coach from the FC Reale Nepal for a cultural exchange program.

2014: Invited a Croatian professional soccer coach to Nepal.

2015: Signed a partnership with the Anandakuti Vidyapeeth School in Nepal to begin social work activities through school.

2015: Signed a partnership with the Rotaract Club in Nepal to begin social work activities.

2015: Founded the Santosh REALE Fund on the day of catastrophic earthquake in Nepal to begin restoration activity.

2015: Inauguration of specified nonprofit corporation REALE WORLD.

2016: The chairman of the board and representatives of FC REALE visiting Marcet Academy in Spain and the Croatian soccer club.

2017: Conducted the first REALE CUP as an experimentation.

2017: Conducted the IZU CHALLENGE CUP 2017 in Japan (collaboration with the SSIZU）

2017: Reached the amount of fund through a cloud funding in Japan for the Fence Project.

2018: Conducted a friendly match as a funding event for the restoration of Nepal’s earthquake victims.

2018: Began and completed the construction of fence around the FC REALE field in Nepal. (Fence Project)

2018: Initiated the Hero Project

2019: Initiated the Coffee Project

2019: Initiated the World Friends Project

2019: Inauguration of Approved Specified Nonprofit Corporation.

2019: Opening of the educational soccer tournament, REALE Cup for U12 in Japan.

2019: Coordination and assistance for the “Heartful Soccer in Asia” in Nepal by the Urawa Reds Heartful Club’s grass roots activity project.

2020: Organized a food education workshop in Nepal as part of the HERO Project.

2020: Supported a trial for a FC REALE graduate with a team in the FA Women’s Championship (England Women’s Football League, Division 2) as part of the HERO Project.

2021: Held the 2nd “REALE CUP” in Japan for U-8 players.

2021: Hosted the REALE CUP in Nepal.

2021: Launched the REALE Online Academy.

2021: Held the 3rd “REALE CUP” in Japan for U-12 players.

2021: Yuya Kuriyama, a player from the HERO Project, signed with “APF.FC” in Nepal’s top professional league.

2022: Conducted activities for the World Friends Project in Kenya.

2022: Held the 4th “REALE CUP” in Japan for U-8 players.

2022: Conducted activities for the World Friends Project in Ethiopia.

2023: Launched a physical education program and dispatched instructors to schools in Nepal.

2023: Rohan, a graduate of FC REALE Nepal, made his professional debut with a team in Nepal’s top league.

2023: Started FC REALE’s top team in Japan.

2023: Launched the Enjoy Soccer School for preschoolers and older children.

2023: Coordinated the “Heartful Soccer in Asia” program of Urawa Reds Heartful Club in Nepal.

2023: Held the 5th “REALE CUP” in Japan for U-10 players.

2023: Received the 60th Social Contribution Award from the Social Contribution Support Foundation (Chairperson: Akie Abe).

2023–2024: Organized the REALE CUP in Nepal for U-9, U-11, and U-13 categories.

2024: Participated with Japan’s FC REALE U-11 team in the international youth soccer tournament “KOMM MIT International 2024” held in Spain.

2024: Started a volleyball clinic in Kiso-Fukushima Town for junior high school students, led by Kazumi Nakamura, former Japan women’s national volleyball player and two-time Olympian.

2024: Launched an educational program in Nepal utilizing MY FOOTBALL KIT developed by Molten.

2024: Held the 6th “REALE CUP” in Japan for U-10 players.

2025: Hosted “BORUSSIA CAMP with REALE” in Japan, a training session for elementary and junior high school students with a coach invited from Borussia Mönchengladbach, a German Bundesliga club.