2023

“Get-Together” Meeting

Seventeen Y-E-S Award awardees presently studying / staying in Japan assembled from all over Japan for the " Get-Together" Meeting held on July 15, 2023. It was the first event organized since the Honda Foundation moved its office and it took place in a conference room at the brand-new office. This year, the participants were separated into teams prior to the event to encourage each group to investigate social issues as a preparatory step to defining themes. On the day of the event, the participants engaged in person-to-person discussions and gave the presentations they had created.
On the day of the event, the participants engaged in person-to-person discussions and gave the presentations they had created. The groups selected a wide range of social issues, including recycling, deep-sea development, and AI (training and application methods) for their investigations. During the presentation, they shared ideas combined from member’s profession field to solve those issues.
The second half of the event took place at Honda Welcome Plaza Aoyama, where the participants widened their knowledge of Honda products and its corporate history and took part in a quiz.

2022

Meeting Held at Honda Yaesu Building for the First Time in Three Years

The “Get-Together” Meeting of Honda Y-E-S Awardees presently residing or studying in Japan was held in July 2022, the first time since its suspension due to COVID-19 three years ago. Seventeen participants came from various parts of Japan to attend the meeting. In view of the widening pandemic, the Get-Together Meeting was held in the Honda Yaesu Building where the Honda Foundation is located. The morning session featured a presentation on the history of the Honda Foundation and a lecture on the Honda Y-E-S program, followed by a self-introduction orientation designed to develop relations among the participants. In the afternoon, the participants formed teams for workshops using the SDGs Action Card Game X. Each team held presentations offering solutions to issues in modern society that involve trade-offs, such as preservation of food and marine resources, a decline in income and the availability of educational opportunities and so on. The meeting turned out to be very fruitful, with lively debates that nearly ran over the allotted time.
(The mask is removed only when taking pictures)

2019

“Get-Together” Meeting

In June 2019, a “Get-Together” Meeting was held for Honda Y-E-S awardees studying in Japan. This year, 25 awardees attending universities and research institutes across Japan participated. Assembling in the conference room in the Honda Yaesu Building where the Honda Foundation is located, the participants traveled by bus to Twin Rink Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture. Exchanges between participants from many countries, including self-introductions and a quiz session, took place on board the bus. An ASIMO demonstration in the Honda Collection Hall was followed by a workshop on electric vehicle assembly for the participants. The tour gave participants the opportunity to gain a firsthand understanding of the philosophy of Honda Motor founder Soichiro Honda. They spent their time productively with a constant stream of questions being asked by participants.

2018

Exchange Meeting & Hands-On Experience of Robotics Technology

In June 2018, a "Get-Together" Meeting was held for Honda Y-E-S awardees. This year, 19 awardees assembled for the event. In the exchange meeting held in the morning, a self introduction session by the awardees was followed by group work on experiencing the 3Ss (Sort, Set in order, and Shine) at the Japanese manufacturing site and building a freestanding tower using only 15 straws and scissors. Participants fostered greater exchange across national boundaries. In the afternoon, they visited the Honda Motor Head Office in Aoyama to have hands-on experience of the walking assist devices developed with robotics, as well as demonstrations of ASIMO and UNI-CUB. Participants showed great interest, actively asking questions to the developers, and spent a very productive time.

2017

Twin Rink Motegi and Honda R&D Center Tour

In June 2017, a "Get-Together" Meeting was held for 17 awardees in Japan for the two-day event. Assembling in the conference room in the Honda Yaesu Building where the Honda Foundation is located, the participants traveled by bus to Twin Rink Motegi in Tochigi Prefecture. In the workshop held after their arrival, self-introductions and quiz session were followed by presentations on sightseeing tours in Japan, for exchange across national boundaries. On the next day, the group visited the Honda Collection Hall and the circuit in the morning, followed by a visit to the Honda R&D Center. The close-up view of global product development in action triggered incessant questions from participants, making the visit very productive.

2016

Networking activity and Honda Sayama Factory Tour

In 2016, a "Get-Together Meeting" was held on 20 June for 22 awardees. The program consisted of networking activity and Honda Sayama Factory Tour. The networking activity was a kind of fun-fun activity which brought the participants to get to know each other very quickly. They enjoyed this session for the whole morning session. In the afternoon, the participants visited Honda Sayama Factory to see the real processes of car production. The program was highly appreciated as the participants requested to have longer time for their networks development.

2015

Honda Smart Home System Visit in Saitama City

On June 12, 2015, a "Get-Together Meeting" was organized for 13 awardees in Japan. During one day program, the participants toured a prototype residential home equipped with Honda Smart Home System in Saitama city, Saitama Prefecture. They were shown the energy-saving management scheme that achieves power self-sufficiency in home with only a gas cogeneration unit and solar power cells, and a demonstration of wireless charging of electric vehicles. In the evening, the participants returned to Tokyo and had dinner with the Directors of the Honda Foundation. The participants exchanged information on their lives in Japan and their research activities, promoting international exchange.

2014

Honda Motor's Yorii Plant Visit at Saitama Factory

The "Get-Together Meeting" meeting was held on June 13, 2014 for 15 Y-E-S awardees in Japan. On the day of the event, the participants visited the Honda Saitama Factory Yorii Automobile Plant. Many questions were asked by participants on the tour on seeing the state-of-the-art automobile manufacturing line in operation with its careful attention paid to the environment. In the evening, the participants returned to Tokyo and had dinner with the Directors of the Honda Foundation. The participants exchanged information on their lives in Japan and their research activities, promoting international exchange across many nations.

2013

Edo-Tokyo Museum and Honda Motor's Head Office Visit in Aoyama

On June 14, 2013, the first "Get-Together Meeting" was held for 13 Y-E-S awardees. They took part in a sightseeing tour of the Edo-Tokyo Museum before visiting Honda Motor's head office in Aoyama, where an ASIMO demonstration session was held for them. At the Japanese restaurant, the awardees exchanged opinions about their lives and researches in Japan. This meeting will be held annually as a regular event and expected to provide them with a precious opportunity for proactive exchanges with their counterparts from different countries.