Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research

Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
	Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research in Ariake, Tokyo
Founded	1908
Founder	Katsusaburō Yamagiwa; Aoyama Tanemichi; Shibusawa Eiichi
Focus	Cancer research
Location	3-8-31, Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan;
Key people	Masahito, Prince Hitachi (Honorary President)
Website	www.jfcr.or.jp/english/index.html

The Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (公益財団法人がん研究会) (JFCR) is a non-profit cancer research organization based in Ariake, Tokyo. The JFCR was founded in 1908 as the first Japanese organization specializing in cancer by Katsusaburō Yamagiwa and his supporters. The Cancer Institute and its attached hospital of JFCR were set up in 1934. The JFCR became a full member of the Union for International Cancer Control in 1968.

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