(HPC’s logo is a phoenix, representing the spirit of contributing to peacebuilding based on the history of Hiroshima, which achieved miraculous post-war reconstruction.)
News
6 January 2026 Application open for the HPC Training Course on “Competency Development for International Careers”
August 2025 Travel Journal by a Participant of the HPC Tohoku Tour
20July 2025 Election of former Director of HPC to the House of Councillors
6 July 2025 “Deep Japan” has published an article featuring HPC’s study tour in Tohoku.
16 April 2025 Study Tour on the Tohoku Reconstruction Process in Japan
25 April 2025 Applications for the Leadership Competency Training Course in January 2026 Now Open
Seminars
The Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC) is now accepting applications for the Leadership Competency Training Course to be held in January 2026. This course is designed to enhance leadership competencies for those pursuing careers in international organizations and other professional fields. The 5-day training program, held in Hiroshima, Japan, aims to develop participants’ knowledge and skills with a focus on Leadership, as well as related competencies such as Communication, Negotiation, and Management in the context of international organizations.
The record of the “Global Human Resources Development Program for Peacebuilding and Development” commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Report of the Program Activities in JFY2023 HPC was the implementer of the Program from JFY2007 to JFY2023. MOFA website: https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/peace_b/j_ikusei_shokai.html
Other activities
Project to assist art therapy activities run by Ukrainian IDPs for children with trauma.
https://readyfor.jp/projects/123134
（If you donate, you may receive an electronic version of the children’s picture. Please contact us. hpc@peacebuilders.jp ）
Review of Peacebuilding Studies: https://www.peacebuilders.jp/
The Hiroshima Peacebuilders Center (HPC) is a legal entity in Japan that conducts activities for human resource development and research in the field of peacebuilding.