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History and Basic Principle of the Masonic Foundation of Japan History of the Masonic Foundation of Japan Official Name ＩＰＰＡＮ　ＺＡＩＤＡＮ　ＨＯＪＩＮ　ＮＩＨON　ＭＡＳＯＮ　ＺＡＩＤＡＮ (JP)　 ＭＡＳＯＮＩＣ　ＦＯＵＮＤＡＴＩＯＮ　ＪＡＰＡＮ (EN) Established Ａｐｒｉｌ １, ２０１２ Supervised by Cabinet Office Officers 6 Trustees (including chairman), 6 Councilors, 2 Supervisors History 1950 Founded as Shukyo Hojin Tokyo Masonic Lodge Association under supervision of the Ministry of Education. The land and building were purchased. 1955 Approved to operate as Zaidan Hojin Tokyo Masonic Association under supervision of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. 1981 2012 Masonic MT Building completed. Name Changed to IPPAN ZAIDAN HOJIN NIHON MASON ZAIDAN, (in English "Masonic Foundation of Japan.") Basic Principle of the Masonic Foundation of Japan 　The Masonic Foundation seeks to foster the spirit of Freemasonry in Japan by promoting, encouraging, and practicing the true teachings of charity and benevolence; assisting the feeble; guiding the blind; raising the downtrodden; sheltering the widow and orphan; supporting the Government; respecting the principles and revering the ordinances of religion; inculcating morality; and promoting learning.