Warehouse TERRADA President and CEO Kohei Terada Appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees, Asian Cultural Council Japan Foundation

(Tokyo, Japan) Warehouse TERRADA is pleased to announce that Mr. Kohei Terada, President and CEO of Warehouse TERRADA, has been appointed Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Asian Cultural Council Japan Foundation (hereinafter “ACC Japan Foundation”) effective February 10th, 2026.

Warehouse TERRADA, based in Tennoz, Tokyo, has been involved in the art storage business since the 1970s and has also engaged in community development to transform Tennoz into an international art capital through an art facility cluster including museums, gallery complexes, and art studios. In addition, the company is committed to supporting artists by organizing projects such as TERRADA ART AWARD — a contemporary art award — and “Unis in Unison 2025: Kyoto Rising Artists Project” — an on-site creation and exhibition project for emerging artists.

The ACC Japan Foundation operates the Asian Cultural Council’s programs in Japan. The Asian Cultural Council (hereinafter “ACC”) was founded in 1963 by John D. Rockefeller 3rd and is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting artists, scholars, arts professionals and organizations. For more than 60 years, ACC has promoted international cultural exchange through fellowships and grants that enable research and professional development across Asia and the United States. In Japan, ACC has supported more than 700 individuals and organizations. Many grantees — including Yayoi Kusama (ACC 1964*, 1996*), Kengo Kuma (ACC 1985; JDR 3rd Award 2019) *2, and Takashi Murakami (ACC 1994, 2005*; JDR 3rd Award 2023) *2 — have gone on to develop internationally significant careers, serving as an important catalyst in their professional trajectories. Currently, ACC operates globally in collaboration with its New York headquarters and offices in Japan, Hong Kong, the Philippines, and Taiwan.

* Year of grant award for the ACC-funded project in which the person participated.

*2 Years in parentheses indicate the year the ACC grant was awarded or the year of recognition. JDR 3rd Award is John D. Rockefeller 3rd Award.

Mr. Kohei Terada, President and CEO of Warehouse TERRADA, has been involved with the ACC Japan Foundation since 2022 as a member of its founding supporters. He subsequently joined the Board of Trustees in October 2024 and was appointed Vice Chair in February 2025, progressively deepening his engagement in the Foundation’s governance and activities. Through his leadership as Chair of the Board of Trustees, the ACC Japan Foundation aims to further create opportunities for artists in Japan, Asia, and the United States to flourish on the global stage.

– Message from Kohei Terada

I am deeply honored to succeed Ms. Kazuko Aso, the founding Chair of the Board of Trustees of the ACC Japan Foundation, and I feel a profound sense of responsibility in assuming this role.

Through ACC’s work as a bridge between Japan and the world, I hope to further deepen cross-border cultural exchange and, through multifaceted forms of support, encourage the next generation of artists to engage with diverse perspectives and pursue new creative possibilities.

– Profile of Kohei Terada

President and CEO, Warehouse TERRADA. After working at Mitsubishi Corporation and founding Bit-isle Inc., Mr. Terada assumed his current position in 2019. Based in Tennoz, Tokyo, Warehouse TERRADA provides comprehensive, one-stop services related to art, including storage, transportation, exhibition support, packing, conservation, and insurance. Mr. Terada has also played a central role in branding Tennoz as an international art district. Since April 2023, he has served as Vice Chair of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives (Keizai Doyukai).

– About the ACC Japan Foundation

ACC established its first office in Asia in Tokyo in 1983 with the support of Mr. Seiji Tsutsumi and the Seibu Saison Group, marking a major expansion of its activities in Japan. Since then, ACC’s grant programs in Japan have flourished. In 2018, the ACC Japan Foundation was established to further strengthen these initiatives, assuming responsibility for the Japan office’s operations. Today, the ACC Japan Foundation administers four fellowship and grant programs — New York Fellowships, Individual Fellowships, Graduate Fellowships, and Organizational Grants — supporting the international mobility of Japanese artists and researchers, as well as inviting overseas artists to Japan. The Foundation also engages in fundraising activities to sustain and expand these programs.