Japan Foundation
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The Japan Foundation (国際交流基金 Kokusai Kōryū Kikin?) was established in 1972 as a special legal entity to undertake international cultural exchange, and became an independent administrative institution on October 1, 2003. It aims towards comprehensive and effective development of its international cultural exchange programs in five categories:
- Promotion of cultural and arts exchange
- Promotion of overseas Japanese language education and intellectual exchange
- Promotion of overseas Japanese studies and intellectual exchange
- Support of collection and provision of international exchange information and international cultural exchange standard bearers.
[edit] External links
- Official site
- Japan Cultural Profile - national cultural portal for Japan created by Visiting Arts with Japan Foundation support
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