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| Founders | Government of Japan |
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| Type | Cultural institution |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Headquarters | Shinjuku, Tokyo |
| Origins | Act of the Japanese Diet |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Website | http://www.jpf.go.jp/ |
The Japan Foundation (国際交流基金 Kokusai Kōryū Kikin) was established in 1972 by an Act of the Japanese Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture, and became an independent administrative institution under the jurisdiction of the Foreign Ministry of Japan on October 1, 2003 under the "Independent Administrative Institution Japan Foundation Law".[1].
The Japan Foundation aims towards comprehensive and effective development of its international cultural exchange programs in four categories[2]:
- Promotion of cultural and arts exchange
- Promotion of overseas Japanese-language education and intellectual exchange (The JLPT exam)
- Promotion of overseas Japanese studies and intellectual exchange
- Support of collection and provision of international exchange information and international cultural exchange standard bearers.
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Japan Foundations worldwide
The Japan Foundation is headquartered in Shinjuku, Tokyo and has a subsidiary office in Kyoto. There are also two domestic Japanese-Language Institutes in Saitama and Tajiri, Osaka.
Internationally, the Japan Foundation maintains 20 overseas branches in 19 countries:[3]
Australia (Sydney)
Brazil (São Paulo)
Canada (Toronto)
China (Beijing)
France (Paris)
Egypt (Cairo)
Germany (Cologne)
Hungary (Budapest)
India (New Delhi)
Indonesia (Jakarta)
Italy (Rome)
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)
Mexico (Mexico City)
Philippines (Manila)
South Korea (Seoul)
Thailand (Bangkok) (also home to the Southeast Asian bureau)
United Kingdom (London)
United States (Los Angeles, New York)
Vietnam (Hanoi)
See also
- Alliance française
- British Council
- Confucius Institute
- Dante Alighieri Society
- Estonian Institute
- Goethe-Institut
- Instituto Camões
- Instituto Caro y Cuervo
- Instituto Cervantes
- Stowarzyszenie "Wspólnota Polska"
References
- ^ http://www.jfindia.org.in/about/about.htm retrieved on 27 August, 2007 (link dead as of 2 June 2009)
- ^ http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/bground.html retrieved on 27 August, 2007 (link dead as of 2 June 2009)
- ^ http://www.jpf.go.jp/world/en/index.html retrieved 12 December, 2008
External links
- Japan Foundation Official site of the Japan Foundation
- Japan Cultural Profile National cultural portal for Japan created by Visiting Arts with Japan Foundation support
- International Societies (NPOs) in Japan to promote cultural and language exchange
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