35°41′15″N 139°43′04″E / 35.687447°N 139.717781°E
Founded | 1972 |
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Founder | Government of Japan |
Type | Cultural institution |
Legal status | Independent Administrative Institution |
Location | |
Origins | Act of the National Diet |
Area served | Worldwide |
Product | Japanese cultural education |
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 National Diet as a special legal entity to undertake international dissemination of Japanese culture, and became an Independent Administrative Institution under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 1 October 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 the following categories:[2]
Prince Takamado served as administrator of the Japan Foundation from 1981 to 2002.