Japan Foundation

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Japan, 〒160-0004 Tōkyō-to, Shinjuku-ku, Yotsuya, 4 Chome−４−１ 独立行政法人国際交流基金

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N35° 41' 14.8092" E139° 43' 4.0116"   (35.687447, 139.717781) Start navigation »

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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 Foreign Ministry of Japan on 1 October 2003 under the "Independent Administrative Institution Japan Foundation Law".
The Japan Foundation aims towards comprehensive and effective development of its international cultural exchange programs in the following categories:
Promotion of (Japanese) arts and cultural exchange
Promotion of (overseas) Japanese-language education (the JLPT exam)
Promotion of (overseas) Japanese studies and intellectual exchange – Japan Foundation Information Centers collect and provide information about international exchange and international cultural exchange standard bearers.
Prince Takamado served as administrator of the Japan Foundation from 1981-2002.

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