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The Japan Foundation<br />
Main office<br />
4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004, Japan<br />
Arts and Culture Department<br />
P<strong>la</strong>nning and Coordination Section<br />
Tel: 03-5369-6078<br />
Fax: 03-5369-6038<br />
E-mail: webmaster@jpf.go.jp<br />
Website<br />
http://www.jpf.go.jp/e/about/index.html<br />
Purpose and program areas<br />
The Japan Foundation carries out programs and activities in the following three major categories:<br />
Arts and <strong>Cultural</strong> Exchange<br />
Japanese-Language Education Overseas<br />
Japanese Studies and Intellectual Exchange<br />
The purpose of these programs is <strong>to</strong> introduce Japanese culture and arts that deepen the<br />
understanding of Japan overseas, or, <strong>to</strong> support cultural activities that contribute <strong>to</strong> the preservation<br />
and res<strong>to</strong>ration of indigenous cultural traditions, or, <strong>to</strong> the building or res<strong>to</strong>ration of peace in postconflict<br />
or post-disaster areas.<br />
Funding sources<br />
The Japan Foundation is a special legal entity supervised by the Foreign Ministry <strong>to</strong> undertake<br />
international cultural exchange and was subsequently reorganized as an independent administrative<br />
institution in Oc<strong>to</strong>ber 2003. Its financial base is 111 billion yen, invested by the government, and its<br />
operation is funded by investment profits, a subsidy from the government and private donations.<br />
Eligible countries<br />
Worldwide<br />
Who can receive a grant<br />
Applicants must have the capabilities necessary for implementing the p<strong>la</strong>nned projects.<br />
When the applicants are organizations, applicants must not be commercial organizations.<br />
The receipt of grants or support from the Japan Foundation must not vio<strong>la</strong>te any <strong>la</strong>ws,<br />
regu<strong>la</strong>tions, or ordinances.<br />
When applicants are organizations, applicants must have a bank account in the organization's<br />
name in order <strong>to</strong> receive grant money from the Japan Foundation.<br />
Recent grants<br />
Bunraku Performance in Russia Held at 2009 Chekhov <strong>International</strong> Theatre Festival<br />
A Thrilling Music Night with Four Japanese Musicians– Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan,<br />
and Georgia Concert Tour<br />
Japanese "Eiga-sai '09" Film Festival in the Philippines<br />
Airing of Honey and Clover TV Program in Four Central European Countries<br />
Participation in <strong>International</strong> Book Fair in Saudi Arabia<br />
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