Japan Foundation




This article is about a semi-governmental organisation. For the non-governmental organisation, see Nippon Foundation.

Coordinates: 35°41′15″N 139°43′04″E / 35.687447°N 139.717781°E / 35.687447; 139.717781









































Japan Foundation
Japan Foundation logo.png
Founded 1972; 47 years ago (1972)
Founder Government of Japan
Type Cultural institution
Location
  • Shinjuku, Tokyo
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]



  1. Promotion of (Japanese) arts and cultural exchange

  2. Promotion of (overseas) Japanese-language education (the JLPT exam)

  3. Promotion of (overseas) Japanese studies and intellectual exchange – Japan Foundation Information Centers[3] 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.




Contents






  • 1 Japan Foundations worldwide


  • 2 Wochi Kochi Magazine


  • 3 Activities


    • 3.1 Asian Cartoon Art Exhibition




  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Japan Foundations worldwide




Building of the "Japanisches Kulturinstitut" in Cologne, Germany




The Japan Cultural Institute in Paris, France


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 24 overseas branches in 23 countries:[4]




  •  Australia (Sydney)


  •  Brazil (São Paulo)


  •  Cambodia (Phnom Penh)


  •  Canada (Toronto)


  •  China (Beijing)


  •  Egypt (Cairo)


  •  France (Paris)


  •  Germany (Cologne)


  •  Hungary (Budapest)


  •  India (New Delhi)


  •  Indonesia (Jakarta)


  •  Italy (Rome)


  •  Laos (Vientiane)


  •  Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)


  •  Mexico (Mexico City)


  •  Philippines (Manila)


  •  Russia (Moscow)


  •  Spain (Madrid)


  •  South Korea (Seoul)


  •  Thailand (Bangkok) (home to the Southeast Asian bureau)


  •  United Kingdom (London)


  •  United States (Los Angeles, New York City)


  •  Vietnam (Hanoi)



Wochi Kochi Magazine


The Wochi Kochi Magazine (をちこちMagazine)[5] is a Japanese website designed by the Japan Foundation[6] to enhance the strength of information transmission about Japanese culture to the world. It replaced the paper magazines Kokusai-Kouryu (International Exchanges) (1974-2004) and Wochi-Kochi (Far and Near) (2004-2009). Those were the only domestic paper magazines which were especially published for "international cultural exchanges". The word "wochi-kochi" itself is a pronoun from ancient Japanese "Yamato" language meaning "here and there" or "the future and the present". As the web magazine title, "wochi-kochi" demonstrates places and times, and it expresses the desires to spread Japanese language/culture overseas, moreover, play a role as the cultural bridge among countries and people. Keeping those aspects from previous magazines, the Wochi-Kochi Magazine website carries interviews, contributed articles and serialized stories written by the experts from various professional fields each month.



Activities




Delegates of 3rd Asian Cartoon Exhibition, held at Tokyo, in July 1997, organized by The Japan Foundation Asia Center




  • Let's Learn Japanese – educational Japanese-language learning series, produced 1985, 1995, and 2007


  • JF Nihongo - Japanese language classes offered using the Can-do evaluation system.


  • Japanese Language Proficiency Test – Japan Foundation co-proctors exam overseas



Asian Cartoon Art Exhibition


From 1995 onward regularly inviting leading cartoonists from various Asian countries to conduct Asian Cartoon Exhibition and Conference at The Japan Foundation Asia Center, Tokyo as an annual event. Later on the same exhibition travels to the various Asian counties. In the process, it has employed the friendly medium of cartoons for introducing Asian societies to those who would like to know more about them and appreciate people other than their own kind.[7][8][9]



See also




  • Nippon Foundation

  • Korea Foundation

  • Singapore International Foundation

  • British Council

  • Alliance Française

  • Cultural Diplomacy

  • Public diplomacy



References





  1. ^ "The Japan Foundation > Program Guidelines". Jpf.go.jp. Retrieved 2011-08-10..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "The Japan Foundation". Jpf.go.jp. 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-08-10.


  3. ^ "The Japan Foundation > About Us > Overview > contents". Jpf.go.jp. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 2011-08-10.


  4. ^ Japan Foundations Worldwide Archived 26 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine, retrieved 16 June 2016


  5. ^ Wochi Kochi Magazine (をちこちMagazine) Archived 2 September 2012 at the Wayback Machine


  6. ^ Japan Foundation(English)


  7. ^ 3rd Asian Cartoon and Art Exhibition : Manga Hai Kya, Comics by Shekhar Gurera


  8. ^ 10th Asian Cartoon Exhibition at Kualalumpur : National Library of Malaysia : Nov14,2006


  9. ^ 11th Asian Cartoon Exhibition at New Delhi : The Hindu : Feb28,2008




External links







  • Official website


  • Japan Cultural Profile National cultural portal for Japan created by Visiting Arts with Japan Foundation support


  • International Societies (local-government-funded NPOs) in Japan to promote cultural and language exchange











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