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Japan Foundation
The Japan Foundation is Japan’s principal agent for cultural relations with other countries. It was established in 1972 as a special legal entity under the auspices of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purposes of nurturing mutual understanding and friendship on the international scene. In the late 1960s, amid the mounting need for cultural exchange between Japan and other countries, the groundwork was laid for the foundation of an organization that would be dedicated to international cultural exchange, invested with a powerful system of policy implementation, and endowed with substantial funds.
It was the first specialist organization for international cultural exchange in Japan, and it carries out a broad variety of ...
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