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About Japan Foundation Center Mission and Background The Japan Foundation Center is a private foundation established by executives of private grant-making foundations in Japan (1) to provide authoritative information on foundations in Japan that award grants,prizes,or scholarships and (2) to publicize the social role and significance of the activities of private grant-making foundations to encourage the practice of philanthropy in Japan's private sector. In recent years,the grant-making activities of private foundations have increased in Japan,and these activities now attract public attention.The grant-making activities of private foundations have not yet gained wide public recognition,however,because of the lack of publicly available information on these activities. The Japan Foundation Center therefore serves as a source of up-to-date information on grant-making foundations and their grant programs and makes this information available to grant seekers,grant makers,and the public at large. Because the encouragement of the practice of philanthropy by Japanese foundations is an important mission of the Japan Foundation Center,the Center publishes directories of grant-making foundations in Japan and a bimonthly newsletter,coordinates joint grant programs conducted by foundations and other organizations,holds meetings for the exchange of information among foundations and with other organizations,and hosts seminars and symposiums to enhance understanding of the role of foundations and contribute to the development the practice of philanthropy in Japan. The Center was established on November 20,1985,and was chartered as a foundation by the Prime Minister's Office on April 1,1988. The Center's endowment is \506 million(apprximately US$4.22million) as of March 1997. =>NEXT ; Activities

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