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- White Paper on the
National Lifestyle
This document represents a provisional translation of highlights from Part 1 of the Kokumin Seikatsu Hakusho.
This paper introduces the idea of Japanese volunteer activities and NPOsf roles and movement.
http://www5.cao.go.jp/2000/c/1110wp-seikatsu-e/main.html
- Japan Foundation Center
This paper represents an outlook of the Japanese Grant-Making Foundation, as well as
information on the network of Grant-Making foundations in Asia and Oceania.
http://www.jfc.or.jp/eibun/e_index.html
- Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE)
JCIE is an independent, nonprofit, and nonpartisan organization dedicated to strengthening
Japan's role in international networks of policy dialogue and cooperation.
http://www.jcie.or.jp/index.html
- Japan-U.S. Community Education and Exchange (JUCEE)
JUCEE links the non-profit sectors in Japan and the US, through bi-lateral
non-profit internships, fellowships, organizational exchanges and professional
training.
http://www.jucee.org
- Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation
The Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC) is a non-profit,
non- partisan networking NGO founded in 1987 by a group of NGO leaders
who saw the need to better coordinate activities in Japanese society
and facilitate communication with overseas groups
http://www.janic.org/en/en-index.html
- Japan International Cooperation Agency
JICA is an independent administrative institution. It supports socio-economic and human resource
development in order to facilitate the autonomous, sustainable development of developing countries,
as one of Japanfs official ODA implementing bodies.
http://www.jica.go.jp/english/index.html
- Pacific Asia Resource Center (PARC)
Pacific Asia Resource Center is a non-profit organization committed in international social and
economic justice. Since 1973, PARC has been working with a variety of people's movements in Japan
to facilitate development of solidarity links with people in struggle in countries mainly in Asian
Pacific region. PARC has diverse activities such as advocacy, publishing monthly magazine and booklets,
producing educational videos, research, documentation, organizing international conferences and symposiums,
and an educational institution.
http://www.parc-jp.org/parc_e/index.html
- Mecenat Kyogikai
(Association for Corporate Support of the Arts)
Mecenat Kyogikai is Japan's first non-profit association devoted to promoting corporate
support of the arts. The Association conducts research, surveys and
seminars to promote partnerships between businesses and arts, as well as
providing information and statistical data relating to corporate support
of the arts.
http://www.mecenat.or.jp/english/e_index.html
- Keizai Koho Center
The Keizai Koho Center (KKC) is an independent, nonprofit organization supported by industrial organizations
and individual Japanese- and foreign- affiliated firms. It was established in 1978 with the aim to build
bridges of communication in order to facilitate the free flow of information. KKC programs bring foreign
scholars, businesspeople, educators, and journalists to Japan to help them learn more about the nation and
its economy. KKC also promotes dialogue by sending their Japanese counterparts abroad to observe global conditions
firsthand.
http://www.kkc.or.jp/english/index.html
- Japan Council of Performersf Organizations (Geidankyo)
Geidankyo is a non-profit, public organization, which represents performersf organizations and
their members with the aim of improving their skills, social status and welfare, and thus subsequently
contribute to the betterment of Japanese culture.
http://www.geidankyo.or.jp/07eng/index.html
- Yokohama Women's
Association for Communication and Networking
YWACN is involved in a variety of projects striving to provide equal opportunities for both men and women.
The association provides a comprehensive collection of books, newsletters, videos, and other materials
addressing womenfs issues.
http://www.women.city.yokohama.jp/english/index.html
- Japan Association for the Advancement of Working Women
JAAWW is established to support womenfs efforts to better their lives through their work and improve the whole
society by enhancing womenfs participation in work.
http://www.miraikan.go.jp/english/index.html
- Global Environment Information Centre
GEIC is a joint initiative between the United Nations University and the Ministry of Environment of Japan.
Its main focus is on improving information exchange among citizens, NGOs and corporations.
http://www.geic.or.jp/index-e.html
- Kiko Network
Kiko Network is a non-governmental organization supported by individuals, organizations and regional networks
from all over Japan. Its goal is to contribute to the practical implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the
prevention of dangerous climate change.
http://www.jca.apc.org/kikonet/english/index-e.html
- Tokyo Voluntary Action Center
Tokyo Voluntary Action Center (TVAC) was founded in 1981 to promote voluntarism in the Tokyo Metropolitan area.
Since then this non-profit organization has encouraged people to actively engage in voluntary activities as well
as supported volunteers and NPOs. In cooperation with local volunteer centers and other organizations for NPOs,
TVAC establishes volunteer programs in schools, companies, and various communities. It also provides volunteers and
NPOs with ongoing support and networking. In addition, TVAC has been researching various issues, which affect
voluntarism as well as advocating new ideas to the public.
http://www.tvac.or.jp/english/index.html
- National Information Center for Educational Resource (NICER)
NICER plays a major role on a national level in the networking of information related to education and learning in
Japan. The primary objective of NICER is to support the promotion of digitized education in schools, higher education,
and lifelong learning. NICER aims to develop a system that can provide educational and learning resources to
preschoolers, students of lower and upper secondary schools, college students, working adults, lifelong learners,
teachers, and educational personnel. The system under development enables both students and teachers to choose and
display exactly what they are looking for.
http://www.nicer.go.jp/english/
- Japan Philanthropic Association
The Japan Philanthropic Association aims to foster acceptance of volunteer activities in people's minds and nurture
a culture of donation. With donations as the financial source, the association will conduct a broad range of
activities to organize an infrastructure amenable to the creation of a philanthropic society - a true democratic
society based on the philanthropic activities of individuals and corporations-by growing and supporting new nonprofit
organizations (NPOs) in cooperation with corporations and other groups.
http://www.philanthropy.or.jp/about_jpa/en_about_jpa.html
- Nara International Exchange Center (NIEC)
Nara International Exchange Center promotes understanding of other cultures,
international exchange, and youth exchange from abroad. Also, it aims to facilitate the development
of citizens with a global outlook and to assist foreigners living in the area, fostering a local society
open to the issues of global world.
http://www.pure.ne.jp/~kokusai/English.htm
- Setagaya Community Design Center
The Community Design Center is an organization that brings together the residents, businesses and government
of Setagaya Ward (Tokyo Municipality) for the purpose of mutual inspiration and learning, with a goal of working
together for "partnership style" community design and development. The Community Design Center supports activities
that are directed towards improving the environment of Setagaya's communities.
http://www.setagaya-udc.or.jp/machisen/english/top.html
- Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training
The Japan Institute for Labor Policy and Training strives to contribute to the planning of labor policies
and work toward their effective and efficient implementation, as well as to promote the livelihood of workers
and the development of the national economy by conducting comprehensive research projects regarding labor issues
and policies, both domestically and internationally, and capitalize on the findings of such research by sponsoring
training programs for administrative officials.
http://www.jil.go.jp/english/index.html
- Society for the Study of Working Women (SSWW)
SSWW was established in 1950s with the aim of addressing issues concerning women at the work place
and has considered diversified ways to improve their working conditions.
http://www-user.interq.or.jp/~ssww/ssww01.html
- National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan (NCAC)
The mission of the NCAC is to improve and stabilize people's lives. Since its founding in 1970, NCAC has answered
consumer inquiries; published a wide variety of information, including the results of product testing; and has come
to play an important role in aiding consumer choice. NCAC works to gather and provide information on a wide range of
issues to respond to economic and social changes as they arise and to establish consumer networks.
http://www.kokusen.go.jp/ncac_index_e.html
- Japan Offspring Fund (JOF)
Japan Offspring Fund (JOF) is a consumer group and environmental NGO established in 1984. JOF has researched
issues involving the safety of daily life, including chemical residues, endocrine disruptors, and genetically
engineered food. JOF publishes monthly newsletter, Safety of Our Food and Life in both Japanese and English and
has approximately 4,300 members.
http://tabemono.info/english/index.html
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