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Japan NPO Center Mid-Term Vision 2021-2025

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December 02, 2021 

Learning in Japan-US Collaborative Project: Using Community-Driven Methodology/Technology for an Aging Japanese Society

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December 06, 2021 

What we can do to support young people with mental health issues now: How to deal with employment and how to start working

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October 20, 2021 

NPOs need to be speedy and deliberate

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July 05, 2021 

We don’t need to think about gender roles anymore – The importance of a genderless work style that goes beyond masculinity and femininity

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July 28, 2021 

Looking back over the last 10 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami disaster: “Children gave us our program outcomes”

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April 21, 2021 

Making connections where you can say, “Help me”: Conveying a message to junior and senior high school students through sex education

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June 16, 2021 

Looking at Peace Education and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons from Hiroshima: Current Situations and the Challenges We Face in Japan

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March 12, 2021 

Imagining Life on the Streets Today and Support in the Future: Field Report on Volunteer Experience

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February 05, 2021 

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News

Jun 21, 2021
JNPOC received the Leadership Award at TechSoup Global Network Summit!
Apr 17, 2020
Announcement: JNPOC Shift to Working-from-home in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic
Oct 28, 2019
JNPOC’s Typhoon Hagibis response
Oct 15, 2019
Typhoon Hagibis
Sep 27, 2019
[Important Notice] Beware of scam emails asking for donation to JNPOC
Feb 21, 2017
JNPOC and TechSoup Japan co-organized “Facebook Training for Nonprofits in Tokyo”
Feb 21, 2017
JNPOC contributed an article about “Civil Sector National Conference 2016” to the TechSoup Asia Website

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Nonprofits in Japan

Overview

Overview of Civic Activities and "NPOs" in Japan

Legal Framework

Different Legal Status of Nonprofit Organizations in Japan

About NPO Law

Its History, Significance, and Brief Content

Size and Scope of NPOs

Detailed information on Specified Nonprofit Corporations

Key Understanding

Key concepts that create enabling and supportive environment for nonprofits

Q & A

Collection of frequently asked questions about Japanese nonprofit organizations

Resources

Useful information on learning more about Japanese nonprofits and civil society

About Japan NPO Center

Who We Are

Supporting civic activities and promoting cross-sector collaboration, JNPOC acts as a national infrastructure organization for the growing nonprofit sector in Japan.

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What We Do

JNPOC offers various programs/services such as capacity-building programs, civil society forums, policy-oriented reseach, and disaster-recovery programs with various partners.

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