Western Classical Music (The Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters)

Japan Classic Navi／Japan Classic Navi

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  Comprehensive classical music portal site maintained by the Japan Association of Classical Music Presenters. In addition to topical information about classical music in Japan and concert information, the site includes coverage of up-to-date same-day ticket sales and information about related artists and concert halls throughout Japan. The site also provides functionality for searching concert information by detailed categories including keyword, performance date, region, genre, theme, and time.

Performing Arts (Japan Foundation)

Performing Arts Network Japan／Performing Arts Network Japan

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  Drama database featuring interviews with important artists as well as synopses and artist profiles with the objective of disseminating information about the diverse and stimulating world of Japanese contemporary performing arts to overseas audiences. It is updated monthly. In addition to providing information about festivals and trade fairs with a focus on trends in the international performing arts scene, the site introduces hosts of television programs from around the world and works to revitalize international exchange.

Performing Arts (Japan Arts Council)

文化デジタルライブラリー／Digital Cultural Library

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  Website developed to provide an opportunity for visitors to gain an up-close-and-personal understanding of Japanese traditional performing arts and contemporary theater; conceived as part of a government project encouraging the computerization of education. Organizers use digital technologies to record and collect information about the performing arts. In addition to being distributed as educational content to schools and other educational institutions, as well as to the public via the Internet, this information is available at the Traditional Performing Arts Information Center next to the National Theatre.

Entertainment Contents (Contents Portal Site Operation Council)

ジャパン・コンテンツ・ショーケース／Japan Content Showcase

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  Portal site developed as a result of a planned database for disseminating content information as part of a Nippon Keidanren effort to encourage secondary and tertiary use of a variety of content. In addition to allowing searching of basic information for content works in the eight categories of Movies, TV Programs, Music, Literature, Comics, Anime, Art/Photo, and Games the site provides topical information relating to a range of content types. Entities wishing to make use of Japanese content for commercial purposes can register as members through the site's administrative office to obtain more detailed information about featured content, including contact information.

Cinema (Agency for Cultural Affairs)

日本映画情報システム／Japanese Cinema Database

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  Website offering search functionality that is designed to collect information about Japanese films and to encourage users to learn about and make use of them. As of April 2008, the site provides information for Japanese movies released between 1945 and 2006 (movies that have been screened by the Commission for the Administration of the Motion Picture Code of Ethics). Organizers plan to add to and update the site sequentially.

Cinema (Agency for Cultural Affairs)

全国ロケーションデータベース／Japan Location Database

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  Website providing detailed information collected from regional film commissions and other organizations about potential sites for on-location filming, including site photographs, locations, descriptions, and information about past projects that have used the sites. Provides functionality for searching by period or region.

Literature (Agency for Cultural Affairs)

現代日本文学の翻訳・普及事業／Japanese Literature Publishing Project

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  Project started by the Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2002 to introduce exceptional Japanese literary works written since the Meiji period to overseas audiences. Titles have been translated into the four languages of English, French, German, and Russian, and are not only are available for purchase at bookstores worldwide, but also have been donated to cultural institutions such as libraries and universities.

Literature (Japan Foundation)

日本文学翻訳書書誌検索／Japanese Literature in Translation Search

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  Database of Japanese literature that has been translated into foreign languages; maintained by the Japan Foundation in conjunction with the Japan P.E.N. Club. Primarily includes works dating back to the postwar period and allows searching in both Japanese and romanized Japanese.

Publishing (Japan Foundation)

ジャパニーズ　ブック　ニュース／Japanese Book News Website

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  Japanese Book News Website maintained by the Japan Foundation to provide publishers, editors, translators, scholars, and librarians with up to date information about publishing trends in Japan and brief description of the content of selected new books. Searches can be carried out by author, title, genre, etc.

Media Arts (Agency for Cultural Affairs)

文化庁メディア芸術プラザ／JAPAN MEDIA ARTS PLAZA

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  Website introducing the Agency for Cultural Affairs Media Arts Festi along with latest information about the media arts.

Cultural Heritage (Agency for Cultural Affairs)

文化遺産オンライン／Cultural Heritage Online

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  Website featuring data provided by museums and art museums throughout Japan about Japanese cultural heritage, as well as data related to nationally designated cultural properties such as national treasures and important cultural properties.

Cultural Heritage (Agency for Cultural Affairs)

国指定文化財等検索システム／Cultural Heritage Database Search

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  Website allowing users to search for information about cultural properties that have been designated, registered, and selected by the Japanese government in accordance with the Law for the Protection of Cultural Properties. Searches can be carried out by name, cultural property classification, prefecture, national treasure/important cultural property, owner, artist pseudonym, and period.

International Exchange (Japan Foundation)

文化交流基礎情報／Cultural exchange base information

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  Website providing basic information for use in promoting international exchange with Japan in 19 of the countries where the Japan Foundations maintains overseas offices, including general information about international exchange in each country, a description of the cultural state of affairs in each country by culture and artistic field, and collections of relevant reference links.

International Exchange (Japan Foundation)

日本のアーティスト・イン・レジデンスデータベース／Database of Japanese Artist-in-Residence Programs

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  Database of national facilities with artist-in-residence programs that invite overseas artists to Japan for an agreed period of time, and support for their activities during this period.

Mecenat (Association for Corporate Support of the Arts, Japan)

メセナ活動データベース「メセナビ」／Mecenat Activity Database "Mecenavi"

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  Database of information about mecenat activities (support for the arts and culture) maintained by the Association for Corporate Support of the Arts. The website includes data relating to the mecenat activities of some 540 companies and about 230 corporate foundations throughout Japan based on the "Investigation Survey of Mecenat Activities."

NPO (ARTS NPO LINK)

アートNPOリンク／ARTS NPO LINK

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  Organization involved in initiatives to promote the development of infrastructure underpinning nonprofits activities relating to the arts, to resolve issues identified through the programs listed below and shared needs. Art NPO Databank, which is published once a year by this organization, includes information about the status of various nonprofits activities and a list of art nonprofits throughout Japan.