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Information about Public-Interest Corporations and NPOs involved in Culture and the Arts

  This section provides a list of public-interest corporations established to promote culture and the arts, as well as information about websites where you can search public-interest corporations and NPOs throughout Japan.

Lists of Public-interest Corporations Sanctioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology

  This section provides a list of public-interest corporations sanctioned by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, that are involved in culture and the arts. Because different divisions and departments have responsibility for different cultural and artistic fields, links are grouped by division and department.

  • 文化庁文化部　芸術文化課の管理する公益法人一覧へのリンク／Link to list of public-interest corporations sanctioned by the Arts and Culture Division, Culture Affairs Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs
    •   Link to a list of public-interest corporations involved in Japanese music, theater, dance, media arts, photography, literature, art, lifestyles, and national recreation under the jurisdiction of the Arts and Culture Division, Culture Affairs Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs.
  • 文化庁文化財部　伝統文化課の管理する公益法人一覧へのリンク／Link to a list of public-interest corporations sanctioned by the Traditional Culture Division, Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs
    •   Link to a list of public-interest corporations involved in Japanese traditional performing arts (Noh, bunraku, and kabuki) and regional traditional performing arts and folk performing arts, under the jurisdiction of the Traditional Culture Division, Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs.
  • 文化庁文化財部　美術学芸課の管理する公益法人一覧へのリンク／Link to a list of public-interest corporations sanctioned by the Fine Arts Division, Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs
    •   Link to a list of public-interest corporations involved in Japanese art, under the jurisdiction of the Fine Arts Division, Cultural Properties Department, Agency for Cultural Affairs.

Websites for Searching for Public-interest Corporations and NPOs

  This section introduces websites where you can search for data on public-interest corporations managed by the Cabinet Office and basic information about NPOs throughout Japan, as well as for voluntarily disclosed information from NPOs as administered by the Japan NPO Center.

  • 内閣府　公益法人information／Cabinet Office Public Interest Corporation Commission
    •   Official portal site providing information about public-interest corporations sanctioned by the Cabinet Office and prefectural governments, as well as information about committees that issue approval for public-interest status.
  • 内閣府　NPOホームページ／Cabinet Office NPO Homepage
    •   Website maintained by the Cabinet Office to provide an explanation of Japan's NPO-related corporate structures and procedures, information about Cabinet Office applications and approved groups, and information about volunteer group events. This comprehensive portal site about NPOs and related topics includes basic knowledge about NPOs, a search engine for NPOs throughout Japan, information about how to establish an NPO, descriptions of measures being undertaken to promote NPO activities, and documents related to Cabinet Office applications and approved groups.
  • 日本NPOセンター　NPO法人データベース「NPOヒロバ」／Database of Japanese nonprofits "NPO-Hiroba" operated by the Japan NPO Center
    •   Database of Japanese nonprofits operated by the Japan NPO Center (approved as a designated Specified nonprofit corporation in June 1999), which was established in November 1996 to work as an infrastructure organization for the private nonprofit sector by strengthening the social infrastructure underpinning nonprofits, and establishing new partnerships with corporations and government as joint leaders in the creation of civil society. "NPO-Hiroba", a database of nonprofits, lets you search for nonprofits throughout Japan. Detailed information provided on a voluntary basis by individual nonprofits is also available.