• "Test run of the “Japanese Culture and Art Online" (June, 2009)
• World Cultural Forum
• "Report of Discussions in International Sub-committee" (January, 2004)（PDF(68KB)）
• "The Report of the Protection of Cultural Landscapes Associated with Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries" (June, 2003)（PDF(8.36MB)）
• "About the Future Promotion of International Cultural Exchange" (March, 2003)（PDF(200KB)）
• "Course of Discussions in International Sub-committee" (January, 2003)（PDF(52KB)）
• Law Concerning Controls on the Illicit Export and Import of Cultural Property (December, 2002)
• "Reinforcement of Actions of Public and Private Sectors on Piracy in Asia" (May, 2002)（PDF(68KB)）
• Pamphlet on Cultural Properties

Administration of Cultural Affiars in Japan ―Fiscal 2009

Foreword／Logo of the Agency for Cultural Affairs（PDF(28KB)）

1. Foundations for Cultural Administration（PDF(528KB)）
   1. 1　The Organization of the Agency for Cultural Affairs
   2. 2　Fundamental Law for the Promotion of Culture and the Arts and Basic Policy on the Promotion of Culture and the Arts
   3. 3　The Law for the Promotion of Character- and Type-Culture
   4. 4　Council for Cultural Affairs
   5. 5　Brief Overview of Budget for the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Fiscal Year 2009
   6. 6　Commending Artistic and Related Personnel Achievement
   7. 7　Cultural Publicity
   8. 8　Private-Sector Support foe the Arts and Culture
2. Nurturing the Dramatic Arts（PDF(164KB)）
   1. 1　Special Projects that Promote Creative Activities
   2. 2　The Japan Arts Fund
   3. 3　Nurturing Upcoming Artists with Potentially Global Appeal
   4. 4　Education and Training of Art Managers
   5. 5　Organizing National Arts Festival
3. Promoting the Media Arts and Films（PDF(364KB)）
   1. 1　Promoting the Media Arts
   2. 2　Promoting Film Arts
4. Promotion of Activities Enabling Children to Experience Arts and Culture （PDF(136KB)）
5. Promoting Cultural Activities in Local Areas（PDF(724KB)）
   1. 1　Programs for Discovering the Appeal of Performing Arts
   2. 2　Program to Support "Creative Towns through Culture and Arts"
   3. 3　Program to Revitalize Hometown Culture
   4. 4　Encouraging Local Residents to Participate in Artistic and Cultural Activities
   5. 5　Training Human Resources to Support Artistic and Cultural Activities
   6. 6　Encouraging Dissemination and Exchange of Regional Culture by Invigorating Public Cultural Facilities
   7. 7　Promoting Cultural Creative Cities
   8. 8　The Promotion of Cultural Volunteering
   9. 9　Power of Culture Projects
6. Preservation and Utilization of Cultural Properties （PDF(692KB)）
   1. 1　Outline of the System for Protecting Cultural Properties
   2. 2　Tangible Cultural Properties
   3. 3　Intangible Cultural Properties
   4. 4　Folk Cultural Properties
   5. 5　Monuments
   6. 6　Cultural Landscapes
   7. 7　Preservation Districts for Groups of Traditional Buildings
   8. 8　Techniques for the Preservations of Cultural Properties
   9. 9　Buried Cultural Properties
   10. 10　Comprehensive Understanding of Cultural Properties
   11. 11　World Heritage
   12. 12　Protection of Intangible Cultural Heritage
7. Responding to Copyright Policies for a New Era（PDF(76KB)）
8. Japanese Language Policy（PDF(84KB)）
   1. 1　Enhancing Policy Related to the National Language
   2. 2　Promoting Japanese Language Education for Foreigners
9. Dissemination of Japanese Culture and Measures for International Cooperation through International Cultural Exchange（PDF(360KB)）
   1. 1　Programs for International Cultural Exchange and Cooperation
   2. 2　Comprehensive Promotion of International Cultural Exchange
   3. 3　Promoting International Exchange and Cooperation for the Arts and Culture
   4. 4　Promoting International Exchange and Cooperation Concerning Cultural Properties
10. Promotion of Ainu Culture（PDF(52KB)）
11. Religious Juridical Persons and Administration of Religious Affairs（PDF(52KB)）
    1. 1　Overview of the Religious Juridical Persons System
    2. 2　Administration of Religious Affairs
12. Promoting Museums（PDF(104KB)）
    1. 1　Outline of Museums in Japan
    2. 2　Support for Art and Historic Museums
    3. 3　The System of Art Objects Enrollment
13. National Cultural Facilities（PDF(796KB)）

Location（PDF(68KB)）