About Us
The Japan Foundation was established in 1972 as a special legal entity
supervised by the Foreign Ministry to undertake international cultural exchange and was subsequently reorganized as an independent administrative institution in October 2003. The Japan Foundation consists of a head office in Tokyo, a branch office in Kyoto, two Japanese-language institutes (Urawa and Kansai), and 22
overseas offices in 20 countries.
Its financial base is 111 billion yen invested by the government, and its
operation is funded by the investment profit, subsidy from the government and
private donations. The number of executives and regular employees is 230 as of April 1, 2008.