［Booth No.XX］Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities

The Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities is an affiliate foundation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, established in September 1994. Its aim is to foster creativity of arts in local communities, by helping municipalities to improve the artistic atmospheres surrounding them under close support in various aspects such as financial support, various training and exchange programs, and information exchange programs, to nature and flourish arts and culture of the regional throughout Japan.

Organization: Japan Foundation for Regional Art-Activities
Representative: Mr. HAYASHI Shogo (Representative)
Contact: Mr. SAKATA Yuhei (Arts Dept., Director) / Mr. YAMASHITA Tomokazu (Director, Arts Dept.)
Website: http://www.jafra.or.jp

［Booth No.XX］The Japan Foundation

The Japan Foundation was established in 1972. Carrying out its programs and activities in three major categories, 1) arts and cultural exchange, 2) Japanese language education overseas, and 3) Japan studies and intellectual exchange, it aims to contribute to the improvement of international environment and to the maintenance and development of Japan’s harmonious relationship with other countries, through better understanding between Japan and other countries and contribution to the world mainly in the field of culture. “Performing Arts Network Japan” (http://performingarts.jp) has been published by the Japan Foundation since 2004.

Organization: The Japan Foundation
Representative: Mr. OGOURA Kazuo (President)
Contact: Ms. KAWANO Akiko (Performing Arts Div., Arts Dept.) / Mr. TAKEDA Yasutaka (Performing Arts Div., Arts Dept.)
Website: http://www.jpf.go.jp

［Booth No.XX］PARC (Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts Communication)

Established in 1990, PARC Japan Center is an independent organization which is dedicated to promoting performing arts exchange between Japan and the rest of the world, especially within the Asia-Pacific region. PARC has been publishing “the Performing Arts Exchange Yearbook” since 1990 subsided by Arts Plan 21, a new supporting scheme of the Agency for Cultural Affairs of Japan. PARC served as the coordinator of Japanese programs for the Adelaide Festival '94 and Festival d'Avignon '94. In the years of '95 and '97, PARC took the role of secretariat office for Tokyo International Festival of Performing Arts. In July, 2002, the Center was acknowledged as an NPO organization and has become even more active in various projects.

Organization: Japan Center, Pacific Basin Arts Communication
Representative: Mr. NAKANE Tadao (President)
Contact: Ms. HAYASHI Misa (Board Member)
Website: http://www.parc-jc.org