The Japan Foundation

About The Japan Foundation

The Japan Foundation was established in 1972 as a special legal entity to undertake international cultural exchange and subsequently became an independent administrative institution in October 2003.

The Foundation consists of a head office in Tokyo, a branch office in Kyoto and two Japanese-language institutes (Urawa and Kansai). Overseas there are 25 Foundation offices in 24 countries, the closest being in Sydney, Australia.

The purpose of the Japan Foundation is: to contribute to a better international environment, and to the maintenance and development of harmonious foreign relationships with Japan, through deepening other nations understanding of Japan, promoting better mutual understanding among nations, encouraging friendship and goodwill among the peoples of the world, and contributing to the world in culture and other fields through the efficient and comprehensive implementation of international cultural exchange activities.

 

List of Programmes

The Japan Foundation carries out its programmes and activities in the following four major categories for New Zealand;

 

For applications and details, please see the General Instructions on Japan Foundation website.

 

Application deadlines for the programmes

The Japan Foundation Programme guidelines and application forms are available in the programme links above. Please refer to the guidelines for each programme for detailed information. The application deadlines for many programs are usually late November. However, some programs have different deadlines. Please see the Guidelines for more details.