Society and Culture Organizations

• Regional: Asia: Japan: Business and Economy: Organizations 

• Asian Disaster Reduction Center (ADRC)  - Discusses the events and activities of the organization promoting exchanges within disaster reduction experts of the country.
• Asiatic Society of Japan  - Details on the society’s foundation, with historical account and membership application form.
• Association for Aid and Relief, Japan  - Offers emergency assistance to disabled people as well as refugees and victims of natural disasters or conflicts.
• Association of Medical Doctors of Asia (AMDA)  - Presents an overview of the association including information on activities, scholarships, network, donations, news, video clips, organizational structure and contacts.
• Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan  - Research institute based in Tokyo. Specializes in the study of information society and focuses on social, economic and cultural impacts of technologies.
• The Center for Global Partnership  - Promotes the exchanges of intelligence sources for improving welfare projects.
• Center for US-Japan Comparative Social Studies  - Provides general information on education, society and culture of the two countries.
• Chiiori Trust  - Aims to preserve old houses and rural life. Also creates projects to revitalize villages in Japan.
• Democrats Abroad Japan  - Provides updates for people staying overseas. With image galleries, polls and monthly meeting minutes.
• German Institute for Japanese Studies  - Shows research logs, institute highlights, and member profile.
• Global Voluntary Service  - Provides program details, volunteer opportunities, and association highlights.
• Historical Science Society of Japan  - Organizes activities and seminars that cover history education and crimes during the World War II.
• Human Geographical Society of Japan  - Supports growth and development of human geography. Includes bibliography and relevant links.
• Institute of Cultural Affairs, Japan  - Reports on the activities and projects of the organization that promotes human factor in world development.
• Institute of Developing Economies  - Explores policy changes affecting the economic, political, and social status of developing regions.
• The Institute of Eastern Culture  - Gives the history of the institute including information on objectives, activities, officers, news and publications.
• The International House of Japan  - Reports on the activities and programs of the establishment that promotes cultural understanding of Asian nations.
• International Internship Programs  - Contains application forms, news highlights, and media resources.
• International Women in Communications  - Offers support for women professionals in the media fields.
• J Help  - Proffers emergency assistance services to disaster areas. Shows team profile and organization highlights.
• Japan Asian Association and Asian Friendship Society  - Shows the organization's programs that develop cooperation between countries in the region.
• The Japan Association of Sociology of Law  - Reports on the goals and highlights of the organization. Also shows resource links.
• Japan Center for International Exchange  - Posts staff profile, annual reports, and program highlights of the organization that promotes policy exchanges with developing countries.
• The Japan Center for Preventive Diplomacy  - Discusses the advantages and highlights of conflict prevention. Includes resource links.
• The Japan Foundation Center  - Facilitates programs to promote the practice of philanthropy within the locality’s private sector.
• The Japan Institute of International Affairs  - Showcases the organization that researches on international issues, economics, and law. Contains staff profile and membership highlights.
• Japan International Cooperation System (JICS)  - Facilitates grant aid, technical cooperation, and economic development projects of the country. Includes activity schedules and profile of the organization.
• Japan International Volunteer Center  - Discusses the educational development and social networking activities of the organization.
• Japan Lovers  - Provides a forum for discussing the locality’s culture and language.
• Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC)  - Contains information on the local non-government units affiliated with the organization.
• The Japan Sociological Society  - Discusses the organization’s activities that aim to promote sociological research projects within the country.
• Japan Specified Non-profit Corporation to Prevent Alcohol and Drug Problems (ASK)  - Contains surveys of the locals’ drinking habits. Also includes directory of rehabilitation facilities and archives of resource materials.
• Japan-Australia  - Facilitates international friendship opportunities between community members and discusses the culture and language of the two countries.
• Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU)  - Contains society highlights, product galleries, and activity schedules.
• JEN  - Discusses the activities and projects of the organization that assists in livelihood issues of developing countries.
• Scout Association of Japan  - Highlights historical information on boy scouts. Aims to help young people become responsible citizens.
• Speleological Society of Japan  - Academic organization concerned with cave exploration, caving publications, and research work.
• Speleological Survey Group of Yamaguchi University  - Offers club information, caves and bulletin board for cavers. Japanese and English.
• Tokyo Speleo Club  - Provides information on events and activities of the group. Also includes photo images of caves explored.