公益財団法人 国際親善協会

[英文名称：International Friendship Foundation 略称：IFF]

International Friendship
Foundation (Abbreviation: IFF)

内閣府

The Cabinet Office of Japan

国籍、人種、宗教等の区別なく国際親善を図り、汎く人類の福祉と世界平和に貢献し、我が国と世界各国の相互理解の増進及び友好関係の円満な発展を助長するを以てその目的とする。

To strive for international friendship regardless of race, nationality,or religion; to contribute to world peace and the basic well-being of all peoples; to promote mutual understanding and to encourage the harmonious development of friendly relations between Japan and other countries of the world; and in so doing, the foundation will carry out its objective.

1. 世界各地において、日本の伝統的な文化、芸能、芸術、スポーツ等の紹介を通じ、開催地域との友好親善・相互理解を図る「ジャパンウィーク」の開催
2. 国際親善を図るための事業で、前項に掲げる以外の文化、芸能、芸術、学術、スポーツ等に関する交流及び紹介
3. 国際親善・国際交流に資するシンポジウム、セミナー、会議等の開催及び出版物の刊行
4. 国際親善・国際交流に資する国内外の情報収集及びデータベースの作成とその提供
5. その他本協会の目的を達成するために必要な事業

• 1. Opening “Japan Week” exhibitions in various countries of the world to strive for cordial friendships and mutual understanding with regional exhibitions through the introduction of Japanese traditional culture, entertainment, art, sports and the like.
• 2. Through other enterprises that strive for international friendship,to introduce and interchange ideas related to culture, entertainment,art, science, sports and the like besides those mentioned in the preceding point.
• 3. To hold symposiums, seminars, conferences and the like, to publish related works in order to contribute to international friendship and international interchange.
• 4. To gather information from both inside and outside Japan, to create a database of this information, and to offer it to interested parties in order to contribute to international friendship and international interchange.
• 5. To undertake all other necessary enterprises in order to help fulfill the objectives of this foundation.

当財団の運営費については、民間企業からの賛助会費及び寄付金、参加登録料によって賄われています。

Currently, the foundation’s business expenditures and management expenses are supported fully by supporting members from private companies and contributions.