The Japan Foundation, Jakarta

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 25 overseas offices in 24 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.