U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Operations

The U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) is a Public Interest Corporation (Koeki Zaidan Hojin), which manages and supports programs and activities that enhance personal connections, promote people-to-people ties between Japanese and Americans of all generations, and strengthen educational, cultural, and economic ties and deepen the long-term friendship between Japan and the United States. The core business of the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) is to establish the foundation of the TOMODACHI Initiative.

The Washington, DC-based U.S.-Japan Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax exempt organization, while the Tokyo-based U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) was a General Incorporated Foundation (Ippan Zaidan Hojin) in 2012, supported by the Keidanren’s Council for Better Corporate Citizenship (CBCC) to provide tax exemption for donors. In 2013, U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) became a Public Interest Corporation (Koeki Zaidan Hojin). Both U.S.-based and Japan-based donors can receive tax deductibility when contributing to the TOMODACHI Initiative via the U.S.-Japan Council or the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan).

The U.S.-Japan Council and the U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) work closely with the U.S. Embassy Tokyo to implement the TOMODACHI Initiative as a public-private partnership. Bolstered by the staff of the U.S. Embassy, U.S.-Japan Council staff in both the United States and Japan conduct program development and oversight, communications and outreach activities, marketing, fundraising, and donor relations.

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

GOVERNING DOCUMENTS

U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Articles of Incorporation (translation for reference purpose only)
U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Councilors/Directors
U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Koeki Hojin Certificate (Japanese only)

BUSINESS REPORTS

2021 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2020 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2019 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2018 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2017 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2016 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2015 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2014 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2013 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report
2012 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Business Report

ANNUAL REPORTS

2020 TOMODACHI Initiative Annual Report
2019 TOMODACHI Initiative Annual Report
2018 TOMODACHI Initiative Annual Report
2017 TOMODACHI Initiative Annual Report
2016 TOMODACHI Initiative Annual Report
2015 TOMODACHI Initiative Annual Report
2014 TOMODACHI Initiative Annual Report
2013 TOMODACHI Initiative Annual Report
2012 U.S.-Japan Council (Japan) Annual Report