The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles Email Format
Public Policy OfficesCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
The Japan Foundation, Los Angeles is a Japanese government agency functioning as a public policy office that promotes arts, culture, and language internationally. It operates from 5700 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036, and is part of a global network with two U.S. offices (New York and Los Angeles) and 22 other offices worldwide. Its Miracle Mile center houses an Information Center with about 8,000 volumes and 2,000 audiovisual materials on Japan; the center is open to the public and membership is encouraged for borrowing, with free WiFi and PC access to view Japanese media. The organization runs JF Nihongo language courses at the Miracle Mile center and at JACCC in Little Tokyo, offering three levels taught by instructors trained to JF Standard and priced with reasonable tuition. It hosts cultural events such as JAPANEMA Matinee screenings, monthly JAPANEMA screenings, the JFLA Lecture Series and book talks, and administers the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) annually at 13 sites nationwide, along with a monthly e-newsletter, BREEZE.