Program Details

Increasing
Members

Specialized

Staff

・Salaries and social welfare expenses necessary for the applying institution to create newpositions or increase the number of positions for staff specialized in Japanese art

II. Research, Survey, and Publicationof List of Japanese Art Collections

・Travel expenses (international airfares, other transportation expenses, accommodation fees,etc.)
・Implementation costs (lease fee for venue and equipment, production of catalogues andpublicity materials, etc.)
・Honorariums (for interpreters, translators, and lecturers.)
・Other expenses (for purchasing necessary materials, etc.)

III. Exhibitions
Collections

・Implementation costs (expenses for setting up exhibits, production of catalogues and publicity
materials, etc.)
・Travel expenses for inviting specialists (airfares, other transportation expenses, accommodation
fees, etc.)
・Honorariums (for interpreters, translators and lecturers.)ofJapaneseArt

Arts and Cultural Exchange

I.

Number of Grants
4 projects continued from FY 2016
Selection Policy(1) See p. 3 for the selection policy common to all programs.
(2) Screening will be conducted after consulting with outside specialists.
(3) The following projects will be given a relatively higher evaluation:
・Projects in which posts that will be newly created or be increased by the support program are planned to be continuously maintainedby the efforts of the applicant institution even after the grants from the Japan Foundation terminate will be examined for adoption
with priority.
・Projects expected to promote Japanese art collections in the area by using effectively the support from the Japan Foundation.
(4) This program does not cover any project whose main purpose does not help the applying institution establish an infrastructure forJapanese art collection and exhibition.
[Examples]・A project related to any artistic field other than Japanese art.
・A project that involves Japan mainly for the purpose of sightseeing.
Application Deadline
December 1, 2021
Notification of Results
April 2022

Application Form: Q-TPS

4 Support Program for Translation and Publication on Japan Section in Charge: Planning and Coordination Section, Arts and Culture Department
This program is designed to provide partial financial support for overseas publishers intending to translate and/or publish
books originally written in Japanese. The program aims to foster better understanding of Japan by encouraging overseas
publishers to translate and publish Japanese books. The grant covers part of the translation cost and/or publishing costs (e.g.,costs for paper, typesetting, plate-making, printing, and binding).
Applicants may apply for one of the following categories: "translation," "publication," or "translation and publication."
Eligibility
Publishing companies outside of Japan.
Eligible Projects
Translation and/or publication projects of books in humanities, social sciences, or arts written in Japanese and already published. The
projects must fulfill all of the following requirements:(1) The translated book must be published between April 1, 2022, and February 28, 2023. However, for the "translation" applicants, thepublishing deadline is within two years after the completion of the translation.
(2) The original book written in Japanese must already be published at the time of application.
(3) In principle, translations must be made directly from the original books. Indirect translations of Japanese books (translations fromforeign-language editions of Japanese books) will only be considered for applications from countries where there is a lack of translators.
(4) Translating rights of the original book must already be acquired (and permission for translating from a translated edition of the bookmust also be obtained, in case of indirect translation). As for the translation fee, a written contract between the publisher and thetranslator must already be concluded. It is necessary to submit copies of the contract for the application.

１１(5) A part of the draft of the translation should be completed by the time of application. It is necessary to submit a sample of the translation
about 30 pages long.
(6) The plan and method of implementation must be appropriate and promise to yield good results.
(7) Projects must not be used for religious or political purposes.
＊Grant applications for digital publication projects are accepted.
＊The following categories of works are not eligible:
・Books originally not written in Japanese;
・Translations already made public, including as a self-published book or a magazine or on a website. Reprints of out-of-print books;
・Periodicals (including special issues), proceedings, exhibition catalogues, guidebooks, pamphlets, language dictionaries, and Japaneselanguage teaching materials;
・Works not expected to secure wide distribution, including those only to be donated for free;・Projects for which the translator's fee is not paid by the time the book is published;＊Applicants cannot reapply for projects that were rejected in the past without a new plan and/or revised translation.
Grant Coverage
Part of the following costs incurred and paid between April 1, 2022, and February 28, 2023:(1) Translation fee (paid to a translator by an applicant);(2) Production costs (paid to a printing company and others, such as costs for paper, typesetting/plate-making, printing, and binding).
＊A copy of the contract between the translator and applicant, as well as estimates for the costs that the applicant intends to cover by thegrant, from the printing company or others, will be required at the time of application. Receipts from the translator, printing company
and others will be needed at the moment of payment of the grant after publishing the book.
・Please note that only the expenses paid on and after April 1, 2022, are applicable. Any expenses paid before April 1, 2022, are notapplicable.
・The grant shall cover part of the translation cost and/or part of the production costs mentioned above.
・Costs for editing, acquisition of translation rights, copyright clearance, design layout, shipping, proofreading, and other in-house
expenses are not applicable.
・Grant payments will be made after the completion of translation and/or publication.
・The grant should not cover any part of the project expense(s) funded by other organizations.
Number and the average amount of assistance of Grants (Reference)
Number of assistance: 31 out of 43 applications for FY 2021
Average amount of assistance for FY 2021: Approximately JPY 500,000
Selection Policies(1) See p. 3 for the selection policy common to all programs.
(2) Screening will be conducted after consulting with experts in the field.
(3) Relatively higher evaluation will be given to the translation and/or publication of the following books:
a. The titles in Worth Sharing ― A Selection of Japanese Books Recommended for Translation. The list of the titles is available on
the Japan Foundation's website:
https://www.worthsharing.jpf.go.jp
b. A book that is considered to have a wide influence on society; not only limited to researchers but expected to get a wide range ofreaders in the applicant's country;
c. A book by an author who has never been introduced in the applicant's country before; andd. A book of direct translation from a Japanese book in the area where books on Japan are rarely published.
(4) The grant amount will be determined by the Japan Foundation based on the project plan.
Application Deadline
November 19, 2021
Notification of Results
Late April 2022

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