The Agency for Cultural Affairs works for the promotion and popularization of cultural activities, subsidizes and otherwise helps artists, helps to build cultural facilities particularly in places remote from big cities. In addition, the MHW is in charge of supporting war victims and survivors as well as the establishment and management of national hospitals and sanatoriums throughout the country for the benefit of the people. The Social Insurance Agency administers the National Pension, the Employees' Pension Insurance, the Government-managed Health Insurance and the Seamen's Insurance. The Agency's main functions are collection of contributions, the payment of benefits concerning pension and medical insurance record-keeping, and providing counseling services. In Addition, as a service which returns a part of the resources of the National Pension, the Employees' Pension Insurance, the Health Insurance and others the Social Insurance Agency has been providing health promotion services for insured persons by establishing overnight lodging facilities and fee-charging homes for the aged.
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The Agency makes basic plans for supply and demand, inspects new deliveries, and actually purchases, stocks, and sells these commodities. They also examine the quality and safety of grains. Another agency of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. To perform its duties effectively, the Agency conducts a broad range of research and also cooperates with foreign countries in the pursuit of sustainable forest management.