Nongovernment Organizations and Civil Society

The Global Development Research Center* is a virtual organization that attempts to consolidate development issues, themes and topics in one. The NGO Café* facilitates discussions and exchange of information among NGOs. This NGO directory* is a collection of active NGOs in Japan. View reports and other documents* about NGOs in Japan.

The Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC)* is a non-profit, networking NGO founded that encourages networking among NGOs in Japan and help facilitate communication with overseas groups. The site provides a NGO directory* as well as background information on Japanese NGOs*.