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PART II Recent Trends and Developments in Government Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 9. Toward a Culture-Communicating Society
Section 1. Culture Promotion Measures
5. Culture and the Taxation System


The funding of artistic and cultural activities in Japan is in many cases left primarily to artists and artistic and cultural organizations. Self-procured income, including box office receipts, is frequently insufficient, however, to cover all the expenses involved in the performing arts, such as orchestral music, opera, ballet, and drama, and many of these activities are at present supported by central and local government subsidies and by funding from companies, foundations, and other organizations. In recent years there has been a steady increase in private-sector support for artistic and cultural activities, and it is necessary to encourage this trend through the implementation of favorable taxation measures, such as the use of the special public interest corporation system and the designated donation system.


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