PART Issues and Developments of Policies in Education, Science and Culture
Chapter 8. Promotion of Culture
3. Policies on the Japanese Language, Copyright and Religious Affairs
(3) Religious Juridical Persons and Administration of Religious Affairs
A great number of religious organizations exist in our country,
and, among them, more than 180,000 are incorporated as religious juridical persons
under the Religious Juridical Persons Law.
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is in charge of the authentication
of regulations of religious juridical persons and provides them with guidance
concerning their administration and management.