Civil Society Monitor | Special Edition (September 2012)
Friendship Across Borders: Nearly 100 US Sister City Organizations Raise Relief Funds for Japan
Civil Society Monitor | Law to Promote Specified Nonprofit Activities
An unofficial translation of the law, with major changes indicated.
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 9
• New Fundraising Initiatives Seek to Bolster Growth of Nonprofit Sector
• Weak Funding Environment Sparks Local-Level Efforts to Support NPOs
• Initial Report on Public Interest Corporation Reforms Stirs Further Debate
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 8
• New Legal Reform Efforts Receive Mixed Welcome
• Amendments to the NPO Law and Tax Bill Bring Increased Flexibility to Nonprofits
• Proposed Reforms Affecting Public Interest Corporations Spark Heated Debate
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 7
• Local Initiatives Support Nonprofit Organizations and Activities in Japan
• Japan Association of Charitable Organizations Launches New Project
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 6
• New Tax Bill Gives Partial Victory to NPOs
• Law Amending in Part the Special Tax Measures Law
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 5
• NPO Law and Civil Society’s New Phase of Development
• Corporate-NGO Partnership in Asia Pacific: JCIE Publishes Results of Case Study Project
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 4
• New NPO Law Fosters Enabling Environment
• Selected Annotated Bibliography of Literature on the Nonprofit Sector in Japan
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 3
• NPO Bill Passes the Lower House
• Surveys Highlight Japanese Corporate Philanthropy
• NPO Bill
Civil Society Monitor | Issue 2
• Debate over New NPO Law Intensifies
• Japan NPO Center Launched
• GAP to Host International Conference to Promote Cooperation among Asian Foundations and Organizations