Japanese Corporate Philanthropy

by Nancy R. London

Overview

Over the past decade, Japanese corporations have made a series of large, news-generating gifts to a variety of United States universities, museums, and research institutions. Many of these gifts have differed in both nature and magnitude from the contributions made by Japanese companies domestically. The stir generated by such corporate grants is evidenced on the one hand by the influx into Japan of American, European, and Asian fundraisers seeking grants for their organizations, and on the other hand by the intensifying debate within Japan about the appropriate role for Japanese institutions as international corporate philanthropists and citizens. As with every facet of the complex United States-Japan relationship, cultural disparities make the American and Japanese approaches to philanthropy quite different, creating the potential for friction and disappointment in this realm as surely as in the realm of trade and international business. This book examines major legal and functional aspects of Japanese corporate philanthropy and attempts to place them in their cultural setting. Drawing on her experience as an attorney and five years in Japan, Ms. London aims to make Japanese corporate grantmaking more comprehensible not only to Americans but also to Japanese as they begin to focus more attention on the role and meaning of corporate philanthropy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195064247
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	12/27/1990
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.81(w) x 8.56(h) x 0.69(d)
Lexile:	1700L (what's this?)

About the Author

Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, Tokyo Branch

Editorial Reviews

"An in-depth, comparative account of the legal system underlying Japanese corporate philanthropy in general and the establishment and operation of corporate foundations in Japan in particular."—Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

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