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Annual budget of the Agency for Cultural Affairs for art and culture in Japan from fiscal year 2017 to 2026 (in billion Japanese yen)

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Release date

September 2025

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Region

Japan

Survey time period

fiscal year 2017 to 2026; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year

Supplementary notes

*Proposed budget.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.68 U.S. dollars or 0.58 euros as of October 2025.
Values have been rounded.
Figures prior to the fiscal year 2025 come from previous reporting.

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The total art- and culture-related proposed budget of the Agency for Cultural Affairs in Japan amounted to *** billion Japanese yen for the fiscal year 2026, representing an increase from the previous fiscal year. This was the ** planned budget during the surveyed period.

The Agency for Cultural Affairs

The Agency for Cultural Affairs is an external organ of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) in Japan. The agency was established in 1968 to design comprehensive developments of artistic and cultural activities in the country. Projects that are conducted by the agency include promotions of art creation activities and international cultural exchange; protection of cultural assets and copyrights; improvement and dissemination of the Japanese language; and management of religious corporations. The agency planned to allocate the highest share of the annual budget to the projects for inheritance and utilization of cultural properties through proper maintenance. The agency additionally supports the Japan Arts Fund, which subsidizes various types of culture-related activities.

Art and culture promotion measures

The current measures for the advancement of art and culture in Japan are based on the Basic Plan on the Promotion of Culture and the Arts, enacted in 2018. The plan, which is already in its second term, specifies policies and programs for the period between fiscal years 2023 and 2027, such as the Cool Japan Strategy that aims to attract people from overseas by using Japanese traditional and modern culture. The development of the art and culture industry has been one of the focal points of the Japanese government, as the expansion of inbound tourism was estimated to rise.