Agency for Cultural Affairs

special body of the Japanese Ministry of Education
Organization ministry_of_culture Q1009519
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Summary

Agency for Cultural Affairs is a ministry of culture[1]. It draws 1,263 Wikipedia views per month (ministry_of_culture category, ranking #5 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Agency for Cultural Affairs is located in Kamigyō-ku[3].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's instance of is recorded as ministry of culture[5].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's instance of is recorded as independent organ[6].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's instance of is recorded as government office[7].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's main regulatory text is recorded as National Government Organization Act[8].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's main regulatory text is recorded as Act for Establishment of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology[9].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's item operated is recorded as National Archives of Modern Architecture[10].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's headquarters location is recorded as Agency for Cultural Affairs main building[11].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's child organization or unit is recorded as Japan Art Academy[12].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's child organization or unit is recorded as Council for Cultural Affairs[13].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's child organization or unit is recorded as Religious Juridical Persons Council[14].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's Commons category is recorded as Agency for Cultural Affairs[15].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs comprises Deputy Commissioner for Cultural Affairs[16].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs comprises Councillor for Cultural Properties[17].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs comprises Religious Affairs Division[18].
  • June 15, 1968 marks the founding of Agency for Cultural Affairs[19].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.02055555555555, 'longitude': 135.75611111111112}[20].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology[21].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's official website is recorded as https://www.bunka.go.jp[22].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's official website is recorded as https://www.bunka.go.jp/english/index.html[23].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Agency for Cultural Affairs[24].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Japan[25].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+301'}[26].
  • Agency for Cultural Affairs's replaces is recorded as National Commission for the Protection of Cultural Properties[27].

Body

Founding

June 15, 1968 marks the founding of Agency for Cultural Affairs[19].

Operations

Agency for Cultural Affairs's headquarters location is recorded as it main building[11]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology[21]. Subsidiaries include Japan Art Academy[12], an extraordinary organ[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1907[30], headquartered in Headquarters of the Japan Art Academy[31]; Council for Cultural Affairs[13], a council[32], in Japan[33], founded in 2001[34]; and Religious Juridical Persons Council[14], a council[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1952[37].

Why It Matters

Agency for Cultural Affairs draws 1,263 Wikipedia views per month (ministry_of_culture category, ranking #5 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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