ABSTRACT
This chapter aims to shed light on the activities of the Japanese NGOs in China and explore their potential in improving further the relations between the two nations. Japanese NGOs are a relatively unknown subject. Compared to their counterparts in Europe, their development is relatively new, and their sizes and scale of operation are generally smaller. Therefore, it is small wonder that little is known to the outside world about them; how many there are, who they are, or what they do. Not surprisingly, Japanese NGOs in China are hardly recognized by the general public in China, and are only beginning to be known in Japan. The 2000 Directory of International NGOs Supporting Work in China, published by China Development Services (Hong Kong), does not list a single Japanese NGO, although it was published with grant support from the Japan Foundation.1
