Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization
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Japanese design administration on the governmental level centers on the Design Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO) and the International Design Exchange Association, which is engaged in international exchange through the medium of design, are responsible for the practical implementation of policies.
The Design Administration Bureau exercises control not only over JIDPO and the International Design Exchange Association but also over a business cooperative consisting of eight design organizations organized in accordance with the fields of design in which they are involved and design offices active throughout Japan. On the other hand, prefectural governments and municipal authorities with an interest in design have departments responsible for design administration, and they run their own design centers to implement their policies.
The Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization is engaged in design promotion activities from a comprehensive standpoint while maintaining close relationships with these design administration agencies and promotion organizations as well as with economic bodies such as the Japan Chamber of Commerce, international agencies such as JETRO, and academic organizations such as the Japan Design Society.
- Japan Craft Design Association
- Japan Display Design Association
- Japan Graphic Designers' Association
- Japan Industrial Designers' Association
- Japan Interior Designers' Association
- Japan Jewellery Designers' Association
- Japan Package Design Association
- Japan Sign Design Association
- Japan Design Protect Association