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class="what-we-do__text-group"> <h2 class="what-we-do__title">What We Do</h2> <p class="what-we-do__lead"> A brief introduction about the agency and our mission. </p> <p class="what-we-do__read-more"><a href="/english/what_we_do">Read More</a></p> </div> </div> </article> <article class="our-policies"> <h2 class="our-policies__title">Our Policies</h2> <div class="card-group"> <div class="card"> <div class="card__visual-wrapper"> <picture class="card__visual"> <img class="object-fit-cover" src="/english/img/v2/wagara_sankuzushi.png" alt="Foundations of Cultural Administration" /> </picture> </div> <div class="card__text-group"> <h3 class="card__title"> <a href="/english/policy/foundations/index.html">Foundations of Cultural Administration</a> </h3> <p class="card__lead"> Learn about the foundations of cultural administration. </p> <p class="card__link"> <a href="/english/policy/foundations/index.html">SEE INDEX</a> </p> </div> <div class="card__trending"> <h3 class="card__trending-title">TRENDING</h3> <p class="card__trending-link"> <a href="/english/policy/foundations/basic_act.html" >Basic Act on Culture and the Arts</a > </p> <p class="card__trending-link"> <a href="/english/policy/foundations/basic_policy.html" >Basic Policies on the Promotion of Art and Culture</a > </p> <p class="card__trending-link"> <a href="/english/policy/foundations/" >Creative Cultural Cities</a > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__visual-wrapper"> <picture class="card__visual"> <img class="object-fit-cover" src="/english/img/v2/wagara_shippou.png" alt="Arts and Culture" /> </picture> </div> <div class="card__text-group"> <h3 class="card__title"> <a href="/english/policy/arts_culture/index.html">Arts and Culture</a> </h3> <p class="card__lead"> Learn about the arts and cultural activities promoted by the Agency and grants available for various activities to promote art and culture. </p> <p class="card__link"> <a 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We pass them down to the next generation, and take initiative to make them publicly available and promote engagement. </p> <p class="card__link"> <a href="/english/policy/cultural_properties/index.html">SEE INDEX</a> </p> </div> <div class="card__trending"> <h3 class="card__trending-title">TRENDING</h3> <p class="card__trending-link"> <a href="/english/policy/cultural_properties/introduction/world_heritage/" >World Heritage</a > </p> <p class="card__trending-link"> <a href="/english/policy/cultural_properties/japan_heritage/" >Japan Heritage</a > </p> <p class="card__trending-link"> <a href="/english/report/publication/cultural_properties.html" >Pamphlets on cultural properties</a > </p> </div> </div> <div class="card"> <div class="card__visual-wrapper"> <picture class="card__visual"> <img class="object-fit-cover" src="/english/img/v2/wagara_uroko.png" alt="Cultural Exchange and International Contributions" /> </picture> </div> <div class="card__text-group"> <h3 class="card__title"> <a 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class="object-fit-cover" src="/english/img/v2/wagara_tatewaku.png" alt="Japanese Language Policy and Education" /> </picture> </div> <div class="card__text-group"> <h3 class="card__title"> <a href="/english/policy/japanese_language/index.html">Japanese Language Policy and Education</a> </h3> <p class="card__lead"> We promote Japanese language education for foreigners, and the consolidation of Japanese writing systems such as the joyo kanji-hyo (official list of kanji in common use) and gendai kanazukai (modern kana usage, contemporary Japanese syllabic writing) . </p> <p class="card__link"> <a href="/english/policy/japanese_language/index.html" >SEE INDEX</a > </p> </div> <div class="card__trending"> <h3 class="card__trending-title">TRENDING</h3> <p class="card__trending-link"> <a href="/english/policy/japanese_language/education/handbook/" >Handbook of Japanese Language Learning and Life in Japan</a > </p> <p class="card__trending-link"> <a 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