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Women's organizations
Organizations with programs or projects related to women's rights and women's participation in politics, governance and decision-making

Asian Women's Association (Ajia no Onnatachi no Kai)

Address: Shibuya Coop 211
14-10 Sakuragaoka,
Shibuya-ku Tokyo, Japan

Asian Women's Conference Network (Ajia Josei Kaigi Nettowaku)

Address: c/o Forum Yokahama, 13F Landmark Tower, 2-2-1
Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama,
Japan

Asia-Japan Women's Resource Center
The center facilitates discussion and action for women in Asia to envision an alternative future society based on gender justice, ecology and local & global democracy where poverty, oppression and discrimination are eliminated. It also provides venues for Japanese women to think, discuss and act, to share information and experience with other Asian women and to extend women's networks inside and outside Japan for the purpose of empowerment of women.

Address: 14-10-311 Sakuragaoka, Shibuya-ku Tokyo 150-0031 Japan
Tel (813) 3780-5245
Fax (813) 3463-9752

Beijing-Japan Accountability Caucus (Beijing-JAC)
It analyzes published government documents concerning women, meets and lobbies with the Office of Gender Equality on the issue of instituting a ministry of women's affairs, and enacting new legislation regarding violence against women. Likewise it lobbies women parliamentarians for the creation of a special committee on women to deal with implementation plans for the Beijing Platform.

Contact: Yoko Kitazawa
Address: 1236 Takadaco, Kohokuku, Yokohama, Japan
Tel (81-45) 531-1932
Fax (81-45) 541-8204 

Federation of Japanese Women's Organizations (Fudanren)

Address: 4-11-9-303 Sendagaya Shibuya-24, Tokyo, Japan
Tel (813) 3401-6147
Fax (813)-5474-5585

Japan's Network for Women and Health '99:

Umbrella Organization
Address: 5-29-13-407, Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,Tokyo113-0033.
Tel (813) 3818-8754. Fax: 38185511

Japan Woman’s Council – Nihon Fujin Kaigi (Fujin Kaigi)

Address: Tokyo Pro. Building-201, 1-33-3 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku,
Tokyo 113-0033
Tel (813) 3816-1862
Fax (813) 3816-1824

League of Women Voters of Japan - Nihon Fujin Yukensha Domei

Address: Fusen Kaikan bldg., 2-21-11 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku,
Tokyo 151-0053
Tel (813) 3370-2727
Fax (813) 3370-4541
Address: 728 Sugaya, Ranzan-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama 355-02.
Tel (81493) 62 6711 Fax: +81 493 62 6721
Address: Reimei Building, 1-36 Kanda Jinbo-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0051
Tel (813) 3293-0581
Fax (813) 3295-7156

VAWW-NET Japan (Violence Against Women in War Network, Japan)
Networking for women who suffered war related violence.

Address: 2-10-10 Shiomi, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8585
Fax (813) 3477 0302

Women's Association for Communication & Networking
Provides information, employment support and counseling.

Address: Forum Yokohama, Landmark Tower, 13F, 2-2-1-1 Nishiku Yokohama 22-8.
Tel (8145) 224 2002 Fax: +81 45 224 2009.
E-mail ywacn@apic.org.jp  

Women's Initiative for Advancement in Japan
Working to resolve gender discrimination, especially in the workplace

Address: 3-7-13-603 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-0023 Japan
Tel (813) 3451 4141
Fax: (813) 3451 3890
E-mail: sasaki@women-wo
Address: 3-31-18 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Tel (813) 3402-3244
Fax (813) 3401-3453
Address: 4-20-19 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8610 JAPAN
Tel (813) 3405-9150
Fax (813) 3405-9159
Address: 2-2-1-1 Minato Mirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama 220-8113 JAPAN
Tel (8145) 224-1133
Fax (8145) 224-2009

Women’s Solidarity Foundation

Address: 1-13-13 Koishikawa, Sound Bldg. 5F, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-0002 Japan
Tel (813) 5805-0031
Fax (813) 5805-0030