This project seeks to reveal an overall picture of Japan's third sector, whose importance as an entity for resolving social issues and addressing social needs continues to garner attention alongside that of government administration (public sector) and commercial enterprises (corporate sector). More specifically,
(1) we will delineate the concept of a third sector, which encompasses a broad range of private corporations other than commercial enterprises, and present as far as possible an overall picture of the third sector in Japan;
(2) we will examine the business status of third sector organizations and identify the management issues they confront; and
(3) taking the above into account, we will offer recommendations on infrastructure improvements needed to enable the third sector to fulfill the social roles required of it.
