The Japan Policy Research Institute (JPRI) is a non-profit organization

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 organized under section 501(c)(3)

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 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code that was founded in 1994 by Chalmers Johnson

Chalmers Johnson

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 and Steven C. Clemons in order "to promote public education about Japan

Japan

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, its then growing significance in world affairs, and trans-Pacific international relations

International relations

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." Japan was never the exclusive focus, and JPRI has also published many articles about China

China

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, Korea

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, Southeast Asia

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, and Inner Asia

Central Asia

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. Originally founded as a membership organization, JPRI moved all publications to the world wide web

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 in 2003 and ceased to charge membership fees. The organization is based in San Francisco

San Francisco, California

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, at the University of San Francisco

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's Center for the Pacific Rim.