North Carolina Japan Center
http://www.ncsu.edu/ncjapancenter/
Established in July 1980 by Governor James B. Hunt to strengthen the state’s academic, economic, scientific, and cultural ties with Japan, the North Carolina Japan Center serves as a focal point for interaction between Japanese and North Carolinians. It is a statewide resource intended to assist all citizens, universities, companies, and public and private institutions in relations with the Japanese. The North Carolina Japan Center works to inform the people of the state about modern Japan and its people. It also provides information and resources for Japanese citizens living in North Carolina.
The Center is located at North Carolina State University. It has seven chapters at other North Carolina universities which spread the effort more uniformly across the state. They offer Japanese language classes, exchange programs and scholarship opportunities, and supplementary schools for Japanese children.



