The Ireland Japan Association is a not-for-profit association who aims to ensure the legacy of a long-with-standing bond between two cultures remains active. The IJA is supported by its members which consist of individual, Ex-Jet Programme participants, Japanese Teachers in Ireland, Corporate & Patron Members. The objectives of the IJA are to promote greater economic and business ties between Ireland and Japan and to foster mutual understanding between the peoples of both countries, in particular, to encourage and assist in improving the knowledge of the culture of each country within the other.