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Funding and governance of library and information services for visually impaired people: international case studies

Part2:Country studies

Japan

Are the models in flux?

There has been little change in each role. However, there is a movement as a national policy to depend more on volunteers. Year by year, all organizations are suffering more and more from financial difficulties. Nevertheless, their services tend to expand because of the increase of the target users and the variety of materials they provide.