The Free Software Initiative of Japan are a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Free Software growth and development. It was founded on 10 July 2002 and organized the Free Software Symposium in Tokyo on October 22 and 23 of that year.
The Japanese Free Software Association is a non-profit organization focused on promoting and developing free software. It was established on July 10, 2002, and hosted the Tokyo Free Software Symposium from October 22 to 23 of that year.