Through its signing of the Berne Convention and the Universal Copyright Convention, as well as membership in international bodies such as the World Trade Organization (WTO), Japan enjoys a mutual copyright protection relationship with almost every country on the planet. Under the umbrella of these agreements, JASRAC has reciprocal representation agreements with 117 copyright societies covering 88 countries and 4 territories (H.K., Taiwan, French New Caledonia, Macau) around the world.   Countries covered by representation agreements between JASRAC and foreign societies   JASRAC belongs to the two major international organizations representing copyright societies: CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers – NGO representing author's societies in 118 countries) and BIEM (International Bureau of Societies Administering the Recording and Mechanical Reproduction Rights – global organization representing mechanical rights societies). Serving as a member of the Board of Directors of CISAC and as a member of the Management Committee of BIEM, JASRAC plays an important role in the protection and administration of copyrights on the global stage. Within CISAC there are many committees that are devoted to coordinating and harmonizing various aspects of inter-society administration, and JASRAC is an active participant on the Distribution Technical Committee, Radio and Television, Broadcasting Technical Committee and other groups that help to establish global standards.   JASRAC played a central roll in the activities of the Asia-Pacific Committee when it was created in 1982, and continues to make contributions to the Committee and to the improvement of copyright protection throughout the region. JASRAC, through the Committee, provides financial support to copyright societies in countries where infrastructure and systems for copyright administration are lagging behind global standards. JASRAC also dispatches lecturers to seminars and symposiums conducted by international organizations such as WIPO aimed at personnel from local administration societies and concerned government bodies.Furthermore, JASRAC receives trainees from overseas organizations and provides them with practical training in copyright administration. In response to the unprecedented success enjoyed by Japanese musical works in Asia in recent years, JASRAC has implemented a wide range of concrete measures including steps to reinforce copyright administration policy in this region; anti-piracy measures in coordination with governmental bodies and related organizations; and strengthening relationships with the copyright administration societies in the large markets for JASRAC-administered works such as China, Taiwan and Korea. Europe Albania ALBAUTOR Austria AKM Austria Austro-Mechana Austria Literar-Mechana Belarus BELAT Belgium SABAM Bosnia and Herzegovina SQN Bulgaria MUSICAUTOR Croatia HDS Czech OSA Denmark KODA Denmark NCB Estonia EAU Finland TEOSTO France SACEM France SDRM Georgia SAS Germany GEMA Germany WORT Greece AEPI Hungary ARTISJUS Iceland STEF Ireland IMRO Italy SIAE Kazakhstan KAZAK Latvia AKKA/LAA Lithuania LATGA-A Macedonia ZAMP Moldova ASDAC Netherlands BUMA Netherlands STEMRA Norway TONO Poland ZAIKS Portugal SPA Romania UCMR-ADA Serbia SOKOJ Slovakia SOZA Slovenia SAZAS Spain SGAE Sweden STIM Switzerland SUISA U.K. PRS for Music U.K. MCPS U.K. MRS North America Barbados COSCAP Canada SOCAN Canada CMRRA Canada SODRAC Costa Rica ACAM Cuba ACDAM Honduras AACIMH Jamaica JACAP Mexico SACM Panama SPAC Saint Lucia HMS Trinidad and Tobago COTT U.S.A. AMRA U.S.A. APRS U.S.A. ASCAP U.S.A. BMI U.S.A. SESAC U.S.A. Harry Fox South America Argentina SADAIC Bolivia SOBODAYCOM Brazil ABRAMUS Brazil AMAR Brazil ASSIM Brazil SADEMBRA Brazil SBACEM Brazil SBAT Brazil SICAM Brazil UBC Brazil ADDAF Chile SCD Colombia SAYCO Paraguay APA Peru APDAYC Uruguay AGADU Venezuela SACVEN NIS Georgia GESAP Russia RAO Asia China MCSC Hong Kong CASH India IPRS Indonesia KCI Israel ACUM Korea KOMCA Macau MACA Malaysia MACP Nepal MRCSN Philippines FILSCAP Singapore COMPASS Taiwan MUST Thailand MCT Turkey MESAM Vietnam VCPMC Oceania Australia APRA   Australia AMCOS   French New Caledonia SACENC French Polynesia SPACEM Africa Benin BUBEDRA Burkina Faso BBDA Cameroon CMC Central African Republic BUCADA Republic of Congo BCDA Cote d'Ivoire BURIDA Egypt SACERAU Guinea BGDA Madagascar OMDA Mali BUMDA Mauritius MASA Morocco BMDA Namibia NASCAM Nigeria MCSN Senegal BSDA South Africa SAMRO Tunisia OTPDA Zimbabwe ZIMURA Performing Rights Societies   Direct Agreement : 97 / indirect Agreement : 23 / Total : 117 88 countries and 4 areas as of Jul. 1 2011 Mechanical Rights Societies