JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Kunio Mikuriya, Director General of the World Customs Organization (WCO), at JICA Headquarters on August 2. President Tanaka and Director General Mikuriya exchanged views on the collaborative projects between JICA and WCO, the environment surrounding international trade, and the importance of customs support. The two parties touched on the…
Month: August 2022
Interview with Special Advisor Kitaoka (retrospective) published in the September issue of Chuo Koron
An interview with Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, appeared in the September issue of Chuo Koron (on sale August 10, 2022) as “Talking about Issues of International Cooperation (Part 2) – Contribution Deepened by Altruism, a Source of Japan’s Strength” (Interviewer: Toshiyuki Ito, Yomiuri Shimbun Editorial Board Member). © Source JICA Read More Auto…
Campaign for voting on the name of the route across the Matsumoto – Takayama area. Win tours and special products from the Chubu-Sangaku National Park area.
The southern part of Chubu-Sangaku National Park is currently promoting the “Matsumoto-Takayama Big Bridge Project” in which local governments and businesses are working together to realize the “Matsumoto-Takayama Big Bridge Concept. This is an initiative to make Chubu-Sangaku National Park (12883-1, Chikuni Otsu, Otani-mura, Kitaazumi-gun, Nagano Prefecture) a “world-class national park,” and aims to establish…
ANA will launch “Kimetsuno-yaiba -3” flight, newly drawn by ufotable. Unveiling event and scenic flight will be held.
ANA has decided to launch the third aircraft in its tie-up project with the TV anime “Demon Slayer”, the “Demon Slayer 3”. The flight will start on October 3. The design for the third aircraft is based on an illustration by ufotable, drawn exclusively for ANA’s aircraft, and the design is scheduled to be announced…
Braun’s top-of-the-line electric shaver model now available.
Braun (P&G) will release an electric shaver “Series 9 Pro” with a replacement “facial head” on September 30. The price will be around 50,000 yen and up. The company will accept reservations from August 17. The Series 9 Pro is the top-of-the-line model of Braun electric shavers. The newly announced facial head was developed to…
JTB, Ghibli Park admission ticket, hotel, and transportation (JR/airplane) plan, on sale August 15 at 10:00 a.m.
JTB will release a travel product “Let’s Walk in Ghibli Park,” which includes a ticket to Ghibli Park (Moricoro Park, 1533-1 Ibarake Mawarima Otsu, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture), which will open on November 1 in the Expo 2005 Aichi Prefecture Memorial Park. (Moricoro Park, 15331, Ibarakekamawariama Otsu, Nagakute City, Aichi Prefecture). The package includes a…
ONE PIECE x NANGA collaboration, Straw Hat Down Jacket and Ace Sunshade Hat
Toei Animation will accept pre-orders for a limited number of items from the “Mugiwara Camp” outdoor series from the “ONE PIECE” anime series, in collaboration with down manufacturer NANGA. An original down jacket and a hat with a sunshade, both made of NANGA’s original waterproof and breathable material “Auroratex,” are now available. The down jacket…
The “Participatory Community Development Project” knowledge-sharing online workshop was held connecting four countries: Iran, Tanzania, the Philippines, and Japan
On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, JICA Iran Office held a workshop on participatory community development (PLSD) by connecting four countries (Iran, Japan, the Philippines, and Tanzania) online as part of the technical training program for the Ministry of Interior of Iran and the Municipal Rural Management Organization (MRMO). More than 60 participants, including government officials…
Free alternative route measures on Hokuriku Expressway due to traffic restrictions on National Highway No. 8 caused by heavy rain, starting at midnight on August 10.
NEXCO Central Japan will implement the alternative route (free of charge) measures for National Route 8 on the Hokuriku Expressway and other roads. The period is from midnight on August 10 to the lifting of traffic restrictions on National Route 8. Due to soil runoff caused by heavy rain, a portion of National Route 8…
Jumbo Ferry to Start Service of New Vessel “Aoi” from Kobe to Takamatsu on October 22
Jumbo Ferry announced that the new vessel “Aoi” will begin service on the Kobe-Takamatsu route on October 22 (8:30 a.m. from Kobe to Shodoshima at 11:40 a.m., arriving in Takamatsu at 1:10 p.m.). The “Aoi” is the successor to the “Kompira 2” and has a 1.4 times larger hull. An onboard VR experience site is…