JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi in Tokyo on July 22. They confirmed the importance of further developing the long-standing UNHCR-JICA collaboration and exchanged views on the impact of the new coronavirus disease crisis on refugees and displaced persons, as well as the situation in Myanmar, Latin…
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Chancellor Kitaoka Meets with Professor Jean-Marie Guénot of Columbia University’s School of International Public Policy (Online)
On July 15, JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka held an online meeting with Jean-Marie Ghenot, Professor at Columbia University’s School of International Public Policy, to discuss JICA’s support for peacebuilding, the role of UN and PKO activities, and prospects for international cooperation in the post-Corona era. Mr. Gheno has served as a member of the International…
Chancellor Kitaoka Meets with Armenian President Sarkisian | News & Media
JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with Armenian President Armen Sarkisian in Tokyo on July 26. President Kitaoka mentioned that a memorial to the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake was erected next to the memorial to the victims of the Spitak earthquake, which he visited during his business trip to Armenia, and that friendly…
Chancellor Kitaoka Meets with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Abduhakimov | News & Media
JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and Sports Aziz Abduhakimov in Tokyo on July 22. They also touched on their meeting with President Kitaoka during President Mirziyoyev’s visit to Japan in December 2019, and exchanged views on past cooperation achievements and future prospects between Japan and Uzbekistan….
President Kitaoka Meets with Director General Mayaki of the African Union Development Agency (Online) | News & Media
On October 28, JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met online with Mr. Ibrahim Assan Mayaki, Director General of the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD). During the exchange of views on the response to the Corona crisis, President Kitaoka emphasized the importance of Africa standing on its own feet, praised AUDA-NEPAD’s promotion of pandemic response through Africa-originated…
Chancellor Kitaoka Meets with Kosovo President Osmani | News & Media
JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with President Vyosa Osmani Sadriu Kosovo on July 26 in Tokyo. At the beginning of the meeting, President Kitaoka congratulated Kosovo’s judo athletes (women’s 48 kg division) on their gold medal victory at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. President Osmani expressed his gratitude for JICA’s cooperation with Kosovo and expressed…
President Kitaoka Meets with Ecuador’s Minister of Sports Palacios | News & Media
JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with Minister Sebastián Palacios of the Republic of Ecuador and the Ministry of Sports at JICA Headquarters on August 3. At the beginning of the meeting, President Kitaoka congratulated the new Lasso administration on its inauguration in May of this year and the appointment of the new minister, and welcomed…
Chancellor Kitaoka meets with Mireya Solis, Director of the Center for East Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution (Online)
JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met online with Mireya Solis, Director of the Center for East Asian Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution, on August 31. Ms. Solis is a newly appointed member of the International Advisory Board (“IAB”)*, which JICA established in 2017, in May 2021. At the beginning of the meeting, President Kitaoka asked…
JAL Furusato Ambassadors / Supporters: Regional Love] JAL Furusato Ambassadors provide hospitality at Noh, the world’s oldest performing art. What is the audience involvement type that you see after you know it?
JAL, which has bases throughout Japan, has been continuously implementing regional revitalization initiatives (currently the “JAL Furusato Project”), and in August 2020 launched the “JAL Furusato Ambassadors,” cabin crew members selected through an in-house recruitment process who move to the area to promote initiatives in their respective regions. In December of the same year, JAL…
Tokyo Skytree, 500 days to go until the opening of the “Osaka-Kansai Expo” special lighting. Until 24:00 today.
topic FANTASTICS, a special supporter of the Osaka-Kansai Expo, and others appeared at the event 500 days before the opening of the Expo. Introducing how to purchase tickets and the attractions of the Expo. After this, from around 5:00 p.m., Tokyo Tower & Tokyo Skytree will be specially lit up! read more © Source travel…