Extreme weather, a new coronavirus, the invasion of Ukraine. The number of hungry people in the world is increasing rapidly as a result of a series of major global problems. West Africa is facing one of the most serious food crises. What is the current state of the food crisis in West Africa, which is…
Month: December 2023
Tomorrow, 23rd, traffic control around Midosuji from 8:00 to 16:00. Hanshin-ORIX victory commemorative parade
Osaka Prefectural Police will enforce traffic regulations from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on November 23 in conjunction with the “Hanshin Tigers and Orix Buffaloes Championship Memorial Parade. The event will be held on the section of Midosuji between Yodoyabashi Intersection and Shinbashi Intersection, where the main and slow lanes of Midosuji and other surrounding…
YOSHINO, 15% off all products, including solid-state battery portable power supplies, on Amazon Black Friday.
Yoshino Power Japan will offer 15% off all products, including solid-state battery portable power supplies, during Amazon’s big Amazon Black Friday sale. The period is from midnight on November 24 to 11:59pm on December 1. The company developed the world’s first portable power supply with a solid-state battery and began selling it on Amazon in…
Logos launches “Happy Bag 2024” with a choice of tents and sleeping bags. A limited number of items are now available for pre-order!
Logos Corporation, which develops the outdoor brand “LOGOS,” will release the first “2024 Happy Bag” on December 7 in limited quantities. Prior to this, the company has begun accepting reservations. In addition to Logos stores and official online stores, some mass merchandisers and web retailers will carry the bags. The “Happy Bag” is a convenient…
Big Holiday, one of the biggest sales of the year with up to 30,000 yen coupon for domestic travel
Big Holiday is conducting a “Black Friday Black Gold SALE” on its dedicated domestic travel website, offering discount coupons for great deals. This special once-a-year 10-day sale offers coupons of up to 15,000 yen for new reservations and up to 30,000 yen for adding a friend to the official LINE account, with carefully selected courses…
To protect accurate, fair and impartial reporting in Ukraine. Supporting Public Broadcasters in Wartime by Providing Equipment ｜ News & Media
It has been a year since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began. There are ‘broadcasters’ in Ukraine who are trying to provide accurate and impartial information to the people of Ukraine, even though their lives are in danger due to repeated attacks,” says Atsushi Miyao of NHK International, who has extensive experience in training broadcasters….
Why Was Kyrgyzstan’s One Village, One Product Movement a Success? Why an effort that started from scratch has evolved into a national project ｜ News & Media
The “One Village, One Product” Movement, which began in Oita Prefecture around 1980 and spread throughout Japan to promote regional development through the creation of local specialty products, has been supported by JICA in various developing countries. Last December, the project was adopted as a national project. We will find out why the project was…
Bring Bangladeshi IT Engineers to Japan! New International Cooperation Connecting Local Communities with the World ｜ News & Media
Connecting Bangladesh, which has excellent IT human resources but is having difficulty finding work, and Japan’s regional cities, which are suffering from a shortage of digital human resources. This new form of international cooperation is attracting attention from local governments and companies nationwide. The catalyst for this new form of international cooperation is JICA’s IT…
Ukrainian and Fukushima Researchers Together Aim for the Future of Land Use after the Nuclear Accident ｜ News & Media
Due to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, research institutions in Ukraine have been severely damaged and many researchers have been forced to suspend their research activities. Under such circumstances, from July to December 2022, Fukushima University’s Research Institute for Environment and Radioactivity accepted young Ukrainian researchers and provided them with training.JICA, in collaboration with…
The Seeds of International Cooperation” Nurtured in Local Communities: JICA Kyushu Director Talks about the True Meaning of Continuing to Work on the Frontlines [People Taking on International Challenges 2
JICA has many people from various backgrounds who are tackling international issues with clear-cut passion in their respective fields. This issue of “People Tackling International Challenges” focuses on the passion of these people. In this second issue, we introduce Yasue Yoshinari, who is taking on international issues from within Japan as the Director of JICA…