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Passing the certification test at the highest level ever! The relentless challenge of the International Emergency Relief and Rescue Team Japan has been hit by numerous natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. From November 8 to 11, 75 members of the Japan Disaster Relief Team (JDR) took part in an international evaluation test of…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Republic of Rwanda on December 6 in Kigali City for a grant of up to 3,005 million yen for the “Water Supply Service Improvement Project in North Central Kigali City”. This project aims to improve water pressure and reduce…

In rural areas of Laos, many elementary schools operated with financial support from the local community due to inadequate capacity and budget for educational administration. In response, the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES) established Village Education Development Committees (VEDCs) in each village to encourage school improvement with community participation. In this cooperation, we provided…

In Vietnam, due to the global economic crisis of 2008-2009, non-performing loans in the Vietnamese banking sector reached a serious level in the early 2010s, partly due to the poor performance of state-owned enterprises. The government has therefore identified the improvement of the legal framework and corporate finance mechanism for state-owned enterprises reform as a…

In India, the development of water resources and water supply systems has not kept pace with the increase in water demand due to population growth and economic development. The same situation applies to the development of sewage systems, which requires the development of hygienic sewage treatment facilities. Furthermore, the operation and maintenance of water supply…