Category: JICA contributions

summary Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025, 14:15-16:30 Venue: Theme Week Studio, Expo ’70 Osaka, Kansai As part of the “Peace and Human Rights” theme week of Expo 2010 Osaka-Kansai, a “Business Idea Contest to Solve Refugee Issues” was held. Seven Japanese organizations and companies that passed the preliminary screening gave final presentations on their business…

summary Date: Monday, September 22, 2025, 16:30-18:30 Organized by: Japan International Cooperation Agency Venue: African Dining Hall PANAF at Expo ’70 Osaka speaker Akira Suzuki, Former First Assistant Director, Grand Egyptian Museum Yasushi Okada, Associate Professor of Conservation Sculpture, Department of Conservation of Cultural Properties, Tokyo University of the Arts Former Expert for the Joint…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on September 24 for the “Cairo Metro Line IV Phase 1 (IV)” project. The L/A was signed by Mr. Carmel Elwazir, Deputy Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt and Minister of Industry and…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Sudameris Bank S.A.E.C.A. (“Sudameris”), a private bank in the Republic of Paraguay, on September 22, and held a signing ceremony in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on September 23, 2025. The ceremony was attended by Mr. Sebastien Lahaie, Auditor of Sudameris, Mr. Takehiro Yasui, Director of…

We are pleased to announce the following changes in the board of directors of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). September 30, 2025 Retirement Director Sachiko Imoto Director Yuichi Oba Director Kenichi Kawamura Director Mikio Hatsukaeda October 1, 2025 Inauguration Director Tomoho Hayakawa Yuko Mitsui, Director Director Naofumi Yoshikawa Director Masahiro Yoshida read more ©…

summary Target Project: Cambodia “Cyber Security Capacity Building Project” (Technical Cooperation Project) Cyber Security Capacity Building, Philippines (Individual Expert) Bhutan “Project for Strengthening the Government’s Digital Technology and Data Utilization Capacity” (Technical Cooperation Project) Event name, duration, and location: Cambodia: “Strengthening CII Protection through CIRT Services” (November 5-8, 2024, Phnom Penh) Philippines: “Strengthening Critical Information…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) for the “Dairy Sector Productivity Improvement Project” in Tokyo on September 30 in the presence of Mr. Anura Kumar Dissanayake, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, and JICA President Akihiko Tanaka. The agreement was signed in the presence of President Kumara…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with President Dissanayake of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in Tokyo on September 30. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka stated that Sri Lanka will continue to cooperate in order for the country to recover from the economic crisis and achieve sustainable economic growth. In response,…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with Masdar IPH Wind S.A.E, a renewable energy developer in the Arab Republic of Egypt, on December 7, 2024, and is now expected to execute the loan. The project is co-financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), PROPARCO, and the Green Climate…

The first Nicaraguan cartoon “Xolt, Guardian of Lake Managua” has been completed, and an environmental education cartoon unveiling was held in Managua City on September 12, 2025. Children reading the completed environmental cartoon The manga is part of JICA’s “Artists in Project,” and the story was completed over the course of a year by Japanese…