Category: JICA contributions

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic on February 9 in Bishkek for a grant of up to 999 million yen for the “Medical Equipment Improvement Project in Bishkek City and Chui Region. In Kyrgyzstan, non-communicable diseases (“NCDs”), including cardiovascular diseases (heart attack, stroke),…

Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for the Philippines: Contributing to alleviating traffic congestion in Metro Manila through the construction of a commuter rail line The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed on February 9 a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines for the “North-South Commuter Railroad Project (Malolos-Tutuban) (Phase…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on February 9 in Dili for a grant of up to 4.901 billion yen for the “Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport Development Project. The project includes the construction of a new passenger terminal building to…

Talking with Kyuji Fujikawa! The Power of Sports to Transcend National Borders; Baseball Links Paraguay and Kochi From Paraguay, South America, the “other side of the globe” of Japan, one can hear the Tosa dialect–? In fact, many Japanese moved to Paraguay and other South American countries as part of a national policy after World…

Dispatch of International Emergency Relief Teams and Rescue Teams to Earthquake Damage in the Republic of Turkey (Second Report) Second Report Dispatch of International Emergency Relief Teams and Rescue Teams to Earthquake Damage in the Republic of Turkey Based on a request from the Government of the Republic of Turkey to the Government of Japan,…

Dispatch of International Emergency Relief Teams and Rescue Teams to Earthquake Damage in the Republic of Turkey First Report Dispatch of International Emergency Relief Teams and Rescue Teams to Earthquake Damage in the Republic of Turkey On February 6, JICA will dispatch an international emergency relief team and rescue team to Kahramanmaraş in southeastern Turkey…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with President Panuelo of the Federated States of Micronesia in Tokyo on February 3. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka congratulated the Embassy of the Federated States of Micronesia in Japan on the opening of its new office and expressed his appreciation for JICA’s cooperation in the FSM,…

summary Conference Title: Opening Ceremony of the Tunisian Grassroots Technical Cooperation “Project Model Development of ICT Start-up Human Resource Development for Youth and Women” and Lecture for Tunisian Youth by Dr. Ben Abdallah, Dean of the University of Aizu (Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering) Date: January 23, 2023 Organized by the University of Aizu…

Thailand, as a key player in the supply chain in the Southeast Asian region, is strengthening its quarantine system by enhancing screening at the water’s edge and improving and speeding up inspection capabilities at airports and land border quarantine stations in order to both combat new coronavirus infection and resume economic activities, including tourism. However,…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the Philippines from January 17 to 21. During his stay, he met with Vice President Duterte, Chief Cabinet Secretary Bersamin, and many cabinet ministers, and inspected cooperation projects. He also visited the Bangsamoro Muslim Mindanao Autonomous Region, where he was the first foreigner to address the Bangsamoro Transitional Authority (BTA)…