Category: JICA contributions

The Government of Thailand has identified the following issues with the Bangkok Metropolitan Area Railway Master Plan (M-MAP), which is the basis for the various urban railroad projects currently being implemented and planned in the Bangkok metropolitan area: accuracy of demand forecasts, connectivity with stations, routes, and other transportation modes, and promotion of integration of…

In Apia, the capital city of Samoa, the Samoa Water Authority (SWA) operates the water supply system, but it has been facing problems such as high non-revenue water rate due to leakage, untreated water supply, and improper operation of the water treatment plant. This low level of water service resulted in low customer satisfaction and…

Sindh, Pakistan, has one of the lowest gross enrollment and primary education completion rates among the country’s four provinces, with a large proportion and absolute number of out-of-school children (OOSC), as well as extremely large gender differences. The country is also characterized by large disparities in enrollment rates among girls from poor rural families, and…

In Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, the population increase due to economic growth has led to an increase in the number of private vehicles owned, and traffic congestion has become a problem on the main roads. Therefore, the government of Tanzania is promoting the development of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Dar es Salaam…

The Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) of the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development and Cooperatives in Bangladesh is primarily responsible for formulating water source development plans, constructing water supply facilities, and transferring facilities to local governments in rural and urban areas (excluding Dhaka, Chotgram, Khulna, and Rajshahi). The company was also required…

Located in the northeast of Papua New Guinea, New Britain Island is the second largest island in terms of area after the main island of New Guinea, and consists of East New Britain (ENB) Province and West New Britain Province. The main industries are cocoa and papaya. The main industry is the export of primary…

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…