Category: JICA contributions

JICA Vice President Katsura Miyazaki met with Vice Chairman of the Libyan Summit Council Rafie at JICA Headquarters on January 26. At the beginning of the meeting, Vice President Miyazaki welcomed the delegation to JICA and expressed his recognition of the importance of Libya’s stability to the stability of the region and his desire to…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited Uzbekistan from January 19 to 23, meeting with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and other government officials and inspecting JICA’s cooperation projects. During his meeting with President Mirziyoyev, President Tanaka conveyed his view that Uzbekistan’s independent development is important for a free and open international order based on the rule of law,…

summary Conference Title: JICA Clean Cities Initiative (JCCI) International Seminar 2025 Seminar Date: Wednesday, February 5, 2025, 10:00-17:30 (Japan time) Online exhibition (special website): January 27 – February 7, 2025 Organized by: Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Co-organized by: Ministry of the Environment, Japan; Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST); Overseas Environmental Cooperation Center, Japan…

In 2025, JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers will celebrate its 60th anniversary. In this milestone year, we will hold a special seminar to celebrate the publication of the book “From JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers to Social Entrepreneurs: GLOCAL INNOVATORs Changing Society through Empathy. Event Points Introduction of the latest JICA volunteer projects, JICA Japan Overseas Cooperation…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the government of the Republic of Uzbekistan on January 20 in Tashkent, the capital of the country, for the “Health and Medical Services Improvement Project. The outline of the project is as follows Signing Ceremony Project Summary Health and Medical Service Improvement Project…

On January 17, U.S. time, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), together with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the International Development Finance Institutions (MDBs)*, announced an “Action Plan for Financing Climate Change Resilience with a Focus on Extreme Heat. Recognizing that Extreme Heat has significant impacts…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is planning to issue “JICA SDGs Bonds”, bonds for individuals who can purchase from 10,000 yen as follows. Details will be announced on the JICA website as needed. The “JICA SDGs Bonds” are bonds for individuals whose funds will be used for JICA’s projects to support the resolution of social…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Egyptian government in Cairo on January 16 under the “Development Policy Loan to Support Private Sector Development and Economic Diversification. The outline of the project is as follows Signing Ceremony Project Summary Development policy loans to support private sector development and economic…

What kind of new value will the co-creation between Herald Bonnie and JICA create in the future? Co-CEO and Representative Director of Herald Bonnie, Inc. and Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO) of JICA Katsura Miyazaki will discuss. Co-CEO and Representative Director of Herald Bonnie Corporation, Takaya Matsuda (left) and JICA Vice President Katsura…

The above briefing session will be held on Friday, February 14, from 14:00 to 15:40 (Japan Standard Time), jointly hosted by the Japan Association of Independent Living Centers (JIL) and the JICA Human Development Department. Please confirm the following information and register. Title. Report meeting of JICA NGO and others proposal-based program “International Cooperation Step-up…