Category: JICA contributions

On May 27, JICA Special Advisor Shinichi Kitaoka met with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Mauritius, Pravin Kumar Jagannath, during his visit to the country. Special Advisor Kitaoka introduced Japan’s response to the stranding and oil spill of the cargo ship WAKASHIO in 2020, the significance of sharing Japan’s modernization experience, and the…

On May 24, JICA Special Advisor Shinichi Kitaoka met with President Ange Nilina Rajolina of the Republic of Madagascar during his visit. Special Advisor Kitaoka mentioned the country’s potential for development due to Madagascar’s hardworking people, and also stated that Japan’s experience in modernization can contribute greatly to solving Madagascar’s development issues. He also introduced…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tunisia Osman Gerandi at JICA Headquarters on June 2. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka made a statement to Foreign Minister Djerandi that the Minister’s visit to Japan was a very important opportunity for deepening cooperation between Japan and…

On May 27, JICA Special Advisor Shinichi Kitaoka met with President Prithviraj Singh Lupin of the Republic of Mauritius during his visit. Special Advisor Kitaoka praised the natural beauty of Mauritius and introduced that he himself was heartbroken when the cargo ship WAKASHIO ran aground and spilled oil in 2020, and that JICA also provided…

Building the country’s first arched steel bridge over the Nile River through South Sudan. —- The construction of the Nile Bridge project in Juba, South Sudan, which has been underway since 2012, has reached completion. JICA President Akihiko Tanaka also came from Japan on his first overseas trip since assuming office, and an opening ceremony…

JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with Mr. Sengdouane Rachanthaboun, Chairman of the Olympic and Paralympic Committee of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, at JICA Headquarters on July 26. Five athletes who have received training through these programs will represent Laos at the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. President Kitaoka (left) and Chairman Senduan (right) At the…

JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa at JICA headquarters on August 20. At the beginning of the meeting, both parties touched on the tense international situation in Afghanistan and Myanmar, and shared the recognition of the need to pay particular attention to the impact of drastic changes in…

JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi in Tokyo on July 22. They confirmed the importance of further developing the long-standing UNHCR-JICA collaboration and exchanged views on the impact of the new coronavirus disease crisis on refugees and displaced persons, as well as the situation in Myanmar, Latin…

On July 15, JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka held an online meeting with Jean-Marie Ghenot, Professor at Columbia University’s School of International Public Policy, to discuss JICA’s support for peacebuilding, the role of UN and PKO activities, and prospects for international cooperation in the post-Corona era. Mr. Gheno has served as a member of the International…

JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka met with Armenian President Armen Sarkisian in Tokyo on July 26. President Kitaoka mentioned that a memorial to the victims of the Great East Japan Earthquake was erected next to the memorial to the victims of the Spitak earthquake, which he visited during his business trip to Armenia, and that friendly…