Category: JICA contributions

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the Federal Republic of Brazil and the Republic of Paraguay from June 10 to 22. In Brazil, he participated in Nikkei related events celebrating the 115th anniversary of Japanese immigration, exchanged opinions with Nikkei organizations, met with Vice President Alckmin and other government officials, participated in a seminar on overseas…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (President: Akihiko Tanaka) today announced that the terms and conditions of the 73rd and 74th JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds) were determined as follows The 73rd Japan International Cooperation Agency Bond Issue amount: 15 billion yen Term: 10 years (redeemable on March 18, 2033) Issue Date: June 23, 2023…

Ukraine is an IT country with many talented IT professionals. Even after the Russian invasion, many IT startups have continued to grow through friendly competition, and JICA had been promoting business support for Ukrainian startups since 2022, but was interrupted when the Russian invasion began. It resumed this past April after more than a year,…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for collaboration and cooperation with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) Fukuoka Headquarters for the Asia-Pacific region on July 7. The LOI was signed at JICA Shikoku in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture, in the presence of UN-HABITAT Secretary General Maimunah Mohamed Sharif…

summary JICA Chair Special Lecture by Associate Professor Gaku Funabashi, International University of Japan Date: Monday, May 15, 2023 Location: National University of Mongolia Main participants: about 100 people including President Dendev Badarchi of the National University of Mongolia, Japanese Ambassador to Mongolia Hiroyuki Kobayashi, JICA Mongolia Office Director Shinichi Tanaka, and university students of…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on July 20 in Hanoi, an agreement on the technical cooperation project “Strengthening Food Safety Inspection, Reference Function and Consulting Capacity for Sustainable Agricultural Development”. Discussions (R/D), an agreement on the technical cooperation…

Outline Conference Title: 1st JICA Chair Short-term Intensive Course (Algeria): Political Diplomacy of Postwar Japan Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023 Organized by Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) and JICA Location: ENA (in Algiers) main participants Abdelmalik Mezouda ENA Rector Akira Kono, Ambassador of Japan to Algeria Mustafa Ha’am, Director, National Institute of Population and Development (*representing…

summary Special Lecture at Kyushu University in cooperation with JICA Graduate School of Development Studies Date: Friday, June 2, 2023 Location: Kyushu University Lecturer: Shinichi Kitaoka, JICA Special Advisor Main participants: Undergraduate and graduate students, including international students, More than 200 faculty members, including Professor Kojima of the Graduate School of Legislative Studies Background and…

summary Event: 21st High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: Madrid, Spain (hybrid event) Main Participants Han Soon-soo (HELP Chair, former Prime Minister of Korea), Basuki Hadimuriono (HELP Vice Chair, Minister of Public Works and National Housing, Indonesia), Mark Herbers (HELP Vice…

Date and Time Friday, July 21, 2023 to Thursday, August 31, 2023 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2023 – Thursday, August 31, 2023 10:00a.m. – 6:00p.m. Venue JICA Ichigaya Building 1F Experience Zone [Map] (Japanese only) JICA Ichigaya Bldg. 1F Experience Zone [Map] Organized by JICA Chikyu Hiroba The summer of electricity…