Category: Japan

Japan has been providing technical cooperation on environmental issues in many developing countries, but it was in Thailand that Japan started its cooperation in earnest, as the country’s rapid urbanization and industrialization from the 1960s brought serious environmental problems in exchange for economic development. At the time, however, Thailand lacked all the elements necessary to…

On May 8, the new Palau International Airport Terminal, constructed through the “Palau International Airport Terminal Expansion and Operation Project” (Overseas Investment and Loan), was fully opened at the Palau International Airport in Koror City, Republic of Palau. The opening ceremony was held in the presence of Palauan President Surangel S. Whipps and Japanese Foreign…

Urbanization is progressing rapidly in developing countries. Funding is a major challenge, as the development of public transportation infrastructure, an important part of urban planning, is enormously costly. We interviewed Tomoyoshi Suzuki, a researcher at JICA’s Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development Studies (JICA Ogata Institute), who is seeking a solution to this problem,…

Ms. Yukako Nagamura, researcher at JICA’s Ogata Research Institute, served as moderator. On February 16, 2022, JICA Sadako Ogata Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Research Institute) co-hosted an online course on “Migration History and Multicultural Understanding: Understanding ‘Others’ from History” with JICA Yokohama Museum of Overseas Migration. The lecture was part of…

On February 14, 2022, Akio Takahara, Director of JICA’s Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development Studies (JICA Ogata Institute), participated in HAPIC2022, an online event organized by the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC), a networking organization for Japanese NGOs for international cooperation. HAPIC is a conference that considers solutions to global social…

Sadako Ogata Memorial Gallery,” which introduces Ogata’s personal history and other information On March 28, 2022, JICA Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Institute) opened the “Sadako Ogata Memorial Gallery” on the first floor of JICA’s Ichigaya Building. JICA has human security as one of its missions, dating back to when Sadako…

On March 22, 2022, the JICA Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Institute) held the 11th Knowledge Forum “Japanese Rice Crop Technology Spreading from Asia to Africa” in a webinar format. In his opening remarks, Koji Makino, Deputy Director of JICA’s Ogata Research Institute, said, “In 2008, JICA launched an international initiative,…

Abidjan, the former capital of Cote d’Ivoire, has experienced a rapid population growth without systematic infrastructure investment and urban development due to the political crisis and domestic division from 1999 to 2011, and is facing challenges such as uncontrolled urban expansion, aging and deteriorating services of various infrastructures, and capacity shortage. Japan implemented the technical…

Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, is experiencing a rapid increase in water demand due to population growth. The Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA), which is responsible for the city’s water supply business, has begun development of new water sources and construction of a water treatment plant to meet the rapidly growing…

The Government of Rwanda has made the promotion of rural development a priority as a pillar of its integrated development planning, implementation management, and economic growth. Reliable, large-scale digital topographic maps are an indispensable source of basic information needed to implement development plans for the improvement of urban infrastructure and social services, and there is…