Ms. Yukako Nagamura, researcher at JICA’s Ogata Research Institute, served as moderator. On March 10, 2022, JICA Sadako Ogata Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Research Institute) co-hosted the online course “Migration History and Multicultural Understanding Online Course – Understanding ‘Others’ from History” with JICA Yokohama Migration Museum. The lecture was part of…
Approaching the Current Situation and Issues of EPA Indonesian Nurses – “Online Course on Migration History and Multicultural Understanding: Understanding ‘Others’ from History” 4th Session
Ms. Yukako Nagamura, researcher at JICA’s Ogata Research Institute, served as moderator. On February 21, 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…
Japan-Thailand Environmental Cooperation: 35 Years of People-to-People Ties
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…
Contributing to the Development of Palau’s Tourism Industry
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…
Creating a New Future by Considering Transportation and Cities as One
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,…
The 3rd “Migration History and Multicultural Understanding Online Course: Understanding ‘Others’ through History”
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…
Director of the Takahara Institute at HAPIC 2022 Emphasizes Importance of Human Security
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 opens to reflect on her achievements
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…
What is Needed to Start a “Green Revolution” in Africa?
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,…
Urban Development in the Greater Abidjan Area
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…