WILLER EXPRESS, Izu Hakone Bus, and Tokai Bus began operating an express bus service between Mishima and Haneda Airport on July 21. 3 round trips a day, daily, nicknamed “Mishima Haneda Shuttle”. Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture, is located at the base of the Izu Peninsula and is the starting point for sightseeing in Izu, Mt….
Growing Together: 70th Anniversary Celebration of Japan’s Support for UNRWA and 15th Anniversary of the Palestinian Mother and Child Handbook ｜ News & Media
summary Conference Title: “Growing Together: Japan’s 70th Anniversary of Support to UNRWA and the 15th Anniversary of the Palestinian Mother and Child Handbook”. Date: June 6, 2023 Organizer: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) Co-organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Supported by: International Maternal and Child Health Committee, Japan WHO…
I took WILLER’s Tokyo Restaurant Bus for a 2.5-hour Japanese food course! A fresh tour of Tokyo’s sights from a height of about 3 meters, enjoyed in an open loop!
This Japanese course for lunch, which was suspended due to the Corona disaster, will be back for the first time in about three years, since March 2020. We report on an early experience of the tour, where you can enjoy an authentic course meal while riding on a double-decker bus with an open roof! Japanese…
Symposium Report: “Global Refugee Forum” – Now is the Time for “Society as a Whole” to Support Refugees ｜ News & Media
summary Symposium Title Global Refugee Forum Symposium ～To support refugees in “society as a whole” now. “Working Together for Solutions and Inclusion.” date(s) (e.g. for exhibition) May 31, 2023 organizing Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), JICA Location Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development International Conference Hall…
Moldova Yen Loan Agreement Signed: Supporting the Moldovan Government’s Response to the Ukraine Crisis ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Moldova on July 10 in Chişinău for a loan of up to 13.5 billion yen under the “Economic Reconstruction and Development Policy Loan. This project will provide financial assistance to the Moldovan government in a situation of…
JBIC Issues its 75th, 76th and 77th Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds) “Disaster Prevention and Recovery Bonds” (scheduled for September 2023) ｜ News & Media
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (President: Akihiko Tanaka) has decided to issue the 75th (5-year), 76th (10-year), and 77th (20-year) JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds), scheduled for issuance in September 2023, as “Disaster Prevention and Recovery Bonds” to use the funds raised for paid-in capital cooperation projects to support disaster prevention and natural disaster…
JICA Chair Special Lecture on “From the Iwakura Mission to the Meiji Constitution: The Man Who Became the First Prime Minister from a Poor Farmer” in Paraguay, Argentina, in Search of “Clothes for the Nation
Professor Kazuhiro Takii and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (IRCJS) were dispatched as lecturers to give JICA Chair special lectures, and face-to-face lectures were held jointly with local universities as follows. Paraguay Tuesday, June 20: Universidad Nacional de Asuncion Wednesday, June 21: Universidad Nacional de Itapua Argentina Monday, June 26, National University of…
Interview with President Tanaka was published in Asahi Shimbun Digital and Asahi Shimbun ｜ News & Media
Interview with Akihiko Tanaka on the Ukraine Crisis, Hiroshima Summit, and the Course of Japanese Diplomacy” appeared in the June 30 edition of the Asahi Shimbun Digital (June 30), and “The Role of Japanese Diplomacy after the Hiroshima G7” in the June 30 edition of the Asahi Shimbun Evening Edition (June 30). The Asahi Shimbun’s…
Signing of Yen Loan Agreement for Vietnam: Contributing to Strengthening Vietnam-Japan Relations through Urban Transport Development, Agricultural Growth, and Financial Assistance ｜ News & Media
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on July 4 in Hanoi for three projects totaling up to 60,983 million yen. The Loan Agreement covers the following three projects (1) Binh Duong Province Public Transport Infrastructure Improvement Project (Loan amount: 6,244 million…
Vice President Yamada Meets with Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ｜ News & Media
On July 6, JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada met with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh during his visit. In the presence of Mr. Kiminori Iwama, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Bangladesh, Vice President Yamada reported that a memorial service was held on July 3 in the presence of…