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JICA’s international cooperation activities are carried out by experts in various fields, both inside and outside of JICA, who are passionate about their work. In “People Tackling International Challenges,” we focus on the stories of these people and delve into their past and future aspirations. In this fourth installment, we introduce Toru Koike, a specialist…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), in collaboration with IDB Lab of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, will hold the “Open Innovation Challenge TSUBASA2023” from October to December 2023 to discover Japanese start-up companies aiming to expand into the Latin America and Caribbean region and support their business development. The “Open Innovation Challenge TSUBASA2023”…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (President: Akihiko Tanaka) announced today, September 8, that the terms and conditions of the 75th, 76th and 77th JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds) “Disaster Prevention and Reconstruction Bonds” were determined as follows. The 75th Japan International Cooperation Agency Bond Issue amount: 10 billion yen Term: 5 years (redeemable on…

In the capital city of Dushanbe, President Tanaka met with President Rahmon and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mukhliddin and confirmed the importance of cooperation on “investment in people” and “quality of growth,” while touching on human resource development, infrastructure development, and cooperation in the water sector between the two countries blessed with water resources. They…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for up to 15 billion yen for the “Electricity Sector Reform and Resilience Enhancement Program Loan (Phase 2)” on September 5, 2012 in Amman, Jordan. The loan will be extended for a period of three years. This project…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on September 5 in Amman for a grant of up to 897 million yen for the “Electricity System Operational Capacity Enhancement Project. Jordan relies on imports of fossil fuels from neighboring countries, but is promoting a shift to…

The International Career Forum is a major event brought to you by PARTNER. The second meeting of 2023 has been held and speakers have been selected! Registration for the 2nd session is now open at the URL below. We look forward to your participation! https://partner.jica.go.jp/ForumOnline2023_02report?utm_source=PARTNERsite&utm_medium=jica&utm_campaign=career_forum&utm_id=sdgs 2023 The Career Forum will be held three times under…

The year 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of Japan’s first dialogue with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (1973 Synthetic Rubber Dialogue). The Japanese government and ASEAN have designated this year as the 50th anniversary of the ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation to promote exchanges and cooperation between the public and private sectors.1 As part…

Overall group photo. A total of 428 people turned out for the big reception. summary Conference Title: Reception for the Japan Foundation Scholarship Program for Human Resource Development (JDS) Visit to Japan, FY2023 Date: Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Organizers: JICA, Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) Location: Hilton Tokyo Main Participants Junichi Yamada, JICA Vice President…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Republic of South Africa on August 31 in Pretoria on the technical cooperation project “Expansion of Respite Care Services for Children with Disabilities and Their Families. (Respite care services means services for temporary rest provided to caregivers.) According…