NEXCO Central Japan and Oasis Park will renew the food court at Kawashima PA (downhill) on Tokai-Hokuriku Expressway and open “Kawashima Farmer’s Table” on March 17. It will be open from 7:00 to 22:30 (last order at 22:00). With the concept of “a big dining table made by everyone in the local community,” the restaurant…
Month: January 2023
Seibu Railway x Yamazaki Baking “Lunch Pack (Orange and Lemon)”, pre-sale at station outlets. Image of Chuo Line and Kokubunji Line
Seibu Railway will pre-sell “Lunch Pack (Orange and Lemon)” (open price), a collaboration product with Yamazaki Baking Company, at Tomony eki-naka and other convenience stores. The product will be on sale from January 31 to February 28. To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the railroad in 2022, the package is designed with a photo of…
Weekend Ekiben] “Iwashita Shin-Ginger Torimeshi” at Utsunomiya Station
Matsunoya, which sells ekiben at Utsunomiya Station, the birthplace of ekiben, is a long-established company founded in 1893. The ekiben introduced here is a collaboration between Matsunoya and Iwashita Shokuhin, which was founded in the same prefecture of Tochigi and is well known for its “Iwashita Fresh Ginger Torimeshi” (Iwashita Fresh Ginger Torimeshi). Incidentally, Iwashita…
Local Souvenir Selection] “Tofu Take-wheel” and “Crab Miso Bagna Cauda” are Tottori’s souvenirs.
The coldest wave of the winter has hit the Japanese archipelago, but Tottori Prefecture’s “Matsuba crab” and other brand red snow crabs are gems that can only be enjoyed in winter. The cold Japan Sea side of the island offers a variety of ingredients and travel attractions that can only be enjoyed in the cold….
Tofu Take-wheel” and “Crab Miso Bagna Cauda” as souvenirs from Tottori
The coldest wave of the winter has hit the Japanese archipelago, but Tottori Prefecture’s “Matsuba crab” and other brand red snow crabs are gems that can only be enjoyed in winter. The cold Japan Sea side of the island offers a variety of ingredients and travel attractions that can only be enjoyed in the cold….
Kyrgyz Republic Japanese Human Resource Development Center, Business Human Resource Development and Exchange Center Functional Enhancement Project
Kyrgyzstan has not developed any significant industries other than mining, and many people, especially young people, are going abroad to work. The government of Kyrgyzstan has been working to develop small and medium-sized enterprises (export-oriented enterprises) in order to absorb the growing labor force domestically, but it has not achieved sufficient results, and the challenge…
Server Maintenance Announcement Saturday, February 4, 2023, 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Due to server (domain: www.jica.go.jp , www2.jica.go.jp) maintenance on Saturday, February 4, 2023, from 9:00 to 20:00 (Japan time), access to some contents of JICA website will be unavailable. JICA website in its entirety Saturday, February 4: Access will be unavailable for up to 20 minutes between 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. [Specific content below]….
Strengthening the Quality of Medical Education Project
In Bhutan, the Royal Medical University of Bhutan (KGUMSB), the only national medical university in the country, plays a central role in health human resource development. KGUMSB mainly provides post-graduate training courses to train medical specialists for those who have obtained medical licenses through study abroad, and is also responsible for in-service training and physician…
Health Services Delivery Strengthening through Health Services Network (RISS) Project
The Government of Honduras’ “National Health Model” is based on primary health care (PHC) and places “health service delivery,” which guarantees the provision of health services to all people, at the core of its practice. The Government of Japan supported the implementation of PHC policies for this model, with a focus on maternal and child…
Landslide Risk Reduction Capacity Improvement Project
Landslides are one of the most serious natural disasters in Ecuador, accounting for more than 40% of all natural disaster victims. In Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, the population has been increasing in recent years, and residential areas have been expanding into the suburbs. Under these circumstances, the Geological and Energy Investigation Agency (IIGE)…