Kyoto City is implementing the “Shopping Arcade Regional Resource Utilization Project” which aims to brand the area centering on shopping arcades by dispatching coordinators to shopping arcades and supporting sustainable efforts to promote the attraction of visitors through cooperation among regions, organizations, and shopping arcades. The “Sento x Shotengai Project” focuses on “sento” (public bathhouses)…
Kyoto City: 14th Classics Day Contest
The Classics Day Promotion Committee is pleased to announce the 14th Classics Day Reading Contest to expand opportunities for people to become familiar with the classics through readings of classical literature. Therefore, we would like to announce that we are looking for applicants for the reading contest. This year, we have selected famous scenes from…
Kyoto City: Holding of the 68th Citizen’s Sencha Tea Ceremony
Nijo Castle, a World Heritage Site, will hold its annual “Citizen’s Sencha Tea Ceremony” for the first time in three years. This year’s event will be held on a smaller scale than in previous years in order to prevent infectious diseases. On each day, you can enjoy tea ceremonies by two schools of tea ceremony…
Support for the use of “Miyako Somagi,” wood produced in the city
Kyoto City is working to recycle forest resources, which account for 3/4 of the city, because forests that are properly managed and conserved contribute to the prevention of global warming and mountain disasters. As part of these efforts, we would like to announce that we will begin accepting applications for subsidies for those who use…
Next Generation Industry x University Venture Technology Development
The City of Kyoto and the Advanced Scientific Technology Research Institute of Kyoto (ASTRI) are developing R&D and commercialization support through industry-academia-government collaboration in order to promote science and technology in the Kyoto region and the development of local industry. We are pleased to announce that the “Next Generation Industry x University Venture: Technology Development…
JICA Ogata Research Institute Report “Human Security Today” First Issue
The Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development Studies (JICA Ogata Institute) has launched the JICA Ogata Institute Report “Human Security Today” as a flagship report to be published regularly. This report analyzes and researches the concept of human security and its practice from a variety of perspectives, and aims to communicate to the world…
What is “Overseas Chinese”? The question reveals a multicultural society
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…