The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 30 billion yen with the Government of the Republic of the Philippines on April 25 in Tokyo for the “Emergency Assistance Loan for the New Coronavirus Crisis Response (Phase 2)”. This project will support the Philippine government’s response to the coronavirus…
Chairman Tanaka meets with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Umurzakov
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade Sardor Umurzakov at JICA headquarters on April 22. The two parties exchanged views on past cooperation between Japan and Uzbekistan and future prospects, mentioning, among other things, the meeting with then President Kitaoka during the visit of President…
Contributing to reducing air pollution and improving the urban environment in Bangkok
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a project finance loan agreement with E Smart Transport Company Limited of Thailand on April 27. The project, financed by Energy Absolute Public Company Limited (Thailand), the sponsor company, will introduce 27 electric ferries on the Chao Phraya River in the capital city of Bangkok that do not…
Needs Assessment for Health Cooperation Mission in Ukraine
The last two members of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) mission to Moldova for the purpose of providing assistance to displaced persons in Ukraine and neighboring countries in the field of emergency humanitarian assistance and healthcare needs assessment returned to Japan on May 1, completing their field survey activities. The first survey team, which…
Supporting Capacity Building for Oil Spill Response at Sea in Sri Lanka
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on May 4 in Colombo for the technical cooperation project “Capacity Building for Oil Spray Response for Marine Disaster Control and Marine Environment Protection The project is a technical cooperation project to…
Issued Business Evaluation Annual Report
JICA prepares and publishes annual project evaluation reports in order to publicize its project evaluation efforts and evaluation results in an easy-to-understand manner. The latest edition of the “Project Evaluation Annual Report 2021,” which summarizes the evaluation results for fiscal year 2021, is now available on the JICA website. © Source JICA Read More
Francois Luton baby (Hokuriku)
On the morning of May 9, a baby Francois Tong, a type of macaque listed as endangered as Class 2, was born at Nishiyama Zoo in Sabae City, Fukui Prefecture. The baby is characterized by its bright orange body hair, which can be seen only during the first six months of life. The baby is…
Transport and Equity: Toward Inclusive Transport Development
Target 11.2 of SDG 2030 states that “By 2030, improve transport safety through, among other things, the expansion of public transport, with particular attention to the needs of vulnerable groups, women, children, persons with disabilities, and older persons, to provide all people with safe, affordable, easily accessible and sustainable transport Provide access to systems.” and…
Working Paper No. 228, Perceived Home and Host Country Institutional Environment Pressures by Bilateral Development Cooperation Agency’s Constituents
JICA’s Sadako Ogata Peace and Development Institute publishes working papers on some of the results of research it is currently undertaking, with the aim of stimulating active discussion. Working Paper No. 228, “Perceived Home and Host Country Institutional Environment Pressures by Bilateral Development Cooperation Agency’s Constituents,” a working paper No. 228, “Perceived Home and Host…
FY2022 “Startups Solving Social Issues” Program
Call for projects eligible for grants under the “Solving Social Issues through Startups” program for fiscal 2022 As society undergoes drastic changes due to the spread of the new coronavirus, innovation is the key to the sustainable development of Kyoto’s economy and the creation of urban vitality, and startups that take on the challenge of…