Tag: JICA

summary Event: Symposium Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation: Toward Building a New Partnership for the Next 50 Years Date: Thursday, November 9, 2023 Place: JICA Ichigaya Building (Sadako Ogata Peace and Development Institute) Main Participants Over 100 people including students, embassy officials, academia, private companies, and media attended the event. Background…

President Vo Van Thuong, who is visiting Japan on an official visit from Vietnam, came to Japan in the past under the JICA Invitation Program for Youth (now Youth Exchange Program*) and participated in Japanese language and understanding of Japan training and youth exchange programs, including a home stay experience in Miyazaki Prefecture. The JICA…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh on December 21 in Dhaka for the technical cooperation project “Industrial Competitiveness Enhancement Project. Bangladesh’s economic structure is overly dependent on exports of sewn products and remittances of overseas workers. In order to sustain…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 20 billion yen with the Government of the Republic of Turkey on December 20 in Ankara for the “Post Earthquake Support Project for Small and Micro Enterprises. The earthquake that struck southeastern Turkey in February 2023 caused deaths of workers, evacuation…

On December 18, JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met in Tokyo with Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, who visited Japan to participate in the ASEAN-Japan Special Leaders’ Meeting. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka stated that he would like to further deepen the cooperative relationship between the two…

summary Date: Wednesday, December 13, 2023, 7:00 p.m.- (registration starts at 6:30 p.m.) Venue: Hikarie 8/COURT Organized by JICA Speaker Information Mr. Mitsuaki Furukawa Professor, Faculty of International Relations, University of Shizuoka Project History “Cartoon Edition Dear Ms. Reiko Abe Executive Officer, Oriental Consultants Global Co. Chairman of Oriental Consultants India (OC India) Project History…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka participated in the 2nd Global Refugee Forum (GRF) held in Geneva, Switzerland, from December 12 to 14. After the opening session, President Tanaka gave a keynote speech at a high-level event on the Humanitarian, Development and Peace Partnership (HDP nexus), co-hosted by JICA, UNDP and UNHCR, and was a speaker at…

On December 12, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a corporate loan agreement with Energy Absolute Public Company Limited of Thailand for a project to introduce new electric buses with low environmental impact to public bus operations in the capital city of Bangkok. The loan will be cofinanced with the Asian Development Bank (ADB)…

JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada met with INTERPOL Secretary General Stock at JICA Headquarters on December 8. INTERPOL is an international organization of police agencies from around the world, with 196 member countries and regions. At the beginning of the meeting, Secretary-General Stock spoke of the importance of strengthening the capacity of police officers through…

Purpose of this Forum The theme of this year’s Forum is “Contribution to Food Security through Reduction of Food Loss”, which is a global problem. The purpose of this forum is to introduce initiatives related to this theme and to contribute to strengthening the network of JiPFA members through discussions on how their knowledge and…