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JICA aid agency to launch group to help foreign workers in Japan

National Oct 29, 2020

JICA aid agency to launch group to help foreign workers in Japan

Toyota Motor Corp. and Ajinomoto Co. are among companies that have joined the body.

Japan to send third relief team to Mauritius in wake of oil spill

National Sep 1, 2020

Japan to send third relief team to Mauritius in wake of oil spill

The six-member team will help conduct detailed investigations of mangroves, coral reefs, wildlife and seawater quality to assess the impact of the oil leak.

Japanese experts warn oil damage could kill mangroves in Mauritius

National Aug 25, 2020

Japanese experts warn oil damage could kill mangroves in Mauritius

Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi told a news conference Tuesday that the ministry is considering sending additional environment experts to the island nation.

Business Jan 5, 2020

ADB inks $50 million satellite deal backed by Japan to spread internet use in Asia-Pacific

The Asian Development Bank has signed a $50 million loan agreement to spur internet use in the Asia-Pacific region, with half the financing coming from a fund supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The project will extend low-cost, high-speed internet availability through a communications ...

Ceremony marks 60th anniversary of Japan's development assistance to Brazil

National Nov 5, 2019

Ceremony marks 60th anniversary of Japan's development assistance to Brazil

A ceremony commemorating the 60th anniversary of the start of Japan's official development assistance to Brazil was held Monday in Sao Paulo. Japan has provided aid of over ¥440 bil­lion in total to the South American country — which has some 2 mil­lion people of ...

JICA and Kumamoto team up to better cope with prefecture's burgeoning non-Japanese population

National Oct 17, 2019

JICA and Kumamoto team up to better cope with prefecture's burgeoning non-Japanese population

by Mariko Tamura

The Japan International Cooperation Agency and Kumamoto Prefecture will launch a project next year to train young Japanese to help the prefecture handle its ever-growing population of foreign workers. The project will enlist those who volunteered for the state-backed aid program in the past to ...

Business Oct 17, 2019

Vietnam to get Japan's first exported Earth observation satellite as part of disaster prevention initiative

A Japan-developed weather satellite will be exported to Vietnam under a Japanese public-private initiative, it was learned Wednesday. Representatives of Japan and the Vietnamese government are in the final stages of talks on the matter, according to sources. The ¥20 billion initiative is aimed at supporting ...

National Sep 14, 2019

Japanese agency plans to nurture Afghan industries in bid to provide employment, eradicate poverty

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has launched an initiative to nurture industrial activity in northern Afghanistan so that local residents can earn regular income in a bid to prevent them from joining extremist groups, it has been learned. The "one village, one product" program ...

Business / Corporate Apr 26, 2019

Trading house Sumitomo to manage Japan-financed special economic zone near Dhaka

Major trading house Sumitomo Corp. will manage a special economic zone financed by Tokyo and expected to open near the Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, in early 2022, according to the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the government's development aid arm. Land reclamation for the economic zone ...

Miyazaki finds solution to IT labor crunch thousands of kilometers away

Business / Corporate | Deep Dive Nov 18, 2018

Miyazaki finds solution to IT labor crunch thousands of kilometers away

by Kazuaki Nagata

Like many of Japan's smaller cities, Miyazaki has been hit by a growing labor crunch, a trend highlighted by the mere 56.8 percent of high school graduates that chose to remain in the prefecture to work — third-worst among the 47 prefectures. In the hard-hit ...

Two years after deadly Dhaka siege, Bangladesh claims wins against militants

National | FOCUS Jul 2, 2018

Two years after deadly Dhaka siege, Bangladesh claims wins against militants

by Zahiduzzaman Faruque

Two years after one of the worst Islamist attacks in Bangladesh's history, the country is touting its success in combatting and controlling militancy and extremism. On the night of July 1, 2016, five militants stormed the Holey Artisan Cafe and Bakery in Dhaka's posh Gulshan ...

India set to miss key target for Japan-backed bullet train project: sources

Business Jun 12, 2018

India set to miss key target for Japan-backed bullet train project: sources

India is set to miss a December deadline to acquire land for a Japan-backed $17 billion (¥1.87 trillion) bullet train project following protests by fruit growers, government officials said, likely delaying one of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's most ambitious projects. Modi's office is now monitoring ...

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