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JICA

JAPAN
Jan 24, 2018
Kids' picture book on eco-friendly mottainai lifestyle published in India
A Japanese picture book encouraging an eco-friendly mottainai lifestyle has been published in India to teach children in the world’s second-most-populous nation the importance of reducing waste, according to Japan’s aid agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2017
Myanmar adopts new first-grade curriculum with help from Japan
In its first major educational reform in almost 20 years, Myanmar has introduced a new curriculum for first-grade students developed with Japanese assistance.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 4, 2017
Japan, Asia Development Bank to promote universal health care in Asia-Pacific
Japan and the Asian Development Bank agree to promote Japanese-style universal health care in the Asia-Pacific as populations in the region turn increasingly gray.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2017
Once-devastated Philippine city feels safe from floods thanks to JICA-funded projects
More than 25 years after being devastated by a massive flash flood that claimed the lives of thousands of residents, the central Philippine city of Ormoc has revived its sense of safety thanks to the ongoing effects of Japan-funded flood-mitigation projects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2017
Smaller firms in Japan expand roles in overseas assistance
Smaller firms in Japan are playing a more active role in the country's overseas development assistance, offering their expertise to local partners with help from the Japanese government.
JAPAN
Aug 31, 2016
Foreign Ministry wants to chip in for aid workers' security costs
The government should contribute to the cost of protecting aid workers involved in Tokyo-backed development projects in light of the deadly terrorist attack in Bangladesh last month that left seven Japanese dead, the Foreign Ministry says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2016
Abe, families attend memorial service for Bangladesh terror victims
Relatives and friends bid farewell at a memorial service in Tokyo to the seven Japanese victims of last month's terrorist attack in Bangladesh, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and other government officials in attendance.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2016
Bullet hit Japanese aid workers' vehicle in South Sudan, Suga confirms
A vehicle carrying Japanese aid workers in conflict-ravaged South Sudan came under gunfire earlier this month, but no one aboard was injured, the government's top spokesman revealed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2016
Japanese aid workers evacuated from South Sudan to Kenya amid violence
Japanese aid workers were evacuated from South Sudan to Nairobi aboard a chartered aircraft on Wednesday after a surge of violence in the country, an official of the Japanese Embassy in Nairobi said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2016
SDF is ordered to evacuate Japanese nationals from South Sudan
Amid fighting in South Sudan's capital, the Air Self-Defense Force is sent in to evacuate Japanese civilians there.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2016
Murdered Japanese workers' goal was to use their knowledge to make a difference internationally
Seven Japanese development aid workers and engineers were among those killed in Friday's terrorist attack at an upscale restaurant in Bangladesh, people who wanted to contribute to the development of the South Asian country.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2016
JICA completes development plan for Philippines' Bangsamoro region
A development plan for the proposed Bangsamoro region in the Philippines' southern island of Mindanao has been completed despite a setback in the government's peace process with the country's largest Muslim rebel group, the Japan International Cooperation Agency said Wednesday.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2016
Japan to boost loans to Latin American nations for infrastructure development
The government has agreed with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) to boost co-financing over the next four years to build infrastructure in Latin America, the Finance Ministry said Sunday.
JAPAN
Sep 25, 2015
International University of Japan president to head Japan aid agency
Shinichi Kitaoka, president of the International University of Japan, will head the Japan International Cooperation Agency from Oct. 1, replacing Akihiko Tanaka, the government said Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2015
Kofu woman closed eatery to volunteer as 'washoku' teacher in Cambodia
Toshimi Furusawa, 62, flew to Cambodia this summer to teach local people traditional Japanese cooking as a senior volunteer with the Japan International Cooperation Agency.
JAPAN
Jul 19, 2015
Japan's disaster response teams to include specialists in infectious diseases
Japan will recruit experts in infectious diseases to join the relief squads it sends overseas in response to major disasters, government sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2015
Japan beating China to the port in Bangladesh
Japan is beating out China in a race to build Bangladesh's first deep-water port as the region's powers jostle for a foothold in the Indian Ocean.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2015
Japan-backed university in Egypt marks fifth anniversary
An Egyptian university set up in partnership with Japan to promote research and education in science and technology held a ceremony marking its fifth anniversary on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2014
Rice agronomist honored for work in Africa
Rice cultivation expert Tatsushi Tsuboi has spent a lifetime promoting the grain's production in Africa, a continent with chronic food shortages.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Aug 15, 2014
Developing countries get lesson in basic health from Japanese schools
Developing countries are studying health measures used in Japanese schools, such as regular body measurements, lunch distribution and the use of school infirmaries, to promote the health of their own schoolchildren.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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