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 ...
Japan to discontinue development assistance projects for China: Taro Kono
The government has decided to end its 40-year official development assistance projects as the need for aid has receded with the growth of the Chinese economy.
Why charity for the poor isn't futile
While we wait for politicians to act, it is important to concentrate our spare resources on effective aid that helps poor people lead the best lives they can.
Japan Times 1918: Teacher's house stoned after racial epithet
Twenty-three students of the Odate Middle School in Akita Prefecture in northwestern Japan attacked the house of Mr. Kishida, instructor of natural history in the school, twice on the night of June 2, throwing stones and destroying the windows and paper slides of the ...
Japan's ODA white paper links aid to support for Indo-Pacific strategy
Japan will make good use of the aid it gives developing countries to promote its "Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy," the government said in its 2017 white paper on official development assistance. The report on ODA, approved by the Cabinet on Friday, said Tokyo wants ...
Japan using ODA to help developing nations fight terrorism, secure waterways: white paper
Japan is undertaking a range of efforts to help developing nations fight terrorism amid rising extremism and will step up these efforts in cooperation with the international community, the government said in its annual report on foreign aid released Tuesday. The government's pledge to strengthen ...
The best way to ensure aid to Africa is effective
It is critical to help African countries improve governance before providing financial assistance.
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. The measure, presented Tuesday, was among proposals included in ...
Bangladesh delays closing bid on huge Japan ODA project over security concerns
The Bangladeshi government has postponed the closing bid for a large-scale project funded by Japan's official development assistance in the wake of the terrorist attack on a restaurant in Dhaka earlier this month that left 20 hostages, including seven Japanese, dead, sources said Thursday. The ...
Former Sri Lanka president urges more development projects with Japan
Amid a proliferation of development deals in Sri Lanka, former President Mahinda Rajapaksa says his country and Japan could work on more projects together, including hospitals and highways. "I believe that the infrastructure projects are very important for Sri Lanka after the war," Rajapaksa said ...
China seeks 'new chapter' in first visit with Myanmar's Suu Kyi
China and Myanmar pledged to open a "new chapter" in their sometimes strained relationship, raising the prospect that stalled Chinese investment projects in the Southeastern Asian country could be allowed to resume. Aung San Suu Kyi, head of Myanmar's ruling National League for Democracy and ...
Chinese government rebuffs Tokyo's request to help fund tree-planting program in China
Beijing has rebuffed a Japanese request that the Chinese government contribute financially to a greenery foundation that supports tree-planting projects in China, a source close to the matter said Saturday. Japan, which has unilaterally underwritten the projects for years as part of an aid program, ...
