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2023.11.01

From Madagascar to the World's Big Stage!　Women's National Sevens Rugby Team to Challenge for the 2024 Paris Olympics

2023.10.13

Development in Northeast India: Insights from the JICA Chief Representative

Northeast India is often referred to as an “unexplored” land. But it is now the site of more than 750 kilometers of new road construction financed by JICA, meant to enhance regional connectivity and promote socioeconomic development. This construction will not only facilitate travel within the country but will also strengthen economic ties with neighboring countries such as Bangladesh. Home to majestic nature and a diversity of ethnic groups and cultures, this region also serves as an important gateway connecting India to other members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) by land. We spoke to Saito Mitsunori, Chief Representative of JICA's India Office, about the region’s characteristics and the current state of infrastructure development.

2023.08.23

[TICAD at 30] Deepening Ties with Rising Africa: Interview with JICA President Tanaka Akihiko

Launched by the Japanese government in 1993, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has been held eight times over the past 30 years. It is a forum for discussion on development cooperation with the countries of Africa that has prioritized the wishes and aspirations of the African people. In the following interview, President Tanaka Akihiko emphasizes the importance of Africa, the meaning of TICAD, and JICA’s role in strengthening ties with the continent at a time when the world confronts such compounded crises as climate change, the COVID-19 pandemic, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

2023.08.18

One Year After the Pakistan Floods: How JICA’s Cooperation Resulted in a Swift Response and is Helping Develop Future Risk Reduction Plans

Between June and August of 2022, intermittent monsoon rains in Pakistan —the heaviest in the country’s history—resulted in severe flooding, impacting an estimated 33 million people. There were unforgettable scenes of people left in despair, their homes destroyed and their lands, as well as their vast fields awaiting harvest, covered with muddy water as far as the eye could see. People in socially vulnerable positions, such as those known as Female Home-Based Workers (*1), whom JICA had been supporting, found themselves in particularly challenging circumstances, having suffered significant losses, including their homes. In the wake of the floods, however, JICA was able to leverage the collaborative networks that had been built to offer rapid support to these vulnerable individuals. One year after the floods, JICA is accelerating efforts to mitigate flood risks, aiming to prevent future disasters and support the economic development of Pakistan.

2023.08.03

Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan met with returned Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) and Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers for Nikkei Communities (NJV)

2023.07.31

Finding the Next Key Industry After Garments-- JICA's Challenge for Industrial Diversification in Bangladesh

2023.07.07

Empowering Startups: IT Sector Key to Ukraine’s Recovery and Reconstruction

2023.06.14

World Refugee Day: The Problems of Palestine and the Global Refugee Situation

2023.06.12

The Matadi Bridge’s 40th Anniversary: Inheriting Japanese Technology and a Love of the Bridge in the DRC

2023.05.30

Military Clashes in Sudan: What Caused Them and What Do They Mean for JICA’s Efforts?

2023.05.24

“A Step Towards Hope”: JICA Supplies Sunflower and Corn Seeds to Support the Recovery and Reconstruction of Ukrainian Agriculture

2023.05.18

[G7 Special 2] Global Health in the Post COVID-19 World