Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, met Mr. Tetsuo Yabe, former Chief Representative of JICA Bhutan Office. Mr. Yabe was the Chief Representative of the JICA Bhutan Office from 2006 to 2009
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The 13th Annual Consultation on Japan-Bhutan economic cooperation was held at the Embassy of Japan in New Delhi. The meeting was attended by officials from the Embassy of Japan at New Delhi, the Royal Government of Bhutan and JICA Bhutan Office.
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JICA Bhutan Office received Assistant Professor Mr. Takehiro Hirayama and students from Waseda University, Japan. Mr. Hirayama and the students were given an office tour and interaction with the staff. Students asked questions about the volunteer program and JICA's technical corporations in Bhutan (including environment, politics, agriculture, religion and gender issue)
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Lungtenphu Lower Secondary School, Royal Education Council and a Japanese Children's Museum of Art cordially presented Art Exhibition "Nature and Environment" from Monday 3rd to Friday 7th September 2018 at Lungtenphu LSS in Thimphu
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A de-briefing session was organized by Ms. Tshering Denkar, Urban Planner working with Department of Human Settlement. She is an ex-participant of JICA KCCP Program "The Land Readjustment Method for Urban Development"
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On August 22, Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, visited Naja Gewog Center in Paro and met with Mangmi and Agriculture Extension Officer. Naja is one of the gewogs where a Japanese food processing and retailing company, Euglena, entered into contract with local farmers for summer quinoa production
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Chief Representative, Mr. Koji Yamada met with Mr. Gyembo Dorji, Urban Planner of the Department of Human Settlement, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement at JICA Bhutan Office
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Mr. Tomoaki Tsugawa, the Chief Advisor for the Project for Support for Community Engagement with the Department of Local Governance (DLG) left Bhutan on August 20, 2018 at the completion of his tenure in Bhutan
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Mr. Sherub Tenzin, Deputy Chief Survey Engineer of the National Land Commission met with Chief Representative, Mr. Koji Yamada at JICA Bhutan Office for his pre departure briefing. Mr. Sherub left for Japan, for a four month Knowledge Co Creation Program on "Planning and Management of National Mapping and Surveying " at the JICA Tsukuba Center from 19th August until 15 December 2018
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The First Operating Committee (OC) on the project for Human Resource Development Scholarship by the Japanese Grant Aid (JDS) was held on 16th August 2018
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EX-JICA senior volunteer sharing his life experience in Bhutan and his dedications to the development of the country after the completion of his assignment as a JICA volunteer
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Mr. Jigme Tenzin, CEO and Mr. Tshering Choda, Chief Operations Officer of Housing.BT made a debriefing to the staff of JICA Bhutan Office
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Mr. Tshering Dorji, IT Officer at Tsirang Dzongkhag, took the opportunity to present his action plan in the presence of Dasho Dzongda, Dasho Dzongrab Dzongkhag Thrizin, Health Assistants, Gups,Mangmis and Gewog Administrative Officers of 12 gewogs
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The Fifth and final Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) Meeting for the project "Strengthening of Farm Mechanization Phase 2" was held at Agriculture Machinery Centre, Paro
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Mr. Yeshi Samdrup, Senior Architect from the Department of Culture presented his action plan and the takeaways from the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program on " Disaster Risk Reduction of Buildings ( against Earthquake, Tsunami and Fire) to the officials of JICA Bhutan Office , the Department of Culture and the Department of Geology and Mines
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The D-HOPE participants and Ms. Karma Yangdon (participant for "Industrial Development and Promotion Utilizing Local Resources) made a de-briefing about their learning's and Action Plan to JICA Officials
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In the month of August, JICA provided cardiac CT training for doctors, nurses and radiology engineers for Eastern Region Referral Hospital, Central Region Referral Hospital and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital
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Officials from Department of Cottage and Small Industry, Regional Trade and Industry Office of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Local Government of Paro Dzongkhag and Dzongkhag Administration of Punakha, attended 3 weeks training course on "Community Entrepreneurial Capacity and Rural Enterprise Development" in JICA, Kyushu
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The Fourth Joint Coordination Committee Meeting for the Technical Cooperation Project for " Capacity and Maintenance of Bridges" was held on 27 July 2018
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Visitors from FabLab Bhutan who won the bid for hosting the 17th International Conference on FabLabs (FAB17) in 2021 in Bhutan. It was decided at FAB14, which was held earlier this month in Paris. We feel that we need to align our own programs to FAB17
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A famous bicycle adventurist, Mr. Tatsu Sakamoto and his family, have travelled Bhutan from July 15 to 28 to visit a school in Bumthang he had supported for opening. During their land trip from Thimphu to Bumthang, the Sakamoto family visited a few JICA project sites, including the on-going Integrated Horticulture Promotion Project (IHPP) in Bajo and the new bridges recently completed and handed over along the East-West Highway in Chuzomsa, Nikachu and Zalamchu
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JICA Tokyo International Center shared the visit of the working group members of the Project for Formulation of Comprehensive Development Plan for Bhutan 2030
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Ms. Deki Wangmo, Urban Planner with the Department of Human Settlement who is currently attending the Technical Training for the Project on "Comprehensive National Development Plan for Bhutan 2030" wrote about their observation of the training program
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Mr. Tandin Phub, Senior Technician of the Bio-Medical Engineering Division , Department of Medical Supplies and Health Infrastructure, presented his action plan to the staff of JICA Bhutan Office
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Mr. Yeshi Samdrup, Sr. Architect from the Department of Culture who attending JICA KCCP on "Disaster Risk Reduction of buildings (against Earthquake, Tsunami and Fire)" at JICA Tokyo International Center
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In continuation to the action plan presentation made at JICA Bhutan Office by Mr. Karma Lhagyel, Executive Engineer, School Planning & Building Division (SPBD), Ministry of Education (participant for Improvement of Accessibility for Social Inclusion-Barrier-free Environment for all-), he also made his presentation at the Ministry of Education
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Mr. Duptho Wangdi, participant from Bhutan on "Government Audit on Public construction Works"
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Project Formulation Adviser, Yumiko Yoshizawa attended "Haa Summer Festival" on 15th July
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16 working group members of the Project for the Comprehensive National Development Plan for Bhutan 2030 before they left for Japan to attend the third technical meeting for the project from 15th - 29th July
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The nine participants for KCCP Young Leaders for Bhutan/Lifestyle-Related Diseases Prevention course back in country
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Two ex-participants to the JICA KCCP course "ICT for Improvement of Government Capacity and Services" present their Action Plan
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Message from the participants of the Knowledge Co-Creation Program (Young Leaders) at JICA Kyushu Center
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Japanese experts and their counterparts from Thimphu Thromde, for JICA Partnership Program on Technology Transfer Project Related to Proper Waste Management in Thimphu City, held a demonstration on compost making to the spouses of the Royal Bhutan Army at Taba
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Chief Representative along with officials from JICA Bhutan Office met with Mr. Lei Lei Song, Regional Economic Advisor, South Asia Department of the Asian Development Bank at JICA Office
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Mr. Yoshihiro Horiuchi, right next to Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, in the attached photo, was a JICA volunteer from June 2014 to June 2016 and posted to the Bhutan Judo Association as a judo instructor
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The newly arrived JOCV, Mr. Hiroo Kuwahara is overwhelmingly excited to receive the gift of Gho from His Majesty the King today and he expressed his deepest gratitude and appreciation to His Majesty the King for the gift (4 July, 2018)
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Chief Representative, Mr.Koji Yamada and the Officiating Secretary of the Gross National Happiness Commission, Mr. Rinchen Wangdi, signed the Grand Agreement for ‘The project for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS)’ on 3rd July 2018
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Two Senior Volunteers and 8 JOCVs left for Japan after the completion of two years assignment in Bhutan (July 3, 2018)
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Chief Representative with JICA volunteers who completed their two-year assignment in Bhutan. They were first asked to draw a graph that depicts the transition of their positivity for two years, and the interviews were made based on their positivity transition
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JICA shares the story of Dai Nippon Construction(DNC) engineer on the Global Day of parents.
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Mechanising agriculture to suit local needs
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Mr. Koji Yamada, Chief Representative met with Mr. Karma Lhagyel , Executive Engineer of School Planning & Building Division, for Pre-departure briefing
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Mr. Koji Yamada, Chief Representative and Mr. Kazuyuki Neki, JICA volunteer to the Department of Engineering Services, MoWHS, practice kendo, the first of its kind in Bhutan.
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Mr. Shuhei Nishida's (JOCV) final reporting to RCSC and Ministry of Education
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Mr. Sochiro Kamegawa, JOCV Mechanical Engineer (Welding) at Khuruthang Technical Training Institute (TTI) and Mr. Masanobu Watanabe, JOCV Plumbing Instructor at Chumey TTI presented their final activity report at the Ministry of Labour and Human Resources
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Minutes of meeting for the Technical Cooperation Project for the Countermeasures of Slope Disaster on Roads in Bhutan signed between the team leader Mr. Shuntaro Kawahara, Senior Advisor of JICA, and Mr. Tenzin, Director, Department of Roads, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement.
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Mr. Shuichi Hirayama, author of the book titled "60 Chapters to Know About Modern Bhutan" (2004) visited the JICA Bhutan Office and hosted an open discussion with the staff to collect the information on the progress of the things for the last decade since his publication
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Mr. Kenji Takada, Project Formulation Adviser based in Ama town in Japan led an open house discussion with the staff of JICA Bhutan Office
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Participants of the Knowledge Co-Creation Program (Young Leaders) for Bhutan /Lifestyle-Related Disease Prevention Course left for Japan to attend their course at JICA Kyushu
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Chief Representative, Mr. Koji Yamada met with Mr. Yeshi Samdrup Senior Architect of the Department of Culture and Mr. Duptho Wangdi, Assistant Audit Officer, from the office of the Asst. Auditor General Bumthang, during their pre departure briefing at JICA Bhutan Office
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Initiated under the Integrated Horticulture Promotional Project of JICA, this is the first successful watermelon harvest in western region.
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Mr. Taichi Murakami, JOCV IT Technician assigned for National Library and Archives of Bhutan (NLAB), developed the KOHA system for NLAB, which was launched on International Archive Day in 14th June 2018, on the final assignment month for Mr. Murakami's two years assignment with NLAB.
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The Hon'ble Zhabtog Lyonpo, Dorji Choden, Minister for Works & Human Settlement and His Excellency, Mr. Kenji Hiramatsu, Ambassador of Japan to Bhutan inaugurated the Chuzomsa Bridge along the Semtokha- Trashigang Primary Highway No.1
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A five-member mission from Ama Town, Okinoshima Islands of Shimane prefecture, Japan, has completed its two-week field study in Bhutan and departed for Japan.
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The Handing over ceremony for the medical equipment supported by the Government of Japan to the Ministry of Health, Royal Government of Bhutan
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A high level stake holders' meeting on the project for "Support to Community Engagement in Local Governance (SCLG)" was held in Thimphu
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The Project for the "Power System Master Plan 2040" held its first Joint Coordination Meeting
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"ICT for Improvement of Government services and capacity : Information Security"
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"UNDOKAI" HPE festival on 19th May, 2018 at Lamgong MSS under Paro Dzongkhag.
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"UNDOKAI" HPE festival on 19th May, 2018 at Lamgong MSS under Paro Dzongkhag.
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The football clinic is organized by JOCVs working as HPE Teachers at Chumey Bumthang
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The football clinic is organized by JOCVs working as HPE Teachers at Chumey Bumthang
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"UNDOKAI" HPE festival held at Thangrung Primary School, one of the remote schools in Mongar.
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"UNDOKAI" HPE festival held at Thangrung Primary School, one of the remote schools in Mongar.
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Ms. Kuenzang Choden, Deputy Executive Engineer of the Department of Engineering Services participating in JICA's Knowledge Co-Creation Program on Water Related Disaster Risk Reduction at the JICA Tsukaba Center.
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Officials from JICA Bhutan office meeting with Mr. Dorji Gyeltshen, Gewog Administration Officer at Gosung under Metso Gewog in Lhuntse one of the participants of the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program(KCCP) for Young Leaders on Local Governance
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The Project on Power System Master Plan 2040 holds stake holders meeting
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Department of Human Settlement, Ministry of Works and Human Settlement, hosted a special lecture by Prof. Takashi Onishi, President of the Toyohashi University of Technology and Emeritus Professor of the University of Tokyo, Japan.
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Chief Representative,Mr. Koji Yamada met with Ms. Tshering Choden, Senior Industries Officer of Department of Cottage and Small Industries, Ministry of Economic Affairs for a pre departure briefing at JICA Bhutan Office (March 31, 2018)
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Off-line station with high sensitivity seismograph installed at Thanza (March 24, 2018)
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Facebook and Twitter of Japan International Cooperation Agency - JICA featured an article where four Dzongdags from Mongar, Dagana, Tsirang and Punakha participated in the country training to Japan in October 2017 under the Project on Support for Community Engagement in Local Governance (March 20, 2018).
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Little Dragon Primary School (LDPS) had a demonstration of how an organic composting method could be employed to reduce kitchen waste going to Memelakha landfill. Developed by Koji Takakura, a Japanese national (March 19, 2018).
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Mr. Pema Wangchen studying Bachelor of Computer Application in Gyalpoizhing College of Technology under Royal University of Bhutan (March 18, 2018)
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JICA Bhutan Office in collaboration with Paro College of Education organized an In house seminar on "Health and Physical Education in Japan" at Paro College of Education (March 17, 2018)
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JICA Bhutan Office in collaboration with Paro College of Education organized an In house seminar on "Health and Physical Education in Japan" at Paro College of Education (March 17, 2018)
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Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, visited Mr. Jigme Norbu at Paro College of Education (March 17, 2018
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JICA Bhutan Office and National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) co-organized an half day Knowledge Sharing session on Gender Training Courses, at Jambayang Resort (March 16, 2018)
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JICA Bhutan Office and National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) co-organized an half day Knowledge Sharing session on Gender Training Courses, at Jambayang Resort (March 16, 2018)
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JICA Bhutan Office and National Commission for Women and Children (NCWC) co-organized an half day Knowledge Sharing session on Gender Training Courses, at Jambayang Resort (March 16, 2018)
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During his eight-day trip to the east, Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, has made a courtesy call to Dasho Dzongda of Samdrup Jongkhar, Pemagatshel and Trashigang (March 16, 2018)
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Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, visited Ms. Kezang Lhamo, gewog administration officer at the Shumar Gewog Center in Pemagatshel (March 9, 2018)
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Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, visited Mr. Karma Wangdi, gewog administration officer at the Nanong Gewog Center in Pemagatshel (March 9, 2018)
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"Workshop for the finalization of training materials: Support for Community Engagement in Local Governance (SCLG) Project" convened at the Department of Local Governance (DLG) of MOHCA (13 March in Thimphu)
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A knowlegde sharing seminar on the prefeasibility study for permanent countermeasure at the Thumang Cliff (March 14, 2018)
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An article titled Social Capital cultivates "Fruit of Happiness" in Eastern Bhutan has been published in the first volume of the Bhutanese Journal of Agriculture. The article was written by Mr. Sho Takano (March 9, 2018).
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Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, and Administrative Officer, Ms. Chenga Lham, visited Mr. Rinchen Dorji, GAO of Orong Gewog of the Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag. Mr. Rinchen is one of the participants who attended the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program for Young Leaders 2017 on local governance and visited the Fukui prefecture in August 2017 (March 8, 2018).
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Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, and Administrative Officer, Ms. Chenga Lham, visited Mr. Rinchen Dorji, GAO of Orong Gewog of the Samdrup Jongkhar Dzongkhag. Mr. Rinchen is one of the participants who attended the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program for Young Leaders 2017 on local governance and visited the Fukui prefecture in August 2017 (March 8, 2018).
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Map sensitization seminar at the Jigme Namgyel Engineering College in Dewothang (March 8, 2018)
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Map sensitization seminar at the Jigme Namgyel Engineering College in Dewothang (March 8, 2018)
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First Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) of SATREPS* "Project for Evaluation and Mitigation of Seismic Risk for Composite Masonry Buildings" convened at the Conference hall of Department of Culture (DOC) of MOHCA with participants from 5 Japanese institutes (March 8, 2018)
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The final seminar in "GIS: Applications and Possibilities " series was held at the Jigme Namgyel Engineering College at Dewathang (March 8, 2018)
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The final seminar in "GIS: Applications and Possibilities " series was held at the Jigme Namgyel Engineering College at Dewathang (March 8, 2018)
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Koji Yamada, made a courtesy call to Trashigang Dasho Dzongda at his office in Trashigang town (March 7, 2018)
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Group Study for Animators by Ms. Kumiko Nakashima, (JOCV) Animation Instructor assigned with Ministry of Information and Communication (March 6)
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Senior Program Officer of JICA Bhutan Office met with Ms. Dechen Dema. Ms. Dechen is one of the ex-participants under the JENESYS SAARC Program who have visited Japan in November 2017 (6 March)
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130 students from Sherubtse College College attended a day long seminar hosted by JICA Bhutan Office together with National Land Commission on Geo-Spatial Information: Application and Possibilities, at Sherubtse College in Kanglung (6th March 2018)
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130 students from Sherubtse College College attended a day long seminar hosted by JICA Bhutan Office together with National Land Commission on Geo-Spatial Information: Application and Possibilities, at Sherubtse College in Kanglung (6th March 2018)
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Chief Representative, Koji Yamada, met with Ms. Chador Wangmo, 2nd semester student of the Yongphula Centenary College (March 6, 2018).
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Chief Representative, Koji Yamada met with Mr. Karma Wangdi, one of the ex-participants to the JICA Knowledge Co-Creation Program for Young Leaders on local governance, GAO at the Drametse Goeg Center in Mongar Dzongkhag (March 5, 2018).
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The Department of Cottage and Small Industries set up an exhibition booth at the finishing point of the 5th Bhutan International Marathon in Punakha (March 3, 2018)
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Ms. Tshering Palden, Program Officer met Ms. Dawa Yudon and Mr. Kinley Wangdi who are currently in the B. Com final year at Gedu College of Business Studies, Chhukha for a brief follow up on their participation in the JENESYS Invitation Program themed SAARC 2017 "Economic Corporation" in Japan from 25 Nov ~ 6 Dec, 2017 (3 March 2018).
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Ms. Tshering Palden, Program Officer met Ms. Dawa Yudon and Mr. Kinley Wangdi who are currently in the B. Com final year at Gedu College of Business Studies, Chhukha for a brief follow up on their participation in the JENESYS Invitation Program themed SAARC 2017 "Economic Corporation" in Japan from 25 Nov ~ 6 Dec, 2017 (3 March 2018).
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Lecturer on Modern Design at CST by JOCV Mr. Taro Ohsawa, Architect (Infrastructure Energy Stimulation) working for Ministry of Works and Human settlement, Thimphu (March 2, 2018)
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