May 23, 2019
Strengthening partnerships with private companies is one of the major themes of next August’s Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7). JICA called on private companies to submit business proposals aimed at solving challenges in Africa, and during January-February this year visited seven African countries on four study tours to confirm local challenges in Africa, with an eye toward partnerships with local companies.
May 15, 2019
Sponsors: World Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency(JICA)
Location: International Conference Hall, JICA Research Institute
May 9, 2019
When persons with disabilities go out into society, they often encounter a variety of obstacles, even in Japan. Despite this reality, and despite having the highest unemployment rate and low per capita prefectural income in Japan, Okinawa has a consistently higher-than-average employment rate for persons with disabilities. This has been accomplished through the Okinawan spirit and efforts of persons with disabilities.
April 25, 2019
Africa is growing in importance as the last huge economic market. Recognition is spreading that it is difficult to support development with assistance alone, and JICA is working to strengthen partnerships with companies to put the technology and expertise of private enterprise to work in solving the problems of developing countries.
April 22, 2019
JICA President Shinichi Kitaoka visited the Philippines from April 8 to 11, held talks with government dignitaries and visited the sites of ODA projects in Manila and Davao.
Types of Assistance
Types of development assistance for evolving countries
Evaluations
Promoting cooperation, transparency and accountability
Annual Reports
The JICA Annual Report provides a detailed account of JICA's programs and schemes, augmented by statistical data.
Recent Publications
JICA's World
(April 2019)
Focus on
Read about our focused efforts on areas of priority assistance
Videos
Overviews of JICA projects along with video introductions taken on-site.
