Japanese ODA Executing Agencies,
History and Integration
| The History of JICA | |
|---|---|
| October 1954 | Affiliation with Colombo Plan Launch of Technical Cooperation Projects |
| June 1962 | Overseas Technical Cooperation Agency (OTCA) established |
| July 1963 | Japan Emigration Service (JEMIS) established |
| April 1965 | Dispatch of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) started |
| August 1974 | Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) established |
| September 1987 | Law concerning Japan Disaster Relief Team enacted |
| May 1994 | JICA adds one hundred thousandth participant |
| October 2003 | JICA changes from a special public institution to an independent administrative institution |
| November 2006 | Passage of the Law for Partial Amendment to the Japan International Cooperation Agency Law |
| June 2007 | More than thirty thousand JOCV and volunteers dispatched in the field |
| The History of JBIC (OECF) | |
|---|---|
| March 1961 | Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF) established to take over management of the Southeast Asia Development Cooperation Fund from the Export-Import Bank of Japan (JEXIM) |
| March 1966 | First OECF ODA loan (for Korea) |
| October 1999 | Japan Bank for International Cooperation established by merging JEXIM and Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund |
| December 1999 | Medium-Term Strategy for Overseas Economic Cooperation Operations established |
| April 2002 | First Conclusion of the contract of Pilot Study for Knowledge Assistance |
| March 2005 | Mid-term Operational Strategy Based on the Performance Measurement for Strategic Management established for April 1, 2005 and beyond |
| November 2006 | Passage of the Law for Partial Amendment to the Japan International Cooperation Agency Law |
| May 2007 | One hundred countries receiving Japanese ODA loans |
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