Publication of “An Oral History of Development Cooperation: Experiences of Japan and its Partners”

2026.06.02

JICA Ogata Sadako Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Research Institute) published a book titled, “An Oral History of Development Cooperation: Experiences of Japan and its Partners ,” in April 2026, as a result of the Institute’s research project “Japan’s Development Cooperation: A Historical Perspective .”

This Open Access book offers a comprehensive oral history of Japan’s development cooperation, based on nearly 300 interview narratives collected in Indonesia, Chile, Tanzania, Malaysia, Thailand, Costa Rica, Kenya, Ghana, Zambia, Jordan, Brazil, Cambodia, and Japan. Unlike most books on development cooperation, which are written from the perspective of aid providers, this book gives voice to local actors – referred to as ‘counterparts’ – in aid recipient countries.

An Oral History of Development Cooperation: Experiences of Japan and its Partners

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