Japan International Cooperation Agency

: JICA is focusing its assistance on humanitarian help particularly in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. It also helps social, economic and democratic standards among the country's 56 million population...
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Afghanistan

JICA President Sadako Ogata calls the complex both a ‘gateway’ to the world and a ‘lifeline for reconstruction’ for Afghanistan.

Japan

JICA President Sadako Ogata signs Memorandum of Understanding with African Development Bank to further enhance its help to the continent.

Pakistan

The agency is rushing tents and blankets to Pakistan in the wake of 6.5 magnitude earthquake.

United States

JICA President Ogata says more creative solutions are necessary to help millions of vulnerable people.

Japan

President Sadako Ogata says her agency will open a field office in Iraq shortly as that nation tries to cope with years of conflict.

Japan

As Japan restructures its overseas development assistance with the launch of New JICA, world faces major new challenges.

Japan's foreign assistance to poor countries is more important than ever.

Sadako Ogata

: In the 17th century the Vietnamese town of Hoi An was an important trading center with Japan on the famed silk route. Today, it is a World Heritage site and a symbol of the continuing close ties between the two countries. Recently, it held a two-day festival to marking those continuing links.