Commentary / World Sep 4, 2015
Who will suffer most from climate change?
by Bill Gates
When it comes to climate change, it is the world's poorest farmers who will suffer the most.
Editorials Jul 28, 2015
The emphasis on Japan's national interests in aid policy raises doubts if the nation can make meaningful contributions to eradicating poverty in the recipient countries.
Commentary / World Jul 18, 2015
Making sure 'developing' countries develop
by Michael Elliott
The rich world needs to commit more resources to the very poorest among us, and in smarter ways than before.
Asia Pacific | ANALYSIS Jun 16, 2015
Expanding global footprint forces China to rethink its policy of 'noninterference'
With 5 million citizens to protect and billions of investment dollars at stake, China is rethinking its policy of keeping out of other countries' affairs. China has long made loans conditional on contracts for its companies. In recent years it has sent an army of ...
Commentary / Japan May 29, 2015
Changes to ODA Charter reflect new realities
by Ken Okaniwa
Japan's strategy for distributing foreign aid has undergone a much-needed revamping to reflect today's realities.
National / Politics May 23, 2015
Abe announces fresh ¥55 billion aid package for Pacific island nations
by May Masangkay
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announces a Pacific islands aid package worth over ¥55 billion and tied to global warming and disasters.
National Apr 8, 2015
Charity Ashinaga to tap U.S. donors for 100-year African youth initiative
A Japanese charity dedicated to helping school-age children in need is set to embark on a fundraising blitz in the U.S. in June as it rallies support for a bold 100-year vision to help African youth study abroad. Launched in 2012, the initiative by Ashinaga ...
National Mar 19, 2015
Japan pledges $16.2 million in aid for Afghanistan, Pakistan refugees
Japan will provide $16.2 million in assistance to back U.N. activities for the welfare of people displaced from Afghanistan and Pakistan's tribal areas. The announcement was made Tuesday at a joint ceremony attended by Japanese Charge d'Affaires ad Interim Takashi Katae and U.N. Resident Coordinator ...
National / Crime & Legal Mar 6, 2015
The Supreme Court has upheld lower court rulings rejecting demands for compensation by around 5,000 Indonesian residents who say they were displaced by a dam construction project backed by Japan's official development assistance program, court officials said Thursday. Its ruling Wednesday upheld decisions at the ...
Asia Pacific Mar 4, 2015
China says NGOs need regulating for 'national security reasons'
China needs to better regulate foreign non-governmental organizations (NGO) operating in the country for national security reasons, an official said on Wednesday, as the government drafts a law that has unnerved many aid groups. Fu Ying, spokeswoman for China's largely rubber-stamp parliament, said she understood ...
National / Politics Feb 10, 2015
Japan adopts new aid policy, may aid foreign militaries
by Masaaki Kameda
The Abe government approves new guidelines for foreign aid, stipulating for the first time that Japan can fund foreign military forces, although the assistance must be for "nonmilitary purposes."
National / Politics Feb 10, 2015
Japanese diplomat pledges humanitarian aid during visit to Iraq
A vice foreign minister has thanked Iraqi officials in Baghdad for supporting Japan in the recent hostage crisis and pledged to uphold promised humanitarian assistance, the Foreign Ministry said. On a visit to the Iraqi capital, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonoura briefed ...