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Uzbekistan and Japan announce new cooperation projects worth over €11 billion

The Tokyo visit brought together political dialogue, business engagement and cooperation in education, science and culture, reflecting the increasingly wide-ranging nature of relations between Uzbekistan and Japan.

Euronews

Attempt to partner African countries with Japanese cities triggers xenophobic backlash

Cities in Japan have received thousands of complaints amid confusion over scheme that was intended to foster closer ties

The Guardian - AU

As Cambodia launches $36.6bn building drive, China, Japan fight for spoils

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has unveiled a 174-project master plan that has attracted bids by rival powers.

Al Jazeera

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JICA to extend ₹1,336 cr. ODA loan for start-up ecosystem, innovation in Telangana

JICA partners with Telangana government to boost start-up ecosystem with Yen 23,697 million loan for innovation and entrepreneurship.

The Hindu

Bengaluru’s Namma Metro: A leap in connectivity, but challenges remain

The Namma Metro project envisioned almost two decades before its launch, marked a significant leap in Bengaluru’s transport infrastructure. It was on October 20, 2011, that the first stretch (Reach 1 between Baiyappanahalli and M.G. Road) was opened. Today, it’s India’s second-longest operational network, covering 73.81 km, after the Delhi…

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JICA chief discusses support with Zelenskyy

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with the head of the Japan International Cooperation Agency in Kyiv on Tuesday to discuss reconstruction support, including land mine clearance.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Construction work on Madurai AIIMS delayed by lackadaisical attitude of Centre: T.N. Health Minister

The lackadaisical attitude of the Union government is the only reason behind the delay in the construction of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Madurai, said T.N. Health Minister Ma Subramanian on Friday.

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Areas around high-speed rail stations to be developed along the Japanese line

The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs and Ministry of Railways have jointly signed a MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency for ‘Station Area Development along Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) Project’

The Hindu

Bangkok-Chiang Mai rail project gears up

Thailand and Japan are preparing to begin the first-phase construction of a high-speed rail project linking Bangkok with the northern province of Chiang Mai.

Bangkok Post

Bangladesh opens first metro service to ease Dhaka traffic

Bangladesh’s prime minister has inaugurated the country’s first metro rail service aimed at easing notorious traffic jams in capital Dhaka

The Independent UK

Senegal hones its home-grown rice to cut dependence on Asian imports

Senegalese cook Amy Gueye always tries to use imported rice at her family-run restaurant in Dakar, knowing that customers prefer the taste to home-grown varieties when they buy her spicy rice-based fish and chicken dishes.

Reuters

Delay in Centre’s nod affects SilverLine’s foreign loan prospects

Project has been reportedly out of the funding list of JICA

The Hindu

₹920 crore greening project for climate change response in Tamil Nadu to take off this month

Tamil Nadu government signed an MoU with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the implementation of the project in March this year

The Hindu

Net zero goal draws help from Japan

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has been working closely with Japan to find ways of reducing greenhouse gas emissions throughout the capital, as the city aims to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

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Boon for leaf plates, bowl makers in Himachal Pradesh after ban of single-use plastic

Formation of self-help groups and machine installation with Japanese collaboration have improved the production of these leaf items, improved the environment as well as enhanced the returns of local folks, especially women

The Hindu

Devendra Fadnavis assures Japanese officials of fast-tracking bullet train, other infra projects

The bullet train project is expected to reduce the travel time between Ahmedabad and Mumbai to about three hours

The Times of India

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation MD Vikas Kumar reviews status of Patna metro rail project

PATNA: The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) managing director Vikas Kumar on Friday reviewed the progress of the Patna Metro Rail project, which is being jointly executed by the DMRC and urban development and housing department (UDHD).

Bangkok Post

Japan agrees B13bn loan

The Royal Gazette has published the Finance Ministry's announcement involving a loan agreement worth 50 billion yen (13.2 billion baht) with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Jica) to bolster the nation's Covid-19 emergency response.

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African countries look at Japan to navigate Ukraine wheat ban

African countries needing to fill the gap created by a lack of Russian and Ukrainian food imports must look outside the typical sphere of economic aid, says UN Assistant Secretary General Ahunna Eziakonwa after a five-day mission to Japan.

The Hindu

Projects involving over ₹19,100 crore of JICA assistance being implemented in NE: Official

"We will invest in hospital extension and procuring of sophisticated medical equipment in Assam. We will offer similar support to such projects in other states also, if it comes through," the JICA official said.

The Hindu

JICA signs loan of ₹680 cr. for biodiversity project

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K-Rail: 70% of land need to be acquired in advance

Foreign bank loans for semi-high-speed rail project

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