Official Development Assistance (ODA)
White Paper on Development Cooperation 2021
Japan's International Cooperation
April 28, 2023
Part I Japan’s Support in Response to Covid-19 (PDF)
- Japan’s Support in Response to COVID-19
- Japan’s Official Development Assistance and Trends in Aid of Major Donors in Terms of Disbursement
Part II Measures for Each Priority Issue
1. Cooperation Aimed at Achieving “Quality Growth” (PDF)
- (1) Development of Industrial Infrastructure and Industries and Economic Policy
- (2) Efforts on Debt Issues
- (3) Promotion of Information and Communications Technology (ICT), Science, Technology, and Innovation, and Research and Development
- (4) Vocational Training, Industrial Human Resources Development, and Employment Creation
2. Sharing Universal Values and Realizing a Peaceful and Secure Society (PDF)
- 2-1 Assistance for Realizing an Equitable and Inclusive Society
- (1) Assistance for the Development of Legal and Judicial Systems, and Economic Systems
- (2) Assistance for Governance Including Anti-Corruption
- (3) Assistance for Democratization
- 2-2 Assistance for Ensuring Peace, Stability, and Security
- (1) Support for Peacebuilding and Refugees/Displaced Persons
- (2) Humanitarian Assistance during Natural Disasters
- (3) Assistance for Stability and Security
3. Promoting Efforts to Address Global Issues and Human Security (PDF)
- (1) Health and Medical Care
- (2) Water and Sanitation
- (3) Quality Education for All
- (4) Gender and Inclusive Growth
- (5) Culture and Sports
- (6) Actions on the Environment and Climate Change
- (7) Mainstreaming of Disaster Risk Reduction, Measures of Disaster Risk Reduction, and Post-Disaster Recovery and Creating Sustainable Cities
- (8) Food Security and Nutrition
- (9) Securing Access to Resources and Energy
- (10) Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) for SDGs
Part III Assistance for Each Region
Part IV Strengthening Partnership with Diverse Actors and Disseminating Information on Development Cooperation
1. Efforts for Strengthening Partnerships with Diverse Actors(PDF)
- (1) Partnership with Private Companies
- (2) Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JICA Volunteer Program)
- (3) Cooperation with Japanese NGOs
- (4) Collaboration with Local Public Entities
- (5) Partnership with Universities and Educational Institutions
- (6) Partnership with Other Countries and International Organizations
2. Efforts for Spreading Awareness of Development Cooperation(PDF)
- (1) Efforts for Information Disclosure and Promoting Public Understanding and Support
- (2) Enhancement of Human Resources and Intellectual Foundations for Development Cooperation
3. Efforts to Ensure Appropriate Development Cooperation(PDF)
- (1) Prevention of Fraudulent Practices
- (2) Securing the Safety Measures for People Involved in International Cooperation Projects
- (3) Enhancing Management and Ensuring Accountability of ODA
- (4) Efforts to Address Sexual Exploitation, Abuse, and Harassment in Development Cooperation
Reference Statistics (PDF)
1. FY2021 ODA Budget (Initial Budget)
- (1) ODA Budget
- (2) ODA General Account Budget (for the 10 Ministries and 2 Agencies)
- (3) ODA Project Budget (for the 10 Ministries and 2 Agencies)
- (4) Financing Sources for the ODA Project Budget and Expenditure by Type of Assistance
- (5) ODA Budget Changes by Each Ministry and Agency (General Account)
- (6) ODA Budget Changes by Each Ministry and Agency (Project Budget)
2. Japan’s ODA Disbursements in 2020
- (1) Official Development Assistance by Type of Assistance and Currency (2020)
- (2) Distribution of Bilateral ODA by Sector (2020)
List of Columns
(Note: Columns marked with Public nomination were created by selecting topic ideas from those submitted by the public via MOFA's Twitter, Facebook, ODA e-mail newsletter, or similar. )
Stories from the Field(PDF)
- Utilizing Japan’s experience in extending the lifetime of the infrastructure in Laos and promoting quality infrastructure!
-Nagasaki University promotes maintenance and management of the road infrastructure in Laos as well as human resources development in this field through industry-government-academia collaboration - Public nomination - Japanese Cooperation Boosting Initiatives in Uganda, Africa’s Largest Refugee-Hosting Country
-UNHCR activities- Public nominations - Leave No One Behind in Times of Disaster!
- Striving day by day to promote “Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction” in the Asia-Pacific region- - Realizing Hybrid Power Generation in the Pacific Island Countries Using Experience and Technology of Okinawa
-Stable, clean, and low-cost power generation technology for the island countries with power vulnerability- - Making Use of Japanese Techniques and Expertise to Improve the Environment in Bolivia!
-The success of ECO-TOMODACHI created by ex-JICA trainees- - Strengthening Regional Connectivity and Promoting Logistics between Rwanda and its Neighboring Countries!
- Contributing to economic development across East Africa through comprehensive assistance unique to Japan- - JICA’s Private-Sector Investment Finance (PSIF) Supports the Establishment and Operation of a General Hospital by Japanese Private Companies in Bangladesh
- Voices of Japanese Personnel Working in International Organizations
- Realizing the dream by doing my best each day (introducing the careers of Japanese personnel) -
Master Techniques from Japan to the World (PDF)
- Aiming to Improve Medical Skills with Japan’s Quality, Easy-to-Use Teaching Materials!
-Contributing to the spread of simulation-based medical education in Ecuador - - Team Yokohama’s Techniques Help Upgrade Malawi’s Human Resources in the Tap Water Sector
- Solution of the Non-Revenue Water problem and improvement of water supply services- - Academia in Japan and Thailand Taking on the Challenge of Clarifying the Actual State of the Marine Plastic Wastes Problem -Intellectual contribution to science-based policy making-
- Building a Forest Resources Management Model that Reconciles Tropical Rainforest Conservation with the Lives of Indigenous Peoples
- Improving the lives of people living in the forest through joint research with Cameroon-
ODA Topics (PDF)
- Assistance for Low-Income Countries through the World Bank Group
-International Development Association (IDA) 20 Replenishment- - Promoting Initiatives for the Realization of a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific”
- Japan’s Efforts for Achieving UHC
-Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021- - Japan’s Efforts and Support for Developing Countries to Achieve Net-Zero by 2050
- Look East Policy and Japan’s ODA as Key Drivers of Malaysia’s Socio-Economic Development
-Building on 40 years of accomplishments we have made together- - Holding PALM9 and Japan’s Development Cooperation toward the Pacific Region
- ODA Public Relations
Learn more about Japan’s ODA Activities that Bring Benefits to the World, and the Contributions of the Japanese People!
Project Introduction Columns (PDF)
- Timor-Leste (1) The Project for Urgent Relocation of Ferry Terminal in Dili Port, (2) Advisor for Port Planning and Facility
- Kyrgyz Republic Project on Improvement of Human Resources Development System of the State Tax Service under the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic
- Argentina Project for Development of Inclusive Value Chains Oriented to the Market with OVOP Argentina Concept
- Zambia (1) Project for Upgrading of Lusaka Health Centres to District Hospitals (Phase 1, Phase 2)
(2) Project for Strengthening Management Capacity of the First Level Hospitals in Lusaka District - 30 African Countries Pediatric Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) Initiative Public nomination
- Viet Nam Building System of Training Course of Inclusive Education for Primary School in Binh Thuan Province and An Giang Province (Phase 3)
- Ghana (1) Assistance for Eliminating and Preventing Child Labour, (2) Data Collection Survey on Child Labour and Support for Child Labour Free Zone Pilot Activities with a Focus on the Cocoa Region Public nomination
- Malawi The 50th Anniversary of JOCV Program in Malawi
-Kendo Suburi (practice swings) Made the Japan-Malawi Bond - Indonesia, Peru Prevention and Management of Fires in Tropical Timber Production Forests
- Guatemala Project on Capacity Development for Disaster Risk Management in Central America “BOSAI” Phase 2
- India Himachal Pradesh Crop Diversification Promotion Project (Phase 2)
- Thailand Project for Providing Medical Equipment in Sangklaburi, Kanchanaburi
- Bangladesh (1) Capacity Building for Community-Based Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Urban Areas of Bangladesh, (2) School-based Capacity Building for Enhanced Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in Dhaka North City Corporation (Phase 1) Public nomination
- Solomon Islands Health Promoting Village Project
- Chile Disaster Risk Reduction Training Program for Latin America and the Caribbean (KIZUNA Project)
- Albania Smallholder Families’ Financial Inclusion Project in Albania
- Egypt Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (Private-Sector Partnership)
- Ethiopia, Mali, Nigeria, and Uganda Building an e-Extension Platform for Smallholder Farmers Public nomination