As economic development rapidly progresses in developing countries with continued urbanization, there is an escalating need for solutions to urban problems concerning water, energy, waste disposal, urban transportation, anti-pollution, and others, not only in larger cities, but also in regional cities. Under such circumstances, it would be extremely beneficial for the development of developing countries if local public entities in Japan with accumulated expertise in various fields could respond to the needs of those countries in a highly detailed and attentive manner. For this reason, the Government of Japan promotes the participation of Japanese local public entities in ODA. Moreover, Japanese local public entities themselves also actively promote the overseas expansion of their initiatives, including their local industries, in order to stimulate the revitalization and globalization of the local regions of Japan Note 15 (see “Stories from the Field 6” for specific examples).

1. Note 15: Support for overseas development of local public entities through ODA: https://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/oda/about/page23_000707.html (in Japanese only)

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