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History of JICA

The document outlines the history of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It details the establishment of several predecessor organizations from 1954 to 1999 that were involved in overseas economic cooperation and development assistance for Asia. These organizations merged and in 1974 JICA was established. Over subsequent decades JICA took on more roles and operations, such as disaster relief. Reforms in the 2000s transformed JICA into an incorporated administrative agency, consolidating Japan's official development assistance programs and operations.

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History of JICA

The document outlines the history of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). It details the establishment of several predecessor organizations from 1954 to 1999 that were involved in overseas economic cooperation and development assistance for Asia. These organizations merged and in 1974 JICA was established. Over subsequent decades JICA took on more roles and operations, such as disaster relief. Reforms in the 2000s transformed JICA into an incorporated administrative agency, consolidating Japan's official development assistance programs and operations.

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History of JICA

The former Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund and


The former Japan International Cooperation Agency
the former Japan Bank for International Cooperation

January 1954 The Federation of Japan Overseas Associations is December 1960 The Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund Law is
established. promulgated.
April 1954 The Society for Economic Cooperation in Asia is March 1961 The Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (OECF)
established. is established to take over management of the
Southeast Asia Development Cooperation Fund from
September 1955 The Japan Emigration Promotion, Co., Ltd. is established.
the Export-Import Bank of Japan (JEXIM).
June 1962 The Overseas Technical Cooperation Agency (OTCA) is March 1966 First OECF ODA Loan (to the Republic of Korea) is
established. provided.
July 1963 The Japan Emigration Service (JEMIS) is established. March 1995 The Cabinet decides to merge JEXIM and OECF.
April 1965 Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) Office is April 1999 The Japan Bank for International Cooperation Law is
established by OTCA. promulgated.
May 1974 Act of Japan International Cooperation Agency is October 1999 The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is
promulgated. established.
August 1974 The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is
established.
April 1986 Japan Disaster Relief (JDR) Team is formed.
December 2001 The reorganization and rationalization plan for special
public institutions is announced by the Japanese
government. Included in this reform plan is a measure
transforming JICA into an incorporated administrative
agency.
December 2002 The Law concerning the Incorporated Administrative
Agency Japan International Cooperation Agency is
promulgated.
September 2003 The Special Public Institution – JICA is dissolved.

October 2003 The Incorporated Administrative Agency – JICA is


established.

New JICA
November 2006 Act for partial amendments to the Act on the Incorporated Administrative Agency Japan International Cooperation Agency is promulgated.

October 2008 Operations of ODA Loans previously managed by the former JBIC (Overseas Economic Cooperation Operations) and a portion of Grants
provided by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) are integrated into the operations of JICA.

December 2008 JICA issues Fiscal Investment and Loan Program (FILP) Agency bonds (non-government guaranteed bonds) for the first time.

March 2012 The Framework for Supporting Japanese SMEs in Overseas Business is revised, setting the stage for JICA to launch assistance for this purpose.

October 2012 Private-Sector Investment Finance is fully resumed.

November 2014 First Euro-Dollar bonds guaranteed by the Government of Japan launched.

November 2015 Establishment of Dollar-denominated Japanese ODA Loans.

July 2016 Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award, which is referred to as Asia's equivalent to the Nobel Peace Prize.

April 2017 The 4th Medium-term Plan is made public.

90 JICA Annual Report 2019

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