Issue 2013/0618
Quote.com Tuesday 5th January, 2010
(RTTNews) - Tuesday, the Japan Automobile Dealers Association said auto sales increased for the fifth consecutive month in December. Domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses increased 36.5% year-...
WASHINGTON,DCInJun,Japanmadafiv-yarcommitmntof$32billiondollarsinpublicandprivatfundingtoAfrica ItwillbusdinarasprioritizdasncssaryforgrowthbythFifthTokyoIntrnationalConfrnconAfricanDvlopmnt(orTICAD)
Japan'snwpldgisnarlyfourtimslargrthanitslastcommitmnttothgroup
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Japansfundswillhlpinanumbrofaras,includingtrad,infrastructur,privatsctordvlopmnt,halthandducation,goodgovrnancandfoodproduction
TICADwantsAfricanagriculturtogrowbyfivprcntayaranddoublthoutputofoncropthat'salsoamainfoodsourcandculturalsymbolforJapan:ric
Tokyohasyarsofxprincworkingtoimprovricproduction,notonlyinAsiabutinAfricaaswll
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Japanhasalsohlpdcratnwhighyildinghybrids,includingthhat-andpst-rsistantvaritycalldNERICA,orNwRicforAfrica
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ShihokoGotoisthnorthwstAsiaassociatatthWilsonCntrinWashington
"Growingric[outsidofJapan]thatissnasdsirabltothJapansconsumrisalwaysawayforJapantomovforwardinmtingitsricconsumptionndsonthonhandandmtingdmandsforalvlplayingfildinthagriculturalmarktonthothr,' shsaid
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ShigkiKomatsubaraisthUNDP'sprogramadvisorforTICAD
HsaysJapanandthUNDPworkdtogthrwithlocalwomninnorthrnGhanatoxtractthoilfromshanutsforusincosmticproductssuchassoapsandcrams Thwomnwrtraindtoimprovprocssing,andmarktingmanagingrvnusinanfforttocratdmandandwidnthircustomrbasToday,thwomn'sgroupsarstandingonthirown
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Japanhasalsoworkdonprogramstoinvolvcommunitisinprparingfornaturaldisastrs,whichisimportantinEastAsia Thryarsago,Japanwashitbyadvastatingarthquak,tsunamiandsubsquntcripplingofanuclarpowrplant
InAfrica,thraragrowingnumbrofmrgncisattributdtoclimatchang
WorkingwiththUNDP'sAfricaAdaptationProgram,Japanhlpd20Africancountrisbttrcopwithwathr-rlatdcrissbysttingupwathrstationsacrossBurkinaFaso,strngthningarlywarningsystmsinGhanaandstablishingaclimatchangdpartmntinthgovrnmntofMauritius TokyoandthUNDParalsoworkingtoimprovpolicisandstrngthninstitutionsthatdalwithclimatandfoodproduction
ShigkiKomatsubaraofthUNDPsaysmanymasursarsimplandinxpnsivtoimplmnt
"InnorthrnGhana,itdosn'tcostmuch,"hsaid,"andwithlittlinvstmntyoucan[cratstoragsilos]withraisdfloorsSoifwknow[floods]argoingtohitsoon,poplcanprotctthsdsandagriculturalproductsbymovingthminadvancrathrthanwaitingtillthlastminut
KomatsubarasaysJapan'sffortstoimprovinfrastructur,businssandconomicgrowtharpartofaphilosophytaknfromthmanufacturingsctorIt'scalldkaizn,andrfrstosmallbutstadyimprovmntsfromthbottomupthroughthntirworkforc
"Thida,"hsaid,"istobuildonsmallimprovmntstomakthproductionsystmoranyothrsystmvryfficintItcallsforparticipationofallstakholdrsintharaofmanufacturing,fromproductionfloortotopmanagmnt,alwayslookingforarasofvnsmallimprovmnts,whichadduptobigfficincygainsinthnd"
Japansdvlopmntxprtssayaswastiscutandqualityincrass,productivityndash;andmarktsharsndash;xpandOnxamplofkaizncomsfromZambia,whrthJapansIntrnationalCooprationAgncy(JICA)hlpdimplmntaplantoimprovtaxcollctionwithsimplmasurs,suchascratingafrindlyatmosphrinthofficwhrthpublicgostopayfs
Ethiopia'sMinistryofIndustryandTradhascratdaInstituttohlpintroducthidastobusinsss,includingashofactorinAddisthatimprovdwaystocutlathrandamillingcompanythatrducdflourwastbyhalfOthrcountriswhrkaiznprojctsarundrwayarKnya,Ghana,ZambiaandTanzania
Japansfundingisalsousdtobuildroadsandothrinfrastructur
ThcountryhasalsohlpdrhabilitatthcityandsuburbsofSouthSudan'scapital,Juba,includingitsrivrport Japan'sIntrnationalCooprationAgncysaysitalsohlpdfunda200-mtrxtnsionofapirinJubaharborThsandothrffortsarxpctdtohlppromottradbtwnSouthSudanandSudanoncrlationsimprov
JapanhlpstrainAfricanpackprsandalsonationalpolicforcs,asshownhrinIturi,DRC(TICAD)xJapanhlpstrainAfricanpackprsandalsonationalpolicforcs,asshownhrinIturi,DRC(TICAD)JapanisalsoinvolvdinnhancingscurityinAfrica,whichxprtssayisncssaryforsustainablconomicdvlopmnt
ThJapansgovrnmnthasworkdforyarstosupporttrainingofnationalpolicforcs,includingthosofthDRC,andUNpackpingoprationsinAfricancountris
SomarcallingforJapantousitsownmilitaryinpackpingButanalystShihokoGotosaysitwon'tbhappningsoon Undritspost-WorldWarTwoconstitution,Japanhasanationaldfnsforc,butnotraditionalmilitary
"JapanndstogothroughconstitutionalrformbforitcanrallyxpanditsmilitaryprsncovrsasThatsaid,ithasbnamajorprovidrofpackpingoprationsonamorsupportivlvlinthUnitdNations," shsaid
"Now,IthinkpartandparclofthislatstcommitmnttoAfricaisthwholidaofbingabltotrainpoploncountr-trrorismactivitisandprovidsomkindofscurityBut,it'sgoingtonotbinthformofanobviousJapansblubrtprsncbutinmorofasupportiv-administrativ"w'rthr,butwdon'tactuallycarrygunsrdquo;kindofsupport"
Japan's$32billionpldgtoAfricacomsamidincrasdcomptitionamongEastAsia'sindustrializdnationsforoil,gas,minralsandvnfoodfromAfricaForxampl,BloombrgNwsrportsthatJapanislookingtoimportrararthminralsfromthcontinntforhigh-tchmanufacturing
Twoyarsago,Chins-Africantradwasnarly$140,aboutfivtimsasmuchasJapan'sButJapansaysworkingthroughthTICADcoalitionofAfricaandAsiannationswillprmitAfricatostrngthnitsconomicbasandcratlong-trmbusinsspartnrships
AnddvlopmntxprtsnotthatTICAD'sapproachismuchmortransparntthanChina'sThysaypublicovrsightshouldhlpnsurthatanyconomicgrowthrsultingfromimprovdtradwillbnfitthlargstnumbrofpoplpossibl
Should tax havens be forced to lift their shroud of secrecy?
Our nuclear programmes are completely transparent. But we are ready to show greater transparency and make clear for the whole world that the steps of the Islamic Republic of Iran are completely within international frameworks. The sanctions are unfair, the Iranian people are suffering, and our (nuclear) activities are legal. These sanctions are illegal and only benefit Israel.
Hassan Rouhani
Iran's president-elect was speaking after his historic election victory.
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