Tuesday, October 6, 2009

国際協力の日(kokusai kyoryoku no hi): Day of International Cooperation

They say October 6 is kokusai kyoryoku no hi (国際協力の日), Day of International Cooperation. It was established by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) in 1987.
On October 6, 1954 Japan joined the Colombo Plan to do technical cooperation to developing countries as a first step of international cooperation. A week from this day is International Cooperation Week.
The President of JICA is Dr. Sadako Ogata (緒方貞子) who used to serve as the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees from 1991 to 2001. I think she is one of the most famous contemporary Japanese women in the world.

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