FAQ
1. General Information about JICA
JICA's Headquarters are located at Nibancho Center Building 5-25, Niban-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8012. JICA has 17 other offices in Japan and about 100 offices overseas. For details, see Contact Us.
2. Participating in JICA Activities
Support for technical training is provided to people from countries designated by JICA each fiscal year. (See Acceptance of Trainees). For students wishing to attend an educational institute in Japan, visit the Ministry of Foreign Affairs website or contact the Japanese embassy nearest you.
Support is provided only to students from designated countries. For details, contact the JICA office nearest you.
JICA does not currently have a program of financial assistance for projects carried out by local/international NGOs. Japanese embassies in various countries provide Grassroots Human Security Grant Aid. For details about this program, contact the embassy nearest you.
Officers are recruited each year at JICA's Headquarters in Tokyo. While there are no restrictions on nationality, applicants must have high-level proficiency in the Japanese language and be able to communicate in a Japanese workplace setting. Each overseas JICA office also recruits national staff members from time to time. For details, contact the JICA office nearest you.
To receive reference materials or pamphlets about JICA, contact the JICA office nearest you.
To change your mailing address, notify us by using the Comment/Question Form. JICA Network is a quarterly newsletter that is sent to alumni of JICA programs in Japan for two years following their return home. Members of the general public and alumni who underwent training more than two years ago may view the newsletter on the JICA website.
3. Viewing the JICA Website
You will need Acrobat Reader to view downloaded PDF files. Click on the Adobe banner to download the latest version of the Acrobat Reader free of charge. (Downloading files via dial-up connections may take some time.)
This website is best viewed with Netscape Navigator (6.X or above) or Internet Explorer (5.0/5.5/6 or above). The latest browsers may be downloaded from the links below.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/search.aspx?displaylang=en
Some pages of this website use JavaScript. In case a page is not displayed properly, you may need to turn the script on.
These are "bread crumbs" that shows which page of which category the visitor is currently viewing and provide links back to each previous page
4. Images and Links
The reuse or reproduction of any or all images and other data on this website for purposes other than personal use is prohibited. For details, see Disclaimer and Site Management Policy.
Links may be freely formed except in the following cases: (1) when they appear in a site containing slanderous or defamatory material or content offensive to public decency; (2) when visitors could be misled into thinking that the site is affiliated or has a cooperative relationship with JICA or that JICA supports the site; or (3) when there are potential copyright infringements, such as when the JICA site appears inside a frame. The links should be made to either of the following two URLs:
JICA Home: http://www.jica.go.jp/
JICA English Site: http://www.jica.go.jp/english/index.html
Please notify JICA's Office of Public Relations of any links created by using the Comment/Question Form. Requests may be made for the links to be deleted or modified should JICA consider them inappropriate.
The following banners may be used to create links:
 |
 |
|
Large (125 x 125 pixels) |
Small (120 x 60 pixels) |
Note: URLs are subject to change or deletion without notification.
If you get an error message when clicking on a link, please contact the Office of Public Relations by using the Comment/Question Form.
