Japan International Cooperation Agency

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Japan International Cooperation Agency

Abbreviation	JICA
Formation	August 1, 2003; 20 years ago (August 1, 2003)
Type	Incorporated Administrative Agency
Legal status	Active
Purpose	Official development assistance
Headquarters	1F–6F Ninbancho Building Center, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan
Region served	Worldwide
Official language	Japanese English (secondary)
President	Akihiko Tanaka
Affiliations	Development Assistance Committee Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Budget	¥1.478 billion
Staff	1,845 (March 2015)
Website	jica.go.jp

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (Japanese: 独立行政法人国際協力機構, romanized: dokuritsu gyōseihōjin kokusai kyōryoku kikō), also known as JICA, is a governmental agency that delivers the bulk of Official Development Assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan. It is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries and promoting international cooperation. According to the OECD, Japan's total official development assistance (ODA) (US$17.5 billion, grant-equivalent methodology, preliminary data) increased in 2022 due to an increase in its bilateral lending, which included support to Ukraine. ODA represented 0.39% of gross national income (GNI).^[1] The OECD's Development Assistance Committee published a peer review of Japan's development cooperation in October 2020.^[1] JICA was led by Shinichi Kitaoka, the former President of the International University of Japan, from 2015 to 2022. On 1 April 2022, Professor Akihiko Tanaka assumed the presidency.^[2]