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Embracing Human Security: New Directions of Japan’s ODA for the 21st Century

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Japan’s Development Assistance

Abstract

On March 11, 2011, the northeastern coast of Japan’s main island was hit by a colossal earthquake and tsunami waves, which claimed the lives of nearly 20,000 people in a moment. Facing a totally unexpected massive disruption, no less than 163 countries—including aid recipients—extended a helping hand beyond the North-South divide, coming to the assistance of one of the major ODA donor countries. That year, Japan was the sixth-largest recipient of international humanitarian aid, surpassing Sudan, Kenya, and Haiti (Development Initiatives 2013, 39).

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  1. Sachiko G. Kamidohzono
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan

    Hiroshi Kato (Vice President) (Vice President)

  2. Brookings Institution, USA

    John Page (Senior Fellow) (Senior Fellow)

  3. Hosei University, Japan

    Yasutami Shimomura (Professor Emeritus) (Professor Emeritus)

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© 2016 Sachiko G. Kamidohzono, Oscar A. Gómez, and Yoichi Mine

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Kamidohzono, S.G., Gómez, O.A., Mine, Y. (2016). Embracing Human Security: New Directions of Japan’s ODA for the 21st Century. In: Kato, H., Page, J., Shimomura, Y. (eds) Japan’s Development Assistance. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137505385_13

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