IP/C/R/TTI/JPN/1  
 
25 September 2020  
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Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
 
REPORT ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ARTICLE 66.2  
OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
JAPAN 
The following communication, dated 17 September  2020, from the delegation of Japan is being 
circulated pursuant to paragraph 1 of the Decision on Implementation of Article  66.2 of the 
TRIPS  Agreement (IP/C/28).  
 
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1.  The Government of Japan has been conducting development cooperation activities in many fields. 
One of the most important objectives of these cooperation activities is to pr omote and encourage 
the transfer of technology.  
2.  Japan understands that incentives for technology transfer should be interpreted to include 
a variety of measures such as financial support and business environment support, and that 
supporting the business en vironment by strengthening intellectual property protection is one of 
several effective measures to promote technology transfer by private sectors. Based on this 
understanding, Japan has provided many incentive measures.  
3.  With regard to the incentives prov ided by Japan to enterprises and institutions in Japan, 
the Government of Japan would like to report on the following activities. The Government of Japan 
believes that the following activities contribute to raising levels  of technological infrastructure in  
least developed countries (LDCs), which will bring about further technology transfer.  
1  ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY TECHNICAL COOPERATION ORGANIZATIONS  
1.1  JICA  
1.  Japan International Cooperation Agency  (JICA) provides technical cooperation through ODA, 
through which knowledge and technologies are transferred. The scale of operations  for technical 
cooperation through JICA amounts to approximately JPY 175.1 billion for FY 2019. Some examples 
of technical cooperation for LDC Members are listed in Table 1 attached in the Annex.  
2.  Under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable  Development (SATREPS) 
programme, JICA collaborates with  Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST)  and Japan Agency 
for Medical Research and Development (AMED ), as the funding agenc ies for science and technology, 
to promote international joint research projects with developing countries, aimed at resolving global 
issues.1 JST/AMED  support Japanese research institutions/researchers for the project activities in 
Japan. JICA support s project implementation in developing countries, such as dispatching Japanese 
experts (researchers), provi ding equipment and training of personnel, and other supports related to 
projects in developing countr ies in framework s of ODA technical cooperation . SATREPS projects 
implemented with LDC members are listed in Table 2 attached in the Annex.  
 
1 Global issues: i ssues which are problematic for countries or regions and which require common 
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  3.  In 2013, JICA launched a new public -private partnership programme , "Collaboration Program me 
with the Private Sector for Disseminating Japanese Technology ", which aims to promote 
understanding of Japanese enterprises ' technology, knowledge and system and to explore the 
possibility of using them for the development of developing countries. Some ex amples of projects 
implemented under this programme are listed in Table 3 attached in the Annex.  The programme 
title was revised into "SDGs Business Verification Survey with Private Sector ". 
1.2  AOTS  
4.  The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Susta inable Partnerships (AOTS) , which 
was renamed on 1 July 2017 from the Overseas Human Resources and Industry Development 
Association ( HIDA), provides various programmes as regards technical cooperation for developing 
countries . 
1.2.1   Technical Training  
5.  Training is conducted for engineers and managers invited to Japan from developing countries as 
trainees.  Its programmes include practical trainings im plemented by private companies, which allows 
trainees to acquire skills and techniques in specific fields . In 2019, AOTS provided technical training 
courses for engineers and managers  of Bangladesh,  Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Nepal  (see 
Table 4  attache d in the Annex ). 
1.2.2   Management Training  
6.  Engineers along with middle and top managers etc.  from developing countries are invited to 
Japan to acquire business or factory management skills and techniques through understanding 
management concepts and observing actual examples of their usage . In 2019, AOTS provided 
management training courses for middle and top managers of Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, 
Nepal , Sudan  and Tanzania  (see Table 5  attached in the Annex ).  
7.  AOTS  experts provide technical guidance and advic e to local companies and contribute to 
improvements in areas such as manufacturing technologies and business management skills . In 
2019, technical guidance on various issues was offered to Cambodia, Ethiopia and Myanmar  (see 
Table 6  attached in the Annex ). 
1.3  JETRO  
1.3.1   Sending Experts to the Private Sector - Dispatching Experts to Improve the Business 
Environment of Developing Countries in order to Promote Trade and Investment  
8.  The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) is engaged in dispatching experts to assis t 
developing countries in the establishment of various rules and institutions necessary to create a 
business environment conducive to trade and investment. More specifically, in response to requests 
of private sectors and other entities from developing cou ntries, experts were dispatched in respective 
industry fields such as automotive parts and mold & die.  
1.3.2   Supporting Developing Countries to Expand Their Export s Industries  (OVOP)  
9.  JETRO  helps developing countries to expand their exports to Japan and achieve self -sustainable 
economic growth, by promoting products from emerging countries.  Some projects are implemented  
as part of "One Village One Product (OVOP) " campaign , the initiative for supporting and promoting 
local economies in developing countries . The core activities of the  campaign are to exhibit and sell 
craftworks, accessories, processed foods and other such products  at "OVOP  Market ". These are 
sourced from developing countries in Asia, Africa, Central America and the Pacific and are sold at 
Narita and Kansai International Airports. This promotion will be carried out to introduce the merits 
of these products to Japanese customers and to expand sales in the Japanese market.  IP/C/R/TTI/JPN/1  
 
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  2  ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF CLIMATE CHANGE  
2.1  ACE2.0  
1.  In 2015, Japan announced "ACE: Actions for Cool Earth 2.0 ", which aims to encourage developing 
countries ' participation in  the Paris Agreement , and to contribute to significant reduction of GHG 
emissions by leading the world in further reinforcing developm ent of innovative technologies. This 
strategy consists of two pillars: the implementation of climate -related assistance to developing 
countries totalling approximately 1.3 trillion yen from public and private sources in 2020; and 
innovation enhancement, a key to take actions against climate change while maintaining economic 
growth.  
2.2  JCM 
2.  Japan established and has been implementing the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) in order both 
to appropriately evaluate contributions from Japan to GHG emission reductions or  removals in a 
quantitative manner achieved through the diffusion of  decarbonizing and  low carbon technologies, 
products, systems, services, and infrastructure as well as implementation of mitigation actions in 
developing countries, and to use them to achi eve Japan 's emission reduction target. As of 
September  2020, Japan signed this partnership with 17 countries. Japan is promoting the 
formulation of JCM projects through various supporting schemes, and further accelerating the 
transfer of decarbonizing and low carbon technologies.  
2.3  Other Initiatives relating to Climate Change  
3.  In addition to the aforementioned JCM, Japan promotes technology transfer relating to climate 
change through active participation in multilateral initiatives under the UN Framework Convention 
on Climate Change (UNFCCC), such as the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) and Climate 
Technology Cent er and Network (CTCN). Furthermore, in the COP2 4, Japan announced "Japan 's 
Assistance Initiatives to Address Climate Change 201 8" on 7 December  2018, which aims to 
accelerate climate change measures and sustainable development in developing countries. In 
June 2019, Japan decided "Long-term Strategy under the Paris" which proclaim s a "decarbonized 
society " as the ultimate goal and aims  to accomplish it ambitiously as early as possible in the second 
half of this century. The strategy includes "Business -led Promotion of International Application,  and 
International Cooperation" as one of pillars, and u nder this pillar, Japan will promote i nternational 
application of decarboniz ing technologies together with policy/institutional support  and international 
rule-making, strengthen development and investment of infrastructure that contributes to reduction 
of CO2 emission s and build basis  for deca rbonized society on global scale . As a part of 
implementation of the strategy, at an ASEAN+3 Ministers on Energy Meeting in September 2019, 
Japan proposed inauguration of Cleaner Energy Future Initiative for ASEAN (CEFIA), under the 
framework of the ASEAN+ 3, to be conducted from the viewpoint of developing an environment in 
which businesses are able to execute leadership in disseminating low -carbon technologies in 
respective countries in the ASEAN region and across ASEAN Member States. Participating ministe rs 
welcomed the initiative.  
3  ACTIVITIES IN THE PHARMACEUTICAL SECTOR  
1.  Since providing good quality medicines forms the foundation of healthcare, it has become a n 
important task to establish a system that can consistently ensure the availability of quality, s afe and 
efficacious medicines  in developing countries.  
2.  Furthermore, the spread of Substandard and Falsified (SF) Medical Products  is a significant public 
health problem , as it not only threatens the health of individual users but also leads to waste of 
public resources and/or to the risk of spawning drug-resistant strains of bacteria. As such, 
strengthening measures to combat the distribution of SF Medical Products is also of great 
importance.  
3.  From these perspectives, the Government of Japan, through JICA and Japan International 
Corporation of Welfare Services (JICWELS), conducts training programmes in order to develop and 
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  4.  In FY201 9, these programmes in the pha rmaceutical sector had 11participants from 11 countries 
such as Afghanistan and Uganda .(see Table 7 attached in the Annex)  
5.  Additionally, the Government of Japan in cooperation with the Japanese Pharmaceutical 
Manufacturers Association (JPMA) contributes to  improvement of pharmaceutical regulations 
through participation in international conferences , and endeavours to disseminate the outcomes to 
developing countries in the Asian region.  
4  ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS  
1.  In FY 2019, the fo llowing ten group training courses for government officials were held  by the 
Japan Patent Office (JPO), in cooperation with the Asia Pacific Industrial Property Cent er (APIC) of 
the Japan Institute for Promoting Invention and Innovation (JIPII) : 39 partici pants from LDCs  in 
total were welcomed  for training  (see Table 8  attached in the Annex ). 
2.  In FY2019, the JPO also held five group training course s for the private sector, and 21 participant s 
from LDCs  were welcomed  for training  (see Table 9  attached in the Annex ). 
3.  In addition, the Government of Japan  has been providing voluntary contributions to WIPO which 
is a UN organization responsible for the protection of intellectual property throughout the world and 
the administration of various multi lateral treaties, such as the creation  of IPR rules, etc. The "WIPO 
Funds -in-Trust/Japan " (FIT/JP)  was established with these voluntary funds and is used to support 
WIPO members in the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). In add ition, 
in FY2008, the FIT/JP  for Africa and LDCs was founded in order to promote self -sustained economic 
development utilizing IP in the region. Furthermore, in this fiscal year that started in April 2019, 
Japan has renewed FIT/JP  as the Global Funds, whic h are used without limiting areas of support.  
Through these voluntary funds, various projects are implemented every year such as accepting 
trainees and IPR research fellows, holding symposiums, sending JPO officials, and supporting the 
automation and moder nization of IP offices. In FY201 9, as many as eight programmes were 
organized with the WIPO Funds -in-Trust/Japan (FIT Japan), which had more than 448 participants  
including those from LDCs (see Table 10  attached in the Annex ). 
4.  Moreover, JICA provides vario us IP training programmes by inviting government officials from 
various countries to Japan. Under such programmes, participants are expected to acquire general 
and basic knowledge through lectures, discussion , site observation etc. and to share the knowled ge 
among participants from various countries.  Courses on Intellectual Property Rights  have been held 
since 2000. The courses had many participants from LDCs including Myanmar, Cambodia, The 
Gambia, Uganda and Tanzania.  
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Table 1: JICA 's technical cooperation for LDCs  
 Period  Target  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2017-2022 
 Lao PDR  Participatory Agriculture 
Development in 
Savannakhet Province  Savannakhet Province's Socio -Economic Development Plan provides the strategy for 
development in the field of agriculture, seeking;1) stability in food production and nutrition;2) 
improvement of agricultural commodity pro duction in terms of quality and quantity as well as 
in clean agriculture;3) sustainable forest resource management; and, 4) rural development 
and poverty eradication.  
The project is being implemented to support these strategies, seeking to increase farm 
incomes and foster further progress in the social and economic development of Savannakhet 
Province.  
The project is shortened as Savan PAD (Project for Participatory Agriculture Development in 
Savannakhet Province) which "PAD" is an approach to help increase farm income by 
encouraging farmers' initiatives in activities such as irrigation, production and sales, with the 
participation of multiple stakeholders.  
Primarily, the approach focuses on the following points:  
- Farmers' self -consideration in improving fa rming activities  
- Farmer's active participation in farmers' groups' decision making  
- Government's financial & technical support for farmers' groups' hard -to-solve issues.  
https://www.jica.go.jp/project/laos/021/materials/ku57pq00002tc0ke -
att/pamphlet_eng.pdf  JICA 
2 2017-2022 Solomon 
Islands  The Project on Capacity 
Development for 
Sustainable Forest 
Resource Management in 
Solomon Islands  This project is to enhance capacity of the Ministry of Forestry and Research (MOFR) to 
implement Sustainable Forest Resource Management. The project aims at enhancing capacity 
of MOF R to develop policies to promote Sustainable Forest Resource Management, to 
coordinate and collaborate with other relevant stakeholders, and to implement community -
based pilot activities.URL: https://www.jica.go.jp/project/solomon/003/index.html  
 JICA 
3 2017 – 2021 Rwanda  The ICT Innovation  Ecosy
stem Strengthening  Proje
ct ICT Innovation Ecosystem in Rwanda is systematically enhanced to supplement the realization 
of SRMP, ICT Sector Strategic Plan (SSP) and National Strategy for Transformation (NST -1) JICA 
4 2016-2021 Cambodia  Project for Improving 
Continuum of Care with 
focus on Intrapartum and 
Neonatal Care  The Overall Goal  
Reduce the neonatal mortality at target provinces  
Project Purpose  
Continuum of Care with focus on intrapartum and neonatal care is strengthened at target 
provinces.  
Output  
1. Training and supervision on intrapartum and Immediate New -born Care for Maternal, 
new-born and Child Health (MNCH) staff is strengthen ed. 
2. Management of sick new -borns and preterm/low birth weight infants is improved.  
3. Follow -up for neonates (especially those showing danger signs) is strengthened.  JICA 
 
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4. Health systems, which are essential to improve Continuum of Care for better MNCH 
services, ar e strengthened.  
5. Findings, lessons learned and evidence for MNCH services focused on intrapartum and 
new-born care are reflected on national policies/strategies/guidelines  
 
https://www.jica.go.jp/project/english/cambodia/021/index.html  
5 2019 -2022 Myanmar  Intellectual Property 
Administration  This cooperation supports Government of Myanmar to make regulations and guidelines based 
on IP -related four laws (Patent Law, Industrial Design Law, Trademark Law, and Copyright 
Law), that were passed in 2019.  JICA 
6 2013-2018/ 
2018-2023 Myanmar  Capacity Development of 
Legal, Judicial and 
Relevant Sectors in 
Myanmar  / Capacity 
Development of Legal, 
Judicial and Relevant 
Sectors in Myanmar 
(Phase 2)  This project is to  improve institutional and human resource capacity of Myanmar legal, judicial 
and relevant authorities to develop and implemen t laws in response to the needs of the times.  JICA 
7 2020-2023 Myanmar  Project  of Capacity  Develo
pment  for National  Single  
Window  and Customs  Mod
ernization  by Introducing  
Automated  Cargo  Clearan
ce System  Phase  2 This project aims to establish necessary environment for fulfilling missions of customs in 
MACCS/MCIS service areas . 
1. to shorten examination period (from declaration to examination completion) by 
MACCS/MCIS, compared to the time at the beginning of the project  
2. to make Customs clearance processes by MACCS more convenient for users to improve 
taxation processes  JICA 
8 2019-2022 Myanmar  Project for Enhancing 
Capacity of Weather 
Observation and 
Forecasting in Myanmar  This project is to develop capacity to deliver reliable weather information to the public and 
disaster risk reduction organizations.  
1. Reliable observation data are collected from equipment such as weather radars and surface 
observation systems.  
2. Capacity on weather observation radar data analysis is improved.  
3. Quantitative weather forecast is developed.  
4. User -friendly weather information is  delivered.  
 JICA 
9 2019-2021 
 Bangladesh  The Project for 
Establishment of National 
Spatial Data 
Infrastructure (NSDI) for 
Bangladesh  1. Concept and merit of NSDI are understood by related organizations.  
2. Institutional Framework for the NSDI development and utilization is strengthened.  
3. NSDI common rules are established based on Geographic Information Standards.  
4. NSDI platform is formulated and utilized.  
  JICA 
10 2016-2021 Bangladesh  The Project for Capacity 
Building of Nursing 
Services  The Project aims to improve the quality of nursing education for bachelor degree.  
For attaining the Project purpose, the Project set the following outputs:  
1. Administrative functions that are relevant for BSc in Nursing are strengthened.  
2. Educa tional environment of BSc in Nursing in the targeted college(s) is improved.  
3. Environment of nursing clinical practice/ practicum is improved.  JICA  
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11 2017-2021 Bangladesh  Project for Strengthening of 
Solid Waste Management in 
Dhaka North City, Dhaka 
South City and Chittagong 
City 1. New Master Plan targeting the year of 2032 is formulated separately for North Dhaka City and 
South Dhaka City.  
2. Ward Based Approach activities are improved and expanded in North Dhaka City and South Dhaka 
City. 
3. Waste collection and transport plan is developed, and an appropriate waste collection and transport 
system is implemented in Chittagong City.  
4. Sustainable workshop management systems are established in North Dhaka, South Dhaka and 
Chittagong City.  
5. Inf ormation exchange meeting on SWM with city corporations and small local governments in 
Dhaka metropolitan area is held by Local Government Division of Ministry of Local Government, Rural 
Development and Cooperatives.  
6. Public relation activities for solid  waste management is promoted in North Dhaka City and South 
Dhaka City.  
7. Lifetime of the existing landfill sites is prolonged and new landfill area is secured by North Dhaka 
and South Dhaka City.  JICA 
12 2019-2023 Zambia  The Bridge Maintenance 
Capacity Building Project in 
Zambia, Phase II  1. Capability of engineers at RDA HQs and Regional Offices is enhanced on bridge routine 
maintenance management.  
2. Capability of engineers at RDA HQs and Regional Offices is enhanced on bridge repa ir. 
3. Capability of engineers at RDA HQs and Regional Offices is enhanced on bridge inspection.  
4. The sustainable system of the human resource development for bridge engineers of RDA and 
related organization is built at the university of Zambia  JICA 
13 2016 -2020 Mozambique  Project for Enhancing 
Capacity of Investment 
Promotion and Facilitation in 
the Republic of Mozambique  The Overall Goals  
National and foreign direct investment is increased.  
Project Purpose  
Agency for Promotion of Investment and Export s (APIEX)'s capacity for investment promotion and 
facilitation is enhanced.  
Outputs  
1. APIEX's investment promotion activities are improved  
2.Operations for investment approval, business licensing support and investment monitoring become 
smooth and effecti ve. 
3. National Strategy for Investment Promotion (PEPIP) implementation is advanced through 
facilitation by APIEX.  
https://www.jica.go.jp/project/english/mozambique/0 10/outline/index.html  JICA 
14 2018-2023 Democratic 
Republic of the 
Congo  Project on Human Resources 
Development in Health Phase 
3 The Project aims to promote equitable distribution of the health professionals (nurses and midwives) with 
necessary competences.  
To realize it's purpose, the Project set the following outputs:  
1. Implementable national plan on human resource for health of the pilot province are developed.  
2. The provincial HRH distribution plan is developed and its implementation for nu rses and midwives is 
prioritized in the pilot province.  
3. The educational capacity for nurse and midwife courses of target schools is strengthened in the pilot 
province.  
4. Opportunities of continuing professional education for human resources for health are equitably distributed 
in the view of local health needs, workplace locations and expertise in the pilot province.  JICA  
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- 8 - Table 2: JICA 's SATREPS projects for LDCs  
 Period  Target  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2016-2021 Bangladesh  The Project for Technical 
development to upg rade 
structural integrity of 
buildings in densely 
populated urban areas and 
its strategic 
implementation towards 
resilient cities in 
Bangladesh  To improve Dhaka's earthquake resilience, the project aims to develop seismic evalua tion 
and retrofit techniques suitable for buildings in Bangladesh, and jointly develop urban 
planning upgrading scenarios for efficiently deploying them on a societal level.  JICA, JST  
2 2016-2021 Cambodia  The Project on 
Establishment of 
Environmental 
Conservation Platform of 
Tonle Sap Lake  This Project investigating Tonle Sap Lake and its surrounding area to develop a 
hydraulic/water quality model for the lake and propose environmental conservation plans 
focusing on health and ecological risks.  JICA, JST  
3 2016-2021 Cambodia 
(Thailand  
Viet Nam ) The Project for 
Development and 
Dissemination of 
Sustainable Production 
System Based on Invasive 
Pest Management of 
Cassava in Viet Nam , 
Cambodia, and Thailand  This project  aims to develop pest management technologies for use in Viet Nam , Camb odia, 
and Thailand, including crop disease diagnosis kits and biological control for insect pests, as 
well as systems for ensuring the production and cultivation of healthy seedlings.  JICA, JST  
4 2016-2021 Nepal  The Project for Integrated 
Research on Great 
Earthquakes and Disaster 
Mitigation in Nepal 
Himalaya  Focusing on a future great earthquake expected in Nepal Himalayas, and the highly 
populated and vulnerable Kathmandu Valley, thi s project aims to provide scientifically 
advanced seismic hazard information and build fundamentals to mitigate earthquake 
disaster based on this information, by conducting researches on earthquake potential 
evaluation, ground motion prediction, seismic ha zard assessment, earthquake observation 
system, and education and policies.  JICA, JST  
5 2016-2021 Zambia  The Project for 
Visualization of impact of 
chronic/latend chemical 
hazard and Geo -Ecological 
Remediation  in Zambia  This project aims to elucidate the contamination mechanisms and risks posed to the 
ecosystem and humans. Then, by visualizing the economic lo sses involved, the project also 
aims to link this to the development of contamination prevention measures and 
environmental remediation technologies.  JICA, JST  
6 2017-2022 Sudan  The Project for Developing 
Counter Measures Against 
Striga to Conquer Poverty 
and Improve Food Security  This project aims to elucidate striga's germination mechanism to develop a management 
strategy for use in Sudan where people are suffering from the devastating damage caused 
by striga.  JICA, JST   
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7 2017-2022 Madagascar  The Project for 
Breakthrough in Nutr ient 
Use Efficiency for Rice by 
Genetic Improvement and 
Fertility Sensing 
Techniques in Africa  The project aims to develop rice production techniques to realize high yield even under low 
fertility conditions by combining fertilizer application techniques s uited to the soil nutrient 
characteristics of the field and new breeding lines with high nutrient use efficiency.  JICA, JST  
8 2018-2023 Myanmar  The Project for ASEAN 
Network System for Rice 
Genomic Breeding  The goals of this study is to: 1) strengthen the rice breeding system suitable for the natural 
and socio -economic environment of Myanmar; and: 2) develop promising lines by 
introducing genes for useful traits (i.e. high yield, disease and insect resistance, 
environmental stress -tolerance, early maturity, etc.) into locally -adapted rice varieties.  JICA, JST  
9 2019-2024 Ethiopia  The Project for 
Development and 
Operation Model of Plant -
derived Soil Additives for 
Road D isaster Reduction 
on Problematic Soil  The project aims to establish a road improvement model using plant -derived soil stabilizing 
additives to problematic soil.  JICA, JST  
10 2019-2024 Zambia/ Dem
ocratic 
Republic of 
the Congo  The Project for 
Epidemiology of zoonotic 
virus infections in Africa  The project aims to reinforce the functions of epidemiological studies on zoonotic virus 
infections in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia.  JICA, AMED  
11 2019-2024 Djibouti  The Project for Advanced 
and Sustainable Methods 
on Water Uti lization 
Associated with Greening 
Potential Evaluation  The project aims to develop and share the method of creating the wide area distribution 
map of water resource potential  and greening potenti al for the sustainable agriculture and 
the land use.  JICA, JST  
12 2019-2024 Sudan  The Project for 
Development of Climate 
Change Resilient 
Innovative Technologies 
for Sustainable Wheat 
Production in the Dry and 
Heat Prone Agro -ecologies 
of Sudan and Sub -Saharan 
Africa  The project aims to  develop new varieties of wheat resilient against dry and heat weat hers 
to contribute for the increase in wheat production in Sudan and Sub -Saharan African 
countries.  JICA, JST   
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13 2019-2024 Tanzania  The Project for 
Development and 
Dissemination of 
Innovative Oil -Extracting 
Technology  from Crop 
Process Residue for Rural 
Electrification and Value 
Addition of By -products  The project aims to develop innovative oil extraction technology from crop process residue 
and to apply the technology in micro -grid power generation. By-products is also produced 
for the local market.  JICA, JST 
 
14 2020-2025 Malawi  The Project for 
Establishment of a 
Sustainable Community 
Development Model based 
on Integrated Natural 
Resource Management 
Systems in Lake Malawi 
National Park  The project aims to contribute disseminating sustainable community development model, 
with enhancing environmental conservation, improving the quality of life and livelihood for 
people in the project area (Chembe village located in Lake Malawi National Park, M alawi).  
The activities of the project are as follows:  
1. Practicing sustainable management for each resource of fisheries, agriculture, forestry, 
tourism in the nature conservation areas;  
2.) Operating the integrated monitoring mechanism for the quality o f life of people and the 
public welfare:  
3. Establishing and operating sustainable community development models based on the 
integrated natural resource systems.  JICA, JST 
Table 3: SDGs Business Verification Survey with Private Sector   
 Period  Target  Project  Detail  Organizer  
1 2017-2020 Zambia  Anti-Infection Paint  The survey target is to prevent malaria by applying anti -mosquito paint to living spaces 
with a functional paint that repels mosquitoes developed by Kansai Paint. The aim is to 
improve the livelihood and health of people in infected areas and promote social 
contribution activ ities and economic activities in the local area.  JICA 
2 2018-2020 Myanmar  Construction Soil 
Improving Method (Twister 
Method)  The survey targets is to improve the soil quality and ensure road strength by introducing 
"TWISTER Method" to Ministry of Construction of Myanmar, a soil improvement method 
which can crush all kinds of soil and sand and uniformly process high -moisture -content and 
cohesive soil, and by demonstrating the advantage of the method through pilot 
construction.  JICA 
3 2019-2020 Myanmar  Training System of Power 
Distribution for Yangon 
Electricity Supply 
Corporation in Myanmar  The survey target is to avoid accidents at distribution system and to supply stable power 
across the whole of Myanmar by introducing Japanese construction  know -how and training 
system of distribution technique with Japanese tools and materials  and by establishing the 
sustainable training system in Myanmar.  JICA 
4 2019-2020 Nepal  Environment -friendly 
Slope Restoration with Soil 
Algae  The survey target is to  disseminate and deepen the concept and technologies of BSC 
method to the implementing organizations and donor organizations, through the 
combination of site visits to the demonstration sites along Sindhuli Road and technical 
workshops.  JICA  
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 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2019 Cambodia, 
Lao PDR and 
Myanmar  Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of design 
and construction of housing  Private companies in Cambodia Lao PDR and Myanmar   AOTS  
2 2019 Myanmar 
and Nepal  Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of software 
and information system 
development  Private  companies in Myanmar and Nepal  AOTS  
3 2019 Myanmar  Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of design 
and manufacturing of 
medical equipment  Private companies in Myanmar  AOTS  
4 2019 Cambodia  Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of 
manufacturing and 
inspection  of automotive 
parts Private companies in Cambodia  AOTS  
5 
 2019 Lao People's 
Democratic 
Republic 
(PDR) Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of production 
engineering and inspection 
of sports equipment  Private companies in Lao PDR  AOTS  
6 2019 Myanmar  Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of design 
and operational 
management of 
infrastructure facilities  Private companies in Myanmar  AOTS  
7 2019 Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, 
Lao PDR and 
Myanmar  Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of production 
control and engineering in 
the textile industry  Private companies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar  AOTS  
8 2019 Cambodia  Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of design 
and manufacturing of 
casting  Private companies in Cambodia  AOTS  
9 2019 Cambodia  Training on knowledge and 
technical skills of 
manufacturing of furniture  Private companies in Cambodia  AOTS   
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- 12 - Table 5: AOTS 's management training programmes for LDCs   
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2019 Bangladesh, 
Cambodia, 
Myanmar , 
Nepal Sudan 
and 
Tanzania  The Program me on 
Corporate Management  
Enhance ment of  
participants' capabilities of 
corporate management, 
with utilizing manage rial 
functions, pursuing to 
upgrade corporate 
management of their 
companies as executives.  Private companies in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Myanmar, Nepal, Sudan and Tanzania  AOTS  
2 2019 Bangladesh, 
Myanmar, 
Nepal and 
Sudan  The Program me for Quality 
Management  
Enhancement of ability to 
promote quality 
management  Private companies in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
3 2019 Bangladesh 
and 
Tanzania  The Program me on Design 
Management to enable 
participants to strategically 
utilize  design as a 
management resource by 
improving their capabilities 
of design management  Private companies in Bangladesh and Tanzania  AOTS  
4 2019 Bangladesh, 
Nepal and 
Sudan  Program me for Quality 
Problem Solving  
Strengthen and improve 
problem -solving abilities  Private companies in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
5 2019 Bangladesh, 
Nepal and 
Sudan  The Program me on 
Production Management  Private companies in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
6 2019 Bangladesh, 
Nepal and 
Sudan  The Program me on 
Information and 
Communication Technology 
in Emerging Market 
Economies  Private companies in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
7 2019 Bangladesh, 
Myanmar,  
Nepal and 
Sudan  The Training Course on 
Solving Human and 
Organizational Problems  Private companies in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS   
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- 13 -  Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
8 2019 Bangladesh, 
Myanmar, 
Nepal and 
Sudan  The Program me on Eco 
Business Innovation  Private companies in Bangladesh, Myanmar, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
9 2019 Bangladesh, 
Nepal and 
Sudan  The Program me on Project  
Management  Private companies in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sudan  AOTS  
Table 6: AOTS 's technical guidance to LDCs  
 Date  Location  Activity  Participants  Organizer  
1 2019 Cambodia  Technical guidance on the 
improvement of hygiene 
management in the food 
industry  Private  companies in Cambodia  AOTS  
2 2019 Ethiopia  Technical guidance on the 
improvement of sewing 
techniques  of leather 
product  and quality control 
in the Textile industry  Private companies in Ethiopia  AOTS  
3 2019 Myanmar  Technical guidance on the 
improvement of skills on 
software and information 
system development  Private companies in Myanmar  AOTS  
4 2019 Cambodia  Technical guidance on new 
product development in the 
textile industry  Private companies in Cambodia  AOTS   
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- 14 - Table 7: Training programmes in the pharmaceutical sector  
 Date Location  Activity  Participants (LDCs in bold)  Organizer  
1 
 
 Jun 2017 Japan  Training Programme for Good 
Governance of Medicines for 
Pharmaceutical Regulatory 
Authorities to develop human 
resources in the planning and 
implementation of 
pharmaceutical administration 
in the respective countries 
referring to Japan's system 
and experiences and 
information from attending 
countries  16 participants from 11 countries ( Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar , Mongolia, Sri Lanka, 
Brazil, Afghanistan , Malawi , Zambia  and Republic of Moldova ) JICA and 
JICWELS  
2 
 
 July 2018  Japan  Training Programme for Good 
Governance of Medicines for 
Pharmaceutical Regulatory 
Authorities to develop human 
resources in the planning and 
implementation of 
pharmaceutical administration 
in the respective countries 
referring to Japan's system 
and experiences and 
information fr om attending 
countries  15 participants from 13 countries ( Azerbaijan, Brazil, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Myanmar , 
Samoa, Thailand, Uganda , Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Zambia and Lao PDR ) JICA and 
JICWELS  
3 July 2019  Japan  Training Programme for Good 
Governance of Medicines for 
Pharmaceutical Regulatory 
Authorities to develop human 
resources in the planning and 
implementation of 
pharmaceutical administration 
in the respective countries 
referring to Japan's system 
and experiences and 
information from attending 
countries  11 participants from 11 countries ( Afghanistan , Azerbaijan, Georgia, Indonesia, Iraq, Lao 
PDR, Liberia , Myanmar , Thailand, Timor -Leste  and Uganda ) JICA and 
JICWELS   
  IP/C/R/TTI/JPN/1  
 
- 15 - Table 8: JPO 's training courses for government officials  
 Date Location  Activity  Participants （LDCs in bold ） Organizer  
1 June 2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Trademark Examination 
under the Madrid System   14 participants from Myanmar , Brazil, Chile, Peru, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh,  
Nepal  and ARIPO    JPO 
2 July 2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
IP Asset Management for 
African Countries   13 participants from  Uganda,  Cameroon , Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Namibia and  
Rwanda   JPO 
3 August 2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Promoting Public Awareness 
of IP  20 participants from India, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Cambodia , Lao 
PDR, Myanmar,  Brazil, Mexico, Cameroon, Senegal and Burkina Faso  JPO 
4 September  
2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Substantive Examination of 
Designs   17 participants from India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Lao 
PDR, Myanmar , Brazil, Chile, Peru, Egypt, and OAPI  JPO 
5 September  
2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Patent Examination 
Managem ent  18 participants from India, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Brazil, 
Argentina, Turkey and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  JPO 
6 November  
2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Information Technology   18 participants from India, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Cambodia,  Lao PDR, Myanmar,  Brazil, Chile, Peru, Mexico, Pakistan, GCC and Egypt  JPO 
7 November  
2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Substantive Examination of 
Trademarks   18 participants from India, Malaysia, Viet Nam , Cambodia , Myanmar,  Brazil, Chile, 
Peru, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, OAPI and Egypt  JPO 
8 December  
2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
General Management of IP 
Office   24 participants from Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, t he Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Brunei  Darussalam , Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar,  Uruguay, Ecuador, Plurinational 
State of  Bolivi a, Parag uay,  
Kazakhstan,  Uzbekistan, Nepal, Bhutan, GCC, ARIPO and Zimbabwe  JPO 
9 February  
2020 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Trial and Appeal System for 
ASEAN   13 participants from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia  , Viet Nam , Cambodia, Lao PDR and 
Myanmar  JPO 
10 February  
2020 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Anti-Counterfeiting 
Measures for Practitioners   23 participants from In dia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippi nes, Viet Nam , Cambodia, Lao 
PDR, Myanmar,  Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Peru and Egypt  JPO 
 
   
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- 16 - Table 9: JPO's training courses for private sectors  
 Date Location  Activity  Participants （LDCs in bold ） Organizer  
1 June 2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for 
IP Trainers  22 participants from India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , Cambodia, Lao 
PDR, Myanmar , Brazil, Argentina and Mexico  JPO 
2 August 2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course on 
Academia -Industry 
Collaboration and 
Technology Transfer  24 participants from India, Thailand, Malaysia, Brunei  Darussalam , the Philippines,  Viet 
Nam, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar , Brazil and Mexico   JPO 
3 November  
2019 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for 
IP Protection Lawyers  22 participants from India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar , Brazil,  Argentina and Mexico  JPO 
4 February  2020 Japan  JPO/IPR Training Course for 
Practitioners Specializing in 
Trademarks  23 participants from India, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia,  the Philippines, Viet Nam , 
Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar,  Brazil and Argentina  JPO 
Table 10: Programmes  
 Date Location  Title Participants (LDCs in bold)  Organizer  
1 January 2019 
 Tokyo   
 Case Study Workshop on Support for Intellectual 
Property Management in SMEs (IP Advantage)  12 participants from Cambodia , Lao PDR , Malaysia, 
the Philippines, Viet Nam and Thailand   WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
2 February 2020  Malaysia  Sub-regional Meeting of Intellectual Property Office 
Officials Responsible for the Madrid System  
 20 participants from  Afghanistan , Bangladesh , 
Bhutan , Brunei Darussalam (2), Cambodia , 
Indonesia, Lao PDR , Malaysia (2), Mongolia, 
Myanmar , Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Singapore, Sri 
Lanka, Thailand and Viet Nam.  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
3 February 2020  Tokyo  Regional Meeting for Supporting Start -Ups in Africa  19 participants from Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia , 
Kenya, Morocco, Nigeria, South Africa, Tunisia, ARIPO, 
OAPI, Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, Ethiopia , Kenya, Nigeria 
and Tunisia  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
4 March 2019 Indonesia  Sub-regional Meeting of IP Office Officials 
Responsible for Operating and/or Acceding to the 
Madrid System  17 participants from Afghanistan , Bhutan , Brunei 
Darussalam , Cambodia , India, Indonesia, Lao PDR , 
the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam, 
Malaysia,  Myanmar , Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Sri 
Lanka and Samoa  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
5 August 2019  
 
 Tokyo  
 Sub-Regional Case Study Workshop on Improving 
Competitiveness of SMEs through the Effective Use 
of the IP System  16 participants from Cambodia , Indonesia, Lao PDR , 
Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines, Singapore, 
Thailand and Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan）  
  IP/C/R/TTI/JPN/1  
 
- 17 -  Date Location  Title Participants (LDCs in bold)  Organizer  
6 September 2019  Botswana  Regional Seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty 
(PCT) for Selected African Countries  45 participants from The Gambia , Ghana, Kenya, 
Lesotho , Malawi , Mozambique , Rwanda , South 
Africa, Tanzania  (two participants, one from Zanzibar), 
and Zimbabwe and one Non -PCT state, Mauritius.  WIPO  
（FIT Japan ） 
7 November  2019 Zimbabwe   WIPO/ARIPO/OAPI (WAO) Conference on 
Intellectual Property,  
Innovation and Value Addition for Business 
Competitiveness and Sustainable Development in 
Africa   
 About 300  participants from Angola , Benin , Botswana, 
Burkina Faso , Cameroon, Central African Republic , 
Comoros , Congo , Côte d'Ivoire, Djibouti , Equatorial 
Guinea, Ethiopia , Gabon, The Gambia , Ghana, 
Guinea , Guinea Bissau , Kenya, Liberia , Malawi , 
Mali, Mauritania , Mauritius, Mozambique , Namibia, 
Niger , Rwanda , Senegal , South Africa, Tanzania , 
Chad , Togo , Uganda , Zambia  and Zimbabwe   WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
8 December 2019  Tokyo  Master Class on Enforcement of Intellectual 
Property Rights in Tokyo  19 participants from Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia , 
Indonesia, Lao PDR , Malaysia, Myanmar , the 
Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Viet Nam  WIPO  
（FIT 
Japan） 
 
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