NEWS
Kitakyushu
International
Techno-cooperative
Association

No.1
2005
OctoberContents
2 President's Greetings
3 KITA aiming at
4 Activities of KITA
5 Recent activities in competent fields of KITA
7 List of KITA training courses in 2005
8 Close-up of two training courses
9 Among many supportive enterprises
10 Former participants of training courses now
12 International friendship promotion
13 The 25-year History of KITA
14 Number of overseas participants received by KITA
15 Organization of KITA
16 Maps and Address of KITA

KITA is located in International Village Center in Kitakyushu city

President's Greetingsfrom the Nation with "Mottainai" Spirit

The Japanese are said to be a people fond ofcleanliness and also are thought to do skillful and polite
work. Our nation has commonly mind of "mottainai"(Don't be wasteful!). It has long been considered avirtue for us to concern ourselves foremost withreusing and recycling things in order to reduce waste
as much as possible. Due to scant natural resources,
Cleaner Production (CP; definition of which has been
advocated by UNEP) has been also considered as the
key for sustainable development in the various
industrial sectors in Japan.
Naturally, the enterprises here in Kitakyushu havebeen making long-term efforts to achieve successful
results. Over the past century, we have accumulated
valuable knowledge and experience from suchendeavors in Kitakyushu. This expertise is particularly
apparent in KITA, an NGO whose main focus istechnological cooperation.
Since KITA received 10 JICA participants for the firsttime in 1980, almost 4,000 persons from 118 nations

have participated in industrial technology andenvironmental technology training. They have acquireda variety of useful skills that we are able to offer here in
Kitakyushu, and these participants are currently
playing active roles in their home countries developing
industry.
The world is now confronted with an unstable peace
and the peoples of this planet are in a state of great
anxiety. I believe that what humanity needs most is alasting concern for our neighbors based on good will
and respect. We sincerely wish to make aninternational contribution through technologicalcooperation to humanity around the globe.
KITA celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. As away of celebrating, we are planning to publish an
English version of our newsletter to introduce our
projects to readers around the world and hopefully
promote a deeper understanding of our organization.
Those of us at KITA are eagerly look forward to getting
to know you.

Dr. Takuo Kohno
President of KITA

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KITA aiming at
Harmony between industrial development and environmental conservationfor "Sustainable Development"
Promote international technical cooperation and human development by training● Transfer appropriate technologies fitted for the needs of partner country● Support to introduce technology of "Cleaner Production"(CP)●ECONOMICGROWTHFIRST POLICYHARMONYENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATIONandINDUSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENTSUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT

Polluted Sea & Air,
Kitakyushu City in the 1960 s

Kitakyushu City now

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Activities of KITA
Promoting technical cooperation and effective training by utilizing
Accumulated industrial & environmental technologies over 100 years in Kitakyushu
Network of many industrial corporations, academies and governmental organizations● Abundant human resources with wealth of experiences belonging to KITA●●TRAINING IN KITAKYUSHURESEARCH & DISSEMINATIONOF TECHNICAL INFORMATION●Development & effective implemen-●Research & dissemination of infor-

tation of group and individual
training●Development & implementation oftraining curriculums and programs●Building-up of personal network with
ex-participants

DISPATCH OF EXPERTS●Dispatch of experts●Consolidation

CONSULTING●Identification,of stand-by experts

system●Establishment of effective system todeploy experts
experiences

mation on sustainable developmentof industrial, environmental problems, etc. in theoverseas specific region●Identification

withoverseas

formulation and preliminary and full-scale surveys of
projects.
●Recruitment, registry & ensuring
faculty of experts

EXCHANGE OF TECHNOLOGY

INTERNATIONALFRIENDSHIP PROMOTION●Building-up●Planningof information network
among overseas cities●Network building-up with relatedorganizations in Japan and abroad●Holding of symposiums, seminars,
exhibitions, etc.

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of international friendshipexchange programs●Implementation of home visits, etc.

Recent activities in competent fields of KITA
1.Support for the Introduction of"Cleaner Production"（CP）Technology
1.1 Nurturing of medium and small（m&s）enterprises
It is indispensable for the development of industry to
promote m&s enterprises. KITA, since its inception, hasembarked upon this very crucial objective byimplementing human resource education（training projects）
and consulting projects, including experts dispatches,
centering on CP. The main projects are as follows:● Implementation of training courses for m&s enterprisepromotion in Ghana and Argentina（Entrusted by JICA）
The training for Ghana, targeting the relevant
government agencies that implement "local industry
activation plans", focused on the efforts of theJapanese government, such as the activation of local
m&s enterprises, domestic m&s enterprise promotion
policy and support for local industry development
promotion.
● For Korea and China, engineers in medium andsmall enterprises were trained and Japanese experts
directly dispatched to provide technical guidance on
site.
These training programs offered have received highacclaim from the participants, overseas enterprises,and government agencies. In particular, the m&s
enterprise engineer training （seminar） in Korea
entrusted by Japan-Korea Industrial Technology Cooperation Foundation（JKF） marked its 12th year.
It offers four different training courses which
concern improvement of◇ Technologies for metal processing and quality
improvement◇ Technologies to improve productivity forengineers of factory◇ Basic management course for managers of
m&s enterprise◇ Technologies for efficient utilization of plant
equipment.
（management,productivity,quality and plant utilization.）
1.2 Support for energy/resource conservation
by enterprises
KITA offers support for enterprises that wish toachieve productivity improvement and meetenvironmental measures including resource/energy
conservation concurrently. The main projects are as
follows:● Training projects including; ◇ cleaner production
technology promotion, ◇improvement of environment/
resource/energy management capability, ◇practicaltechnology for productivity improvement, ◇sustainableindustrial development, etc. are offered. （Entrusted by
JICA）● CP implementation support in Dalian, China◇ "Personnel development" training at KITA（Entrusted
by JICA）
KITA has been receiving participants from the
Dalian Environment Bureau for three years since
2002.
◇ Experts dispatches for personnel developmentfrom Japan（Entrusted by JICA）
In 2002, three Japanese experts conducted an
on-site investigation of the machine diagnosis
technology in the Dalian/Huaneng Dalian power
station, developed a CP plan and proposed
problem solutions.
◇ On-site investigation of CP model plants（Entrusted
by the Japan Environment Corporation and the City of
Kitakyushu）,such as "Dalian Cathode-Ray Tube
Plant", "Dalian Special Steel","Dalian Cement" and"Dalian Dye" was carried out and guidance offered.
● In "Korean medium enterprise engineer training",
practical actions for global warming prevention
measures taken by Japanese enterprises and various
implementation examples were introduced.（Entrusted
by the Korean Foundation for Quality）● Support for introducing CP in the Philippines was
conducted by participation in seminars offered in the
Cebu and Manila as well as in on-site survey of local
enterprises. （Supported by the Japan Bank forInternational Cooperation）

Preparatory meeting for "Seminar on CP" (the Philippines)

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2.Support for the Introduction ofEnvironmental Conservation Technologies
KITA's main action for supporting environmental
conservation, including personnel training, is as follows:
2.1 Training in petroleum management/maintenancetechnologies （water pollution prevention）for
engineers in the State of KUWAIT
In January 2005, 8 participants from government
agencies and private enterprises enrolled in thistraining course for two weeks. The training included
lectures on Kitakyushu's history of overcoming
environmental pollution, industrial wastewater treatment
technology, testing and inspection/monitoring
methods practical training concerning floatation tests
and activated carbon absorption tests etc. There
were also visits to Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. and Kyushu
Oil Co., Ltd. to observe actual wastewater treatment
facilities as well as a visit to Kitakyushu Eco-Town toobserve the pilot plant for the production of
biodegradable plastic.
The participants showed a strong determination to
make full use of their training in equipment for
wastewater treatment in oil refining plants,
inspection/monitoring of wastewater, so great successfor the program is anticipated.
2.2 Support for appropriate treatment andseparation/recycling of waste
With financial aid from the Japan Bank forInternational Cooperation （JBIC）, KITA conductedwaste surveys in Chongqing in China and Surabaya
in Indonesia in FY 2003. The waste survey inChongqing was the most comprehensive andincluded industrial waste. The survey for the city ofSurabaya focused on waste disposed of byhouseholds and in turn offered policymaking
suggestions for appropriate waste treatment. Further,
the city of Surabaya has been promoting theclassification of domestic waste based on theparticipation of local community members andimplementation of composting facilities since FY 2004
in order to reduce and recycle such waste generated
in households. As a result, we have succeeded indeveloping a new composting technology, suitable tothe climate and culture of Indonesia, through thecooperation of people in the community. In FY 2005,
we are planning to increase the number ofhouseholds participating to 1,000. The composting
technology developed in this particular cooperative

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activity is a technology that can be widely applied toregions with a climate similar to that of Indonesia, so
KITA hopes to introduce this technology to various
regions around the world in the future.
2.3 Action for improving the river environment
In Semarang, Indonesia, drainage from tofu factory
plants and households has gradually been worsening
river water pollution over the years. With thecooperation of the Japan International Cooperation
Agency （JICA）, during the period from October
2001 to March 2004, KITA constructed a pipeline
specifically for collecting drainage from tofu factory
plants and developed an energy-conserving andmaintenance-free drainage treatment facility incooperation with the University of Diponegoro, the
BINTARI Foundation and the government of
Semarang city. Furthermore, through environmental
protection education targeting local community
members including school age youth, KITA has also
helped heighten awareness that domestic waste
unlawfully discarded into the river is a serious causeof river pollution.
2.4 Promotion of environmental education
In addition to efforts made by governmental
agencies and private enterprises, solving regional
environmental problems requires the interest andunderstanding of local community members and theiractive involvement in environmental protection
activities. KITA has also been making an energetic
effort in this field. We are currently offering 8 different
training courses, as well as actively participating in
activities in overseas locals to educate citizens andenhance their awareness.

Petroleum engineers from Kuwait at KITA(Jan.2005)

List of KITA training courses in 2005
（Type : Group training; G, Area-focused training; A, Country-focused training; C）
Objective Category

Title of training course

Term and Country , TypeTechnologies toimproveproductivity
and quality◇CP in steel industry'05.12 - '06.3 , Indonesia , A◇CP in manufacturing plant process'06.2 - 5 , 5 countries , A◇Practical production management'05.11 - '06.3 , 10 countries , G◇Promotion of small and medium enterprises for Ghana'06.2 - 3 , Ghana , C◇Study on small and medium enterprises'05.7 - 8 , Argentina , C◇Technologies for metal forming and quality improvement'05.8 - 9 , Korea , C◇Technologies to improve productivity for'05.8 - 9 , Korea , C●●

CP technology

engineers of factory
●

●

●

●

Plant engineering and ◇Plant maintenance management
maintenance◇Plant maintenance engineering for CP
technology◇Improvement and manufacture of essential'06.1 - 5 , India , C'06.1 - 6 , 6 countries , G

machine parts for plant

CP technology

Environmental
conservation
technology'06.1 - 4 , 6 countries , G◇Computerized machine control'05.11 - '06.3 , 7 countries , G◇Automatic control（ basic course ）'05.7 - 8 , 9 countries , G◇Machine condition diagnosis technique'05.10 - '06.2 , Brazil , C◇Non-destructive inspection technique'06.2 - 6 , 6 countries , Group◇Technologies for efficient utilization of plant equipment'05.8 - 9 , Korea , C◇Environmental protection technology against air pollution'05.6, 9 countries, Group
cooperated with Korea◇Solid waste management'05.11 - 12 , Nepal , C◇Domestic wastewater treatment technique
Pollution prevention
method ◇Industrial wastewater treatment technique'05.8 - 11 , 10 countries , G'05.8 - 11 , 10 countries , G◇Industrial pollution control management for Algeria'06.3 - 4 , Algeria , C◇Industrial pollution control management'05.8 - 11 , 10 countries , G◇Industrial pollution control in east Europe'06.2 - 3 , 11 countries , A◇Air pollution source monitoring management'05.10 - 12 , 4 countries , A◇Occupational health management for sustainable'05.8 - 11 , 12 countries , G

development

●

●

●

●

Environmental
management◇Air and water pollution prevention for oil industry engineers'05.12 and '06.1 , Kuwait , C◇Development of management capability on environment,'05.10 - 12 , China , C

resources and energy for Chinese steel industry◇Energy management
Energy saving
management ◇Promotion of CP for Philippine
CP technology'06.3 - 5 , 8 countries , A'06.2 - 3 , Philippine , C◇Present status of recycling based society in Japan'05.7 - 8 , China , C◇Top management seminar on sustainable'05.8 - 9 , 10 countries , G

industrial development
Recyclingoriented society ◇Capacity development of environmental management◇Basic management course for managers of M&S enterprise'05.6 - 8 , Philippine , C'05.8 - 9 , Korea , C

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Close-up of two training courses
1 Production Management

2 Industrial Pollution Control Management● Improvement at a low cost is target
The objective is to train the participants to be able tomodify management and work methods to achieve a higher
level of productivity and quality in their home countries
without substantial spending costs.

●Overcoming environmental pollution is a social mission
The establishment of this course was triggered by thedetermination that the past experience which Kitakyushu,
had in overcoming serious environmental pollution could be
usefully applied to solve environmental pollution that is
anticipated in the course of industrial development indeveloping countries.
In particular, by targeting administrators and engineers
who are engaged in controlling industrial pollution, thiscourse encourages participants to understand thesignificance of effects brought about by industrial
pollution, learn the importance of tasks that self-governing
bodies and enterprises can implement for pollution control
management and comprehensively acquire know-how
concerning administrative measures and pollution control
management, thus aiming to improve the skills required
for management-level workers.

●Practical training at work with stimulating exercises
The course offers various exercises for the participants toengage in to stimulate their interest in the training course.
These exercises are designed so that the participants canimplement practical application of these exercises to solve
actual problems after returning to their home countries.
For example:◇ Participants engage in a 9-day exercise to create
improvement plans at an actual plant site provided withthe cooperation of private enterprise. At the meeting a
number of staff personnel, of the plant, will actively
participate in the discussions.
◇Quality Control is of great importance in an exercise inwhich the participants actually use the seven tools for
Quality Control activities.
◇ For learning activities in small group activities, newseven tools for Quality Control activities and ValueEngineering, the participants are placed into groups andactually engage in problem solving.
● Interactive discussion of interesting experienceswith lecturers has gained great popularity
There are many opportunities during the plant visit for theparticipants to observe specific cases related to such areas
as worker training, suggestions for improvement andmanagement policy communication.
The lecturers also make an effort to communicate withparticipants, through interactive discussions of experiences
based on their specific interests.
The curriculum is modified and improved each year,
reflecting the opinions expressed by previous participants
and lecturers.
In the ideal case, participants will be plant managers or,otherwise, personnel from consulting and educationalorganizations.

Taking notes with mates

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● Advantages to learning in Kitakyushu
As a "manufacturing" city, Kitakyushu has humanresources and technologies that have developed from awide range of industrial fields and a well-organizedinternational environmental cooperation system.
Kitakyushu is the optimum site for providing skills
accumulated through the process of overcoming thepollution which has confronted the city. Environmental
problems are likely to expand and become more complex
as economies in developing countries grow. The prime
responsibility for controlling these problems should be
fulfilled by administrative initiatives in each country, andconsequently the need for human resource training inenvironmental fields will be heightened in the future.
Therefore, the tasks and applications implemented in thiscourse will also be continually broadened.
Kitakyushu City was awarded UNECD Local Government
Honors at the United Nations Conference on theEnvironment and Development in Rio de Janeiro （TheEarth Summit）

Together with the course members

Among many supportive enterprises
1 Nissan Motor Co. , Ltd. Kyushu Plant

2 Toshiba IT & Control Systems Corporation（Fukuoka Pref.）（Kitakyushu City）

A visit to this representative automobile manufacturing
facility in Japan to witness the secrets of its high rate ofsuccessful operation

Lectures and practical exercises concerning the mostadvanced control system technologies in Japan.

The participants can anticipate to utilize the mostadvanced Machine Condition Diagnosis Techniques
after returning to their home countries.
●Introducing the key of a high rate of successful plant
operation
In 1990, a specialized team was formed at the plant toestablish predictive maintenance for the production facility.
The team implemented machine condition diagnosis
developed new machine condition diagnosis tools andimproved machine operation reliability. The developmentof new machine diagnosis techniques has resulted in two
awards from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports andTechnology and has been highly praised.
During training, the importance and needs of machinecondition diagnosis, development of diagnosis devices,
information exchange and follow-up tasks at the actualsite are described in detail. Subsequently, in an
introduction using concrete examples, a "developmentcase" for a device diagnosing and monitoring machines
will be thoroughly explained.
● The number of questions reflects
the degree of participants' interest
Despite diversity of the mother tongue of the participants,
as the training progresses and the participants'
understanding is broadened, they immediately react totopics of direct interest and the number of questions
increases, making the teaching process more enjoyable
over time.
● Making use of what has been learned
after returning to their home countries
This training assumes that the participants will learn thenecessity and importance of machine diagnosis in the
manufacturing industry and also how they can make use of
the techniques after returning to their home countries.
The training offers very useful training topics to reliably
achieve a high rate of successful operation whileadvancing the skills of each participant.

At the entrance of the Plant● To enable full use of advanced control technologies
in participants' home countries
It has been 11 years since this company has implemented
the KITA "automatic control" course which accepts 7-8
participants for two weeks every year.
● The most advanced control technologies in Japan
can be learned by using simulators
This course introduces the most advanced control
technologies concerning plant control systems toconserve energy and prevent pollution. Such technologies
have been developed and practically utilized based on
experience accumulated over many years.
In particular, technologies that are safe, simple, readily
understandable and still more applicable to a wide range ofuses are offered as forms of lectures and simulator exercises.
● Satisfying the needs of each participantParticipants from enterprises generally have a higher
understanding and motivation to learn from the course
and ask many questions regarding plant operation. To
maintain the interest of as many participants as possible,
lecture contents are modified and supplemental resources
are prepared in response to the skill level of eachparticipant. The result is a reward to promote better
understanding and advancing skill levels.
● Anticipating contributions to industrial
development in participants' home countries
This course is designed so that the participants canapply and utilize the control technologies in plant control
systems in their home countries. They are very useful tomake contributions to the advancement of plant operation,and consequently to industrial development.

The Lecture of Most Advanced Control System Technologies

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Former participants of training courses now
1. A former participant revisits Japan as a KITA lecturer（Mr. Julian Alberto Herron Franco, Colombia）
The "Japanese business management" method based on the all-employee
participation model produced fruitful results in different culturespurchases primary parts from Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd, inJapan and then puts them on the market after assembly.
（Incolmotos-Yamaha S.A: 0.5 million motorbikes produced,
500 employees as of 2004）● The lecture warmly received
Mr. Julian gave a lecture in January 2005 at the JICA
Kyushu International Center. It received such great
response from the attendees.
The participants praised the lecture as being extremely
helpful in learning how to implement their action plans
after returning home.
Lecturer:Mr.Julian from Colombia（The third from left of front row）

● The purpose of this course
The JICA Group Training Course on Production
Management aims to transfer the "Japanese business
management method" to overseas participants.
Hopefully the method may be modified to accommodate
conditions and factors unique to each country.
In the Japanese management style , the enthusiasmof the plant manager and all workers participating in
activities is considered to be indispensable. Participants
often complain, This method is only valid for Japan andcannot be applied to workers in my country". Therefore, if
a former participant revisits Japan and directly introduces
successful cases of all-employee participation activities
in a country with a different national background, it would
be helpful to current participants and also provide
encouragement to other former participants around theworld.
● Passion is the path to becoming a lecturer
The selection of a suitable lecturer this time around
was conducted by asking former participants in thistraining course if they would be willing to apply for aposition responsible for presenting the accomplishmentsin their home countries at JICA, and the one who showed
the most determined passion was selected as a lecturer.
The project enabled Mr. Julian Alberto Herron Franco,
who visited Japan as a participant in 2002 from Colombia,
to revisit Japan as a lecturer. The company he works for

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● How Mr. Julian succeededin achieving outstanding results
The main points presented in his lectures were theefforts and modifications made to accommodate theJapanese style management method to a country withdifferent cultural factors, as well as introducing theresults of such endeavors. After returning to his homecountry, he set up a meeting with company staffs andmanagers to establish implementation themes focusing
on small-group circle activities. The company continuously
educated workers over a two-year period and formedmodel teams and then selected a theme and implement
trials in seeking a method suitable for the company. In
addition, to stimulate the employees' interest and bringabout a sense of unity, uniform T-shirts were made foreach team and parties and sporting events attended by
the president of the company were held. At the sporting
events, the wives of the participating workers were also
invited and prizes such as household appliances wereawarded to them. Finally, after two years of such trials,
top management evaluated results and established these
activities as important company work methods. Currently,
these activities a significant part of the company
objectives. With such efforts, the company has
succeeded in nurturing a sense of unity, gathering all
employees together to work for the same objective.

2. JICA Training Follow-Up
2.1 Purpose of the Follow-Up Survey
Surveying how former participants of the JICA training
courses, are making use of what they learned from thetraining after returning to their home countries tocontribute to business implementations is extremely
important. Such surveys can be used to properly
evaluate the success or failure of technology transfer in
the action plans created immediately before their returnhome and to seek to construct better training courses in
the future.
Visited Countries/Training Courses/Date of visit
Visited Countries
Philippines
ThailandIndia

Training Courses
JICA Automatic Control
JICA Industrial Pollution Control Management
JICA Plant Maintenance Engineering

Date of visit
2005.3.7 - 3.10
2005.3.11 - 3.17
2005.4.10 - 4.18

2.2 Current Activities of Former Participants
Philippines● Researcher for the National Research & Development Center
The Philippines is abundant in coconut palms. Juicecollected from coconut meat is usefully consumed as
food, but coconut shells, on the other hand, find nofurther use and are simply disposed of. However, theformer participant in our program is tackling thedevelopment of a highly efficient machine to automate
the process of extracting fibers from coconut shells andspinning them into thread. The participant is planning to
produce nets using the threads and utilize them forpreventing further desertification.

Former participant standing by the prototype machine（second from left ）● Professor of Environmental & Sanitation Engineering
This former participant, an ex-officer of a national
corporation, assumed a position as a university professor
in 2003. Beginning this year, the participant haslaunched industrial pollution control courses for air
pollution, waste water and solid waste in his department
and is actively involved in personnel training.
Thailand● Engineer for the Electric Power Generation Authority
A new international airport is under construction in
Bangkok. Concurrently, a power plant for providing power
to the airport is also being constructed. This power plantfacility utilizes a combined method of coupling used gas
turbines and new steam turbines. This former participant
in our program is playing an active part as an engineer increating the electrical machinery and control system.
India● Management of the National Council for Cement &Building Materials
Hot kilns in cement works are generally long in length andthe internal area is exposed to extremely high temperatures,
and as a consequence deformations occur easily.
Therefore, maintenance to ensure hot kiln alignment is anextremely important concern for smooth rotation of the hotkiln. Directly confronting this matter, this former program
participant has successfully merged various technologies
based on the training received in Japan, resulting inoutstanding developments in the cement industry and otherindustries that use a similar type of hot kiln.
2.3 Facilitating Exchanges with Former Participants in the Future
Through the survey, the importance of exchanges on aregular basis with former participants has been clearlyrecognized in order to bring about further successful
results in technology transfer. As a result, the following
exchange facilitation measures are planned.
◇ Upgrading the KITA website and establishing acontact point for inquiries.
◇Requesting former participants report the current statusof their action plans in order to remain aware of their
ongoing efforts and seek ways to provide valid support.
◇In cooperation with JICA, facilitating support activities
such as dispatching specialists.
◇Publishing the KITA newsletter in English twice a year
and distributing it to related overseas organizations.
◇In cooperation with JICA, inviting former participants
who have successfully achieved outstanding results toparticipate as lecturers.

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International friendship promotion
KITA International Friendship Promotion◇ The participants to KITA technical training course
come from all over the world. While they are staying in
Kitakyushu, they can enjoy multiple encounters with thepersons from different countries. Mutual exchanges
about various countries with different culture including
Japan, bring about rewarding friendship.
◇ Several opportunities for such encounters are provided
through KITA friendship promotion programs. The main
KITA friendship activities include welcome parties, daytrips by bus and visits to Japanese homes. These
programs, promoting friendship and interchange
between participants and Kitakyushu citizens andinternational volunteer organizations in the local
community, have been highly praised. Such grassroots level experiences of individual participants must
be regarded as very important.

Welcome party◇ As time goes by, the seeds of kindness and good willplanted in Kitakyushu will be flowered and grow theflourished tree before long. When participants arerelaxing together with their families and co-workers
under such big trees, they will fondly recall their friends
in Japan and the other former participants living all over
the world.
The hearty welcome and warm reception of the peoplein Kitakyushu will greatly strengthen every participants'
shared wish for true world peace.

Day-trip by bus

Tea ceremony

Visit to a Japanese home

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The 25-year History of KITA
Let us look back over the history of KITA, as KITA's 25th
anniversary is approaching since its foundation●The Foundation of Kitakyushu International Training
Association and its aim（1980）
The Kitakyushu International Training Association（KITA）
was founded based on grass-roots movements led byeconomic organizations in Kitakyushu and making use of
the energetic teamwork of industry, academia andadministrative organizations.
Its aim is to contribute to international cooperation with
developing countries through training courses fortransferring industrial and environmental technologies
accumulated in Kitakyushu over the past 100 years.
● Initiation of the first training course（1980）
The month after KITA was founded in July 1980, JICA
Group Training Course in Properties and Testing of Steel
Products was started with the full support of the TechnicalResearch Institute of Yawata Works, Nippon Steel.
● Steady expansion of training courses
Through the devoted efforts of Mr. Mizuno, the former vicepresident of Nippon Steel Corporation, who assumed theoffice of president of KITA at that time, the number of training
courses gradually increased; new courses such as 1）Plant
maintenance engineering, 2）Machine condition diagnosis
techniques, 3）Industrial pollution control management and4）Occupational health were added. Furthermore,acknowledgement of all the efforts made since the foundationof KITA led to the opening of the JICA Kyushu International
Center（1989）in the neighboring area. At this time, the total
number of JICA training courses developed to 14.
●The association is renamed Kitakyushu International
Techno-cooperative Association（1992）
A new division of the organization was inaugurated tofacilitate technological cooperation projects to effectively
support a wide range of sustainable development. With thisOpening of JICA Kyushu International Center Oct.1989

opportunity, the name of the organization was changed
from "Kitakyushu International Training Association" to"Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association".
In addition to training projects, KITA facilitated a systemthat could meet requests from developing countries for awide range of technological cooperation such as specialist
dispatches and consultation regarding plant maintenancetechnology, environmental technology and cleaner
production technology.
● Further development and enhancement of training
courses and technological cooperation
The number of JICA/KITA training courses has expanded
to 32 as of 2005. Technological cooperation overseas has
also actively expanded, currently reaching 14 countries.
●KITA celebrates its 25th anniversary this year（2005）
KITA, launched by local community members, hassustained and enhanced projects through the cooperationof over 200 organizations, including enterprises, institutes,
universities and administrative organizations, and throughthe support of citizen volunteers who deeply acknowledge
the importance of friendly international exchange.
KITA is planning to hold the events to celebrate its 25th
anniversary, extending heartfelt appreciation to all thepeople who have supported its efforts.

Start as Kitakyushu International Training Association（KITA） July,1980

Award by the Minister of Foreign Affairs July,1991

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Number of overseas participants received by KITA
JICA/KITA Training Courses（as of March 2005）

400
350

Number of Participants
by Fiscal Year

total
（Participants）
4,000

Total（right scale）（Participants／Year）

116 countries 3,815 participants ('80 to '04 in total)
JICA courses……………………… 3,093persons
JFK/Kitakyusyu City courses…… 722persons

3,000

300
250

Participants/Year（ left scale）

2,000

200
150

1,000

100
50
0

0
'80 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 '86 '87 '88 '89 '90 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 '00 '01 '02 '03 '04 （Fiscal Year）
JKF ; Japan-Korea Industrial Technology Cooperation Foundation

Number of Participants
by Region

Africa（404 from 24 countries）（'80 to '04 in total）

South America（527 from 11 countries）（Participants）

119

J
I 238
C
A

185

114

J
I
C
A

①

②

③

④

⑤

⑥

⑦

⑧

⑨

⑩
Malaysia

J
I 183
C
A

160

Turkey

0

174

8

Egypt

50

193

Mexico

100

J
I
C
A 45

OthersIndonesia

150

6Brazil200

161

The Philippines

250

514

Kitakyushu City
Others270
244
239

Thailand（'80 to '04 in total） 300

344

China

400

Korea

450

JKF/Kitakyusyu City

500

350

14 KITA NEWS No.1

Asia
TOTAL
（2,472 from 38 countries）
3,815
from
116 countries

559

550

Number of Participants
by High-ranking
10 countries

Oceania（19 from 7 countries）

Europe（171 from 21 countries）
North America（222 from 15 countries）

Organization of KITAORGANIZATION CHART OF KITATRAINING
DIVISION

BOARD OFDIRECTORSPRESIDENT

VICE PRESIDENTSENIOR MANAGINGDIRECTORMANAGING
DIRECTORSTEERINGCOMMITTEETECHNICALCOOPERATIONDVISIONKITA
PORODUCTIVITY
COOPERATIONCENTER

MANAGEMENT GROUP
MAINTENANCE GROUP
ENERGY SAVING GROUPWASTEWATER TREATMENT GROUPKITAKYUSHU MAINTENANCE
ENGINEERING SOCIETY (Secretariat)

KITA
ENVIRONMENTAL
COOPERATIONCENTERPLANNING & DEVELOPMENT SECTION
INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION SECTION
COOPERATION PROMOTION SECTIONKITAKYUSHU INTERDISCIPLINARY
SOCIETY FOR ENVIRONMENTALCONSERVATION (Secretariat)

ADMINISTRATIONBUREAU

GENERAL AFFAIRS SECTION
LIASON SECTIONROLE OF EACH DIVISION
1.Training Division●Conduct of JICA's group and individual training●Development and implementation of training curriculum
and teaching material & text
●Construction of personal network with the ex-participants●Building-up of database on results of training andinformation of developing countries, etc.

3.KITA Productivity Cooperation Center●Collection and dissemination of information of productivity
improvement, plant & equipment maintenance, energy
saving techniques, etc.
●Support of the technological promotion to local firms●Management of Kitakyushu Maintenance Engineering
Society

2.Technical Cooperation Division●Conduct of the individual training other than for JICA
courses●Consulting concerning industrial technology(Preliminary, preparatory, full-scale and project
formulation surveys and research)●Acceptance of trainees for the technical cooperation●Recruitment (registration) of experts in various fields●Construction of technical cooperation information
network between cities in developing countries

4.KITA Environmental Cooperation Center●Investigation and research on sustainable development●Promotion of the international cooperation
through the activity of environmental related industry●Execution of the international environmental training●Promotion of international environmental cooperation
by citizen's participation
5.Administration Bureau●General affairs and finance●Planning and implementation of international friendship
activities

KITA NEWS No.1 15

Maps and Address of KITA
Mojikou IC
Mojikou

Wakamatsu-ku

Wakamatsu

Beijing

Tobata-ku

Moji

Moji IC

TobataOrio
Kurosaki

Yahatanishi-ku

Kokurakita-ku

Yahatahigashi-ku

Yahata IC

Seoul

Moji-ku

KokuraYahataDalian

Pusan

Osaka

Tokyo

Shinmoji IC

Kitakyusyu

Kokuraminami-ku

Kokurahigashi IC
Kyushu Jukan Expressway

Kokuraminami IC

Kitakyushu Urban Highway
Main trunk road
Urban monorail way
JR. local line
JR. trunk line

Kitakyushu City

KITA neighborhood
Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association (KITA ; kaita)
International Village Center 2/4F,1-1-1,Hirano,Yahata-Higashi-Ku.Kitakyushu City,805-0062 JAPANURL : http://www.kita.or.jp/index_e.html
Administration Bureau
PHONE +81-93-662-7171 FAX +81-93-662-7177
e-mail info@kita.or.jp
81:country code for japan 93:area code

Training Division
PHONE +81-93-662-7172(7173) FAX +81-93-662-7177
e-mail info@kita.or.jp

KITA Productivity Cooperation Center
PHONE +81-93-662-7174 FAX +81-93-662-7177
e-mail info@kita.or.jp

KITA Environmental Cooperation Center
PHONE +81-93-662-7770 FAX +81-93-662-7782
e-mail tenso 2f@kita.or.jp

KITA NEWSTechnical Cooperation Division
PHONE +81-93-662-7174 FAX +81-93-662-7177
e-mail info@kita.or.jp

October 2005 No.1

Editor : Teruichi NOZATO
All correspondence should be addressed to : Kitakyushu International Techno-cooperative Association(KITA)
International Village Center, Kitakyushu 1-1-1 Hirano, Yahata-higashi-ku, Kitakyushu City, Japan 805-0062
Phone : +81-93-662-7174 FAX : +81-93-662-7177 E-mail : info@kita.or.jp Internet address : http://www.kita.or.jp