As the first assistance from Japan for COVID-19 prevention and control, on 28th March, Sterilizing Alcohol Gel (1000 bottles) and Foam Hand Soap (1000 bottles) arrived at Palau International Airport, provided by Pan Pacific International Holdings (PPIH) using a JAL flight. And now, as the second assistance from Japan, some Japanese companies are voluntarily preparing […]
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Palau receives disaster management support of $7.5 million from Japan via UNDP
While trying to manage and control COVID-19 pandemic since February of this year, Palau was also on the verge of the possible drought situation, a situation that could easily strain Palau’s resources, both human and material beyond its limit. This was a point marked by Vice President Raynold Oilouch and Japan Ambassador H.E. Karasawa Akira […]
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1000 bottles of sterilizing alcohol gel and foam hand soap to help with COVID-19 preventative measures.
A donation of a 1000 bottles of sterilizing alcohol gel and foam hand soap arrived at Palau International Airport on March 28th. Although there are still no cases for COVID-19 present in Palau, measures are still being taken so that it can either be prevented or controlled. The donated items were courtesy of Pan Pacific […]
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Will 2021 Tokyo Olympics become the spring games?
Imagine a gorgeous spring day in Tokyo. The chill of winter has melted away. The summer humidity is still a couple of months off. Maybe, just maybe, the famed cherry blossoms are still around, bathing the capital in dazzling colors. Sounds like a pretty good time to have the Olympics, huh? Now that the Tokyo Games […]
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Flame arrival faces rising tension Tokyo Olympics be delayed
TOKYO (AP) — The Olympic flame from Greece is set to arrive in Japan even as the opening of the Tokyo Games in four months is in doubt with more voices suggesting the event should be postponed or canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The flame touches down Friday aboard a white aircraft painted with […]
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Japan and Palau Signed about $3.65 million Grant Aid Contract for Our Ocean Conference2020 “The Project for the Support of the Implementation of the Sustainable Development Goal 14”
On March 12th, 2020, in the presence of Honorable F. Umiich Sengebau, Minister of Natural Resources, Environment and Tourism, and Her Excellency Ngedikes Olai Uludong, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations, His Excellency KARASAWA Akira, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Palau, and Mr. Kirk Bayabos, Head of […]