The Japan Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) in collaboration with BOA (Bureau of Agriculture) and PCC-CRE (Palau Community College, Cooperative Research and Extension) conducted grafting and pruning training program on February 6, 2019 at BOA-Ngechesar as a part of JIRCAS project activities titled “Development of sustainable resources management system in Palau”. A total of […]
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Japan donates farm equipment to Melekeok State
The Japan government has donated farm equipment to the Melekeok State government to support pig farmers. A wood chipper and a dump truck worth $59,460 were handed over to the Melekeok state government during a ceremony held in the state office ground on February 7. The equipment was procured through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human […]
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Remengesau supports Japan’s wishes to continue fishing in Palau
President Tommy Remengesau Jr. is in favor of the request from the Japan government to allow small scale fishermen from Okinawa even after the implementation of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary (PNMS) beyond 2020. Remengesau however said the fishing should occur at the Domestic Fishing Zone which encompasses 85,896 square miles of the Exclusive Economic […]
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Senate says Palau should reciprocate Japan’s generosity by allowing it to fish after PNMS
Taking into consideration ‘the years of support Japan has provided to our government,” senators are backing the wishes of the small scale fishermen in Okinawa, to continue fishing in Palau waters even after the implementation of the Palau National Marine Sanctuary beyond 2020. During the first day of the regular session of the Senate on […]
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Japan on the move to promote Indo-Pacific Strategy in Palau
Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Special Advisor Kentaro Sonoura delivering a speech before the marine law enforcers during his visit to Palau on January 15. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s Special Advisor Kentaro Sonoura visited Palau last week as part of the move to promote the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy in […]
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PM Abe’s Special Advisor visits Palau
Special Advisor to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Kentaro Sonoura (rightmost), attends the Mobile Corporation Team Training conducted by the Japan Coast Guard with Palau’s marine law enforcers on January 15 in Malakal. (Rhealyn C. Pojas) Special Advisor to Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe arrived in Palau last night to meet government officials and discuss possible […]