Official Development Assistance (Japan)

The Official Development Assistance (政府開発援助, Seifukaihatsuenjo) is an arm of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan).

The ODA was started in 1954 after Japan signed the Colombo Plan, which pledges to provide aid to nations who need it.

[1] The main institution that is managing Japanese ODA is Japan International Cooperation Agency.

[2] In February 2015, the decision was made to establish the Development Cooperation Charter[3] as a means of taking a "proactive" approach to promoting peace and stability.

[4] Its approval allows Tokyo to grant monetary aid to foreign militaries for non-military operations.