JICA Nepal, CNAS organize JICA Chair

KATHMANDU: A two-day seminar on ‘Politics in Nepal and Japan: Political Parties and Periodic Elections’ organized by JICA Nepal and Tribhuvan University (TU), Centre for Nepal and Asian Studies (CNAS) concluded on Tuesday.

The seminar focused on the history of politics, transition of party politics and lessons learnt through the process in Japan, according to a statement issued by JICA Nepal.

The seminar was a part of ‘JICA Chair’ initiative of JICA launched with the objective of developing future leaders of developing countries. JICA Chair is organized in JICA partner countries in collaboration with the leading universities to strengthen existing research and education programs as well as become a starting point to new initiatives, the statement added.

The keynote speaker for the ‘JICA Chair’ seminar in Nepal was Prof Iokibe Kaoru from Tokyo University. Kaoru is an expert on the political and diplomatic history of Japan. His lecture illustrated the development of the pre-WW2 and post-WW2 Japanese party politics in response to issues of violence, corruption, and policy inefficiency, JICA Nepal said in the statement. He also shed light on the modern political system and the coalition between political parties in Japan to maximize efficiency and support economic growth.

The primary objective of the seminar was to discuss the strengths and constraints of economic growth in several types of governments.

The round table discussion during the seminar highlighted on the “Political Parties, the New Federal Parliament and Economic Prosperity of Nepal in Relations to Japanese Economic Development”, which included the participation of Professors from TU and media personnel. Topics such as philosophy, theory, and practices of political coalitions in the context to Nepal and Japan were discussed, according to the statement.