Documents & Reports

Tokyo Development Learning Center : A Global Knowledge Hub for Livable Cities (English)

Established in 2004 as a partnership between the Government of Japan and the World Bank, the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) was conceived as a distance learning center. Today, it has transformed...

Prosperity Data360 Finance, Competitiveness and Innovation Country Snapshots : Japan (English)

This Factsheet provides an overview of the finance, competitiveness and innovation sector in Japan according to key performance indicators.

Prosperity Data360 Justice Country Snapshots : Japan (English)

This Factsheet provides an overview of the Justice sector in Japan according to key performance indicators.

Prosperity Data360 Gender Country Snapshots : Japan (English)

Factsheet provides an overview of the gender sector in Japan according to key performance indicators.

Prosperity Data360 Tourism Country Snapshots : Japan (English)

This Factsheet provides an overview of the tourism sector in Japan according to key performance indicators.

Tokyo Development Learning Center : Impact Stories (English)

Tokyo Development Learning Center's (TDLC) Impact Stories highlight the influence of TDLC's knowledge-sharing programs on client countries, showcasing how they have utilized Japanese urban development...

Trade Restructuring : Assessing Labor Market and Welfare Effects (English)

This paper assesses patterns and drivers of current trade restructuring and its welfare implications. The main trade restructuring drivers include lower cost advanced technologies, rising offshore labor...

Making the Market Access Countries’ Debt Sustainability Framework Relevant for Emerging Markets (English)

The debt sustainability framework for market access countries has been designed by the International Monetary Fund for all market access countries, a set that includes emerging markets and advanced economies...

Japan-World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries (English)

Established in 2014, the World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub was launched in acknowledgement of the learning emerging from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Operating under...

日本−世界銀行 防災共同プログラム (Japanese)

Established in 2014, the World Bank Tokyo Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Hub was launched in acknowledgement of the learning emerging from the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Operating under...

Japan Gender Landscape (English)

This brief showcases the gender landscape in Japan on key indicators helpful for monitoring gender equality and designing effective policy interventions. Gender equality fosters productivity gains, minimizes...

Statement by Shunichi Suzuki, Governor of the IBRD for Japan at the 2023 Annual Meetings : Governor's Statement No. 13 (English)

Tokyo Development Learning Center - Annual Report July 2022 to June 2023 (English)

The Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) continuously recalibrates its operating model to better respond to World Bank clients’ needs and to drive development impact. FY23 provided TDLC with the opportunity...

Japan–World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries : Annual Report 2022-23 (English)

This Annual Report presents the progress and achievements made under the Japan–World Bank Program for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management (DRM) in Developing Countries (the Program) from April 15, 2022...

Integrating Japan’s Experience into the Global Program for Safer Schools : Making Schools Resilient at Scale - The Case of Japan (English)

Every year, the impacts of natural hazards and climate change around the world affect children’s education. Damage to school infrastructure directly harms students, teachers, and the school community...

Tokyo Development Learning Center - Annual Report 2022 (English)

Born out of the strong partnership between Japan and the World Bank, the Tokyo Development Learning Center (TDLC) has been a pivotal program within the World Bank Group since 2004. TDLC serves as a leading...

Statement by Shunichi Suzuki, Governor for Japan at the 2022 Annual Meetings : Governor's Statement No. 12 (English)

Readout from World Bank Group President David Malpass’s Meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan (English)

This report discusses the remarks delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan. President Malpass was glad to reaffirm to Prime Minister Kishida the...

Readout from World Bank Group President David Malpass’s Meeting with Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki of Japan (English)

This report discusses the remarks delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass with Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki of Japan. President Malpass and Finance Minister Suzuki discussed key global...

Remarks by World Bank Group President David Malpass at the Launch of IDA20 in Tokyo, Japan (English)

This report discusses the remarks delivered by World Bank Group President David Malpass at the Launch of IDA20 in Tokyo, Japan. Global growth is expected to slow sharply from 5.7 percent in 2021 to 2.9...