Before going to Jordan, I had no idea that the Japanese have a real presence in the country. A lot Japanese money is being invested into different projects there. You can see some their work even if you are not directly linked to their projects. For example, on top of the Mount Sinai, there is a restaurant complex over looking the Dead Sea, with a beautiful view of the scenery on the Jordanian side, leading to Bethlehem on the other side of the Sea.
The Japanese Government has invested a great deal of effort and finances into developing Middle eastern region covering Jordan, Lebanon, Palestinian territories... Work is being undertaken in the areas of education, health, economics and health amongst others. It is inspiring and satisfying to see so much work being commissioned by a government from half way across the world. As my Japanese colleague put it, sometimes richness does indeed help if it is used beneficially for those less fortunate.
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More information on the presence of the Japanese in Jordan, please see:
http://www.jordan.emb-japan.go.jp/site_map.htm#Japan_&_Jordan
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