The Japanese government has provided a $1.82m grant to Fiji to rebuild after Tropical Cyclone Winston.
Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama and the Ambassador of Japan Takuji Hanatani formalised the assistance in the last hour.
Ambassador Hanatani says this is part of the assistance that the government of Japan is providing to make Fiji rise again from the devastation from Cyclone Winston.
He says they started by providing emergency relief immediately after the cyclone including tents, sleeping pads, plastic sheets and generators.
Hanatani says last year they provided $6m for the same “Economic and Social Development Programme”.
He says in addition to this they also supported Fiji’s adopt a School programme where they have adopted four schools.
The ambassador says the total contribution of the Japanese government to Fiji for rehabilitation after Tropical Cyclone Winston is $11 million.
