The landscape aids become crowed because of the emergence of new powerful player like China and India. It increase more competition and challenge the roll of “Asian representative” of Japan ODA. Within OECD DAC, Japan was viewed as one passive member of official donor club, reluctant to follow general DAC trends, and not proactive enough in proposing alternatives. Furthermore, Japan’s approach has been criticized by the main stream donor community that lack of sufficiently strong poverty focus, not programmatic enough, and too relate with own benefit.
Japan ODA is not well coordinated with others donor. The structure resists the concept and harmonization in high level. Moreover, “the go it alone” is the efficient approach for Japan in Asia which has been the regional leader in the past.
DAC member continue tie their harmonization and coordinator remain an ongoing challenge for donor practice. The growing evidence that prevailing donor norms and approach are being questioned as aid landscape becomes diverse and fragmented. And there are several models and approaches to development assistance. Japan should situate itself appropriately for this changing landscape.