Following the designation of four Japanese municipalities as “partner cities” for four African countries at the 9th Tokyo ...

Despite repeated government clarifications, the uproar caused by misinformation about Japan’s immigration policy continues to ...

Japan is shifting its Africa strategy from aid to long-term investment, channeling billions into tech, skills, and ...

Organisers say the initiative reflects Japan’s ambition to position itself as a reliable partner in Africa’s growth, with a ...

Outraged reactions from many Japanese citizens to the program – largely fueled by misinformation – reveal growing anxiety ...

The renaming is being considered after false information about the project spread on social media, claiming it would lead to ...

The Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), held in Yokohama in August 2025, was the starkest exposure yet of Japan’s dwindling influence on the continent and Africa’s ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian Ocean to Africa as the country seeks to play a greater role in the African ...

With the US, there remains closer cohesion on certain issues despite the perils of tariffs and the expiration of the African ...