Japanese authorities are in damage control mode, after misinformation about a cultural exchange program sparked an ...

A cultural exchange programme linking four Japanese cities with African nations was meant to foster goodwill but instead ...

Tokyo's reaction follows Nigeria's announcement that Japan will 'create a special visa category for highly skilled, ...

Japan's top government spokesperson has made clear that the designation of several Japanese cities as Africa "hometowns" is ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Wednesday proposed an economic zone connecting the Indian ...

Media coverage in the four countries, and Japanese-language references to the articles, have been blamed for triggering an ...

Japan hosted African leaders on Wednesday for a three-day development conference, offering itself as an alternative to China ...

Japan has one combined distinctive goal on the African agenda - investment, trade, and development. This was indicated ...

A major boost in Japan-Africa relations as 300 cooperation agreements were signed during the 9th Tokyo International ...

The East Asian nation is positioning itself as a reliable partner at a time when the US and UK governments have made huge ...

Japan’s cultural exchange plan with African nations has sparked backlash after false claims of immigration and city ‘handover’ spread online.

While Africa has made great gains since the turn of the century, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) – the key platform to drive Japan’s development initiatives ...