The Japan International Cooperation Agency's withdrawal from its "JICA Africa Hometown" initiative has prompted disappointment in the continent. NHK World's Kobayashi Yu discusses the fallout from ...

Despite repeated government clarifications, the uproar caused by misinformation about Japan’s immigration policy continues to rage, including acts of vandalism and calls to dismantle the nation’s ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency has scrapped its 'hometown' exchange initiative with Africa weeks after it ...

Japan on Thursday announced the withdrawal of its Africa Hometown project after a wave of misinformation falsely claimed it was meant to bring in African migrants. Tokyo faced backlash over erroneous ...

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has scrapped its "Africa Hometown" project, which aimed to foster interactions with four African cou･･･ ...

With the African Union (AU) becoming a permanent G20 member, 2023 marks a significant turning point in African diplomacy. Long neglected, Africa is a new frontier for major players — including Japan — ...

We don’t have to start from scratch. We can learn from Japan’s Society 5.0—a human-centred vision where technology and ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- 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 ...

Japan has been promoting, in collaboration with the UN, the TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) process since 1993 to raise awareness of African development issue in the ...

The African Development Bank (AfDB) and Japanese engineering company JGC Corporation have signed a letter of intent to ...