As African governments scour the globe for economic partners, Japan is not necessarily an obvious place to look. Few Japanese companies maintain a conspicuous presence in Africa, prefer- ring instead ...

Japan’s migration debate is increasingly turning against foreigners wishing to come to the country [File: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images] Japan’s foreign aid agency has scrapped a cultural ...

As Japan prepares to host the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama from August 20-22, the summit is poised to mark a significant evolution in Japan-Africa ...

Prime Minister Kishida Fumio’s video address on August 27, marked the opening of the eighth Tokyo International Conference on Africa Development (TICAD) and celebrated Tunisia as the second African ...

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, or JICA, has decided to cancel its initiative to designate four Japanese cities as "hometowns" for African nations, prompting disappointment in the ...

Last month, pan-African venture capital firm Verod-Kepple Africa Partners reached the second close of its first fund (Verod-Kepple Africa Ventures), targeting African startups at $43 million.

This report is part of Strategic Japan, a CSIS Japan Chair initiative featuring analysis by Japan’s leading foreign policy scholars on key regional and global challenges and the implications for the U ...

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 ...

Even if China remains the continent’s top trading partner, its investment and lending are ebbing. As the scramble for critical minerals heats up, several Asian countries are honing their Africa ...

Japanese investments in Africa are being reshaped as Tokyo seeks to shift focus from infrastructure to core competence and human capital development, says Ken Shibusawa, the director of the Japan ...

Laying the foundation for the Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD), Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi held talks on 28 March 2022 with ministers from 50 ...