Japan aims to increase its presence in Africa. The Japanese government plans to invest $1.5 billion in the continent.

By Akihiko TANAKA As the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) convenes in Yokohama, the world turns its attention once again to Africa—a continent rich in diversity, ...

At the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), African and Japanese leaders reaffirmed their commitment to shared growth through innovative technologies and localized ...

Tinubu praises military gains, urges UN reforms, and calls for market-driven cooperation at Japan-Africa development summit.

Japan is South Africa’s most important trading partners in construction, manufacturing and technology. South African agricultural products currently found in the Japanese market include Rooibos tea, ...

As Japan faces a shrinking workforce, businesses and politicians are looking overseas for talent - and one of the regions ...

Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Thursday announced plans to provide job training to 300,000 people in Africa over the ...

Japan has fallen behind in the race to form cooperative ties with African countries for access to their mineral resources, ...

President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for stronger economic and investment partnerships between South Africa and Japan, highlighting the opportunities in critical minerals, renewable energy, ...

Japan has reiterated its stance of not recognizing the Polisario Front, despite the separatist group’s presence at the ...

Nigerians attending the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama have voiced deep ...

Japan has pledged $5.5 billion in loans via the African Development Bank to help tackle governments on the continent’s mounting debt burdens. Tokyo has also unveiled plans to train 30,000 AI specialis ...