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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Infrastructure is no longer just about moving ore, it is about shaping global supply lines, one analyst notes.

Naoki Ando, senior vice-president of Japan International Cooperation Agency, the implementing agency of Japan’s aid policy, says that the country will stick by its model of development assistance over ...

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

The former prime minister of Chad is facing a 20-year prison term after being convicted of hate speech, xenophobia and having ...

Young people from Japan and African countries came together in August on the sidelines of the Tokyo International Conference ...

Japan's robust democracy developed relatively late, but it was not simply a copy of its Western peers. Africa should have a similar goal.