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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

A geopolitical contest is unfolding in central-southern Africa, where major global powers are vying for control of key logistical routes amid a global race to secure critical minerals for the green ...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will propose an initiative for economic integration and development from the Indian Ocean to Africa at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development ...

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

Japan's role as a stable partner for Africa, a key region for its economic security, has grown increasingly important amid concerns over China's aid programs and the US recent inward-looking policies.

Africa’s task is not to retreat from the world, but to engage it from a position of strength. That strength will only come if ...

The World Health Organization has lifted an international health emergency for outbreaks of an infectious disease called ...