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, resilience, and ...

YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — 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 ...

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 ...

Mindful of Africa’s economic potential — and particularly its natural resources — Japan has lately joined China in assiduously courting African governments in development partnerships. But a key issue ...

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 ...

Three years after the Tunis summit, Japan hosts its African partners on the home turf of Yokohama on 20-22 August – a chance to regain the momentum lost by the Covid-hit eighth summit. The Tokyo ...

Japan has, since the mid-nineteenth century, risen to become one of the world’s most in- dustrialised countries. Its rise is all the more remarkable because the island nation has very limited domestic ...

Courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Mrs. APALOO, Ambassador Extraordinary and ...

Japanese Foreign Minister Kamikawa Yoko (left) shakes hands with Nepali President Ramchandra Paudel during a courtesy call in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5, 2024. Credit: Japanese Ministry of Foreign ...