Japan’s overseas aid agency is scrapping a plan to boost ties with Africa after it sparked a slew of misinformation about easing immigration from the continent https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/japan/politics/jica-hometown-project/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #africa #ticad #jica #immigration #africajapanrelations
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) may rename its "hometown" project, which plans to promote exchanges between African countries and partner Japanese cities. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/14/japan/politics/renaming-hometown-project/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #africa #ticad #jica
The Japan-led Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development, or TICAD 9, closed by adopting a joint communique that reaffirms the importance of multilateral trade to counter global protectionist moves. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/22/japan/ticad-yokohama-declaration/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ticad #africa #shigeruishiba #africajapanrelations #development #yokohama #un #tariffs #us
Japan called on the private sector to invest more in Africa, at the ongoing Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/21/japan/japan-africa-development-conference-day-2/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #ticad #africa #shigeruishiba#fumiokishida #antonioguterres
The Japan International Cooperation Agency is set to designate four Japanese cities as “hometowns” for the African nations of Tanzania, Nigeria, Ghana and Mozambique as Japan looks to strengthen exchanges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/japan/society/jica-hometown-cities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #africa #ticad #africajapanrelations #jica #tanzania #nigeria #ghana #mozambique
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will unveil Japan's plan to accelerate the development of the Nacala Corridor, a Japan-backed logistics network in Africa, at a major conference next week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/16/japan/politics/ishiba-ticad-corridor/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nacalacorridor #africa #ticad #shigeruishiba