East Africa’s external engagement has long been dominated by China and Europe. Japan offers a third option COMMENT | ...

On the historic hosting of the G20 Summit in South Africa, the first ever to take place on the African continent, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations. I look forward to my first visit ...

Japan is in talks with South Africa over potentially helping the country finance the reorganization of its energy sector.

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 ...

Japan's top government spokesman on Thursday called for unity, instead of division, among the Group of 20 members after U.S.

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 ...

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 ...

To attend this landmark meeting, Japanese Prime Minister TAKAICHI Sanae travelled from the other side of the globe, which ...

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 ...

OSAKA, Japan (AP) — Japan and South Korea ended successful 2026 World Cup qualification campaigns on a high with emphatic home victories over Indonesia and Kuwait respectively on Tuesday. In Osaka, ...

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 ...