The Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD)— the key platform to drive Japan’s development initiatives in Africa—underscores Japan’s commitment to Africa in the ...

With the India-Africa summit stalled, Japan’s role in brokering triangular partnerships between India and African states becomes even more critical.

Overall trade between Japan and Africa amounted to $24 billion in 2015, whiles China’s $179 billion gives it a major advantage in terms of economic diplomacy.

While Japan’s TICAD process continues—the next meeting will take place in Kenya in 2016, which actually will be the first TICAD Summit ever held in Africa—Japanese business leaders, eager to ...

One step at a time South African flanker Pieter “Lappies” Labuschagne typifies Japan’s diversity and has repaid the love of the public in kind.

African conference delegates stressed the desirability, from an African perspective, of the participation of smaller and medium-sized Japanese firms, whose relative experience and manageable scale ...

Japan’s development of an ecosystem of like-minded partners is centred on maintaining diversity and inclusivity through hard power — supply chains and infrastructure — and soft power — information and ...

For decades, Japan’s foreign policy in Africa revolved around the projection of soft power, mainly in the form of development assistance. But in recent years, economic pressure at home and competition ...

Moreover, in January 2014, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Ethiopia, Mozambique, and Côte d’Ivoire in a trip that was largely designed to increase Japan’s visibility in Africa.

Japan’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) to Africa exceeded its 2012 target of $3.4 billion, reaching over $6 billion two years ahead of time. The country’s yearly FDI rate between 2008 and 2010 ...

Japan caused one of the greatest upsets in Rugby World Cup history by beating two-time champion South Africa 34-32 in the opening Pool B match on Saturday.