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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL / Consultant: TICAD 9 Offers a Wealth of Opportunities for Japanese Companies; Firms Should Seize These Chances to Expand into New Fields, Create New Businesses
Yukari Umemoto is the managing director of Africa Business Partners. The following is an excerpt ...
August 20, 2025
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AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL / TICAD 9 to Focus on Cooperative Industrial, Economic Development of Africa
The inaugural summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) was arr...
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Peace Museum in Brazil to Rise from Ashes, Convey Survivor Stories Again
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16 Japanese Nationals, Their Families Evacuate Iran by Bus for Azerbaijan
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Iran Shows Interior of State-Run Broadcaster after Bombing by Israel
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One of the documents of agreement to be adopted at the upcoming summit of the leaders of the Grou...
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Egyptian Candidate for Unesco’s Top Spot Stresses Agency’s Role in Times of Crisis
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Japan Offers Supports to Women in War-torn Sudan; Creates Haven for Women to Get Together Without Worry
PORT SUDAN, Sudan — The government is striving to support women facing hardship in Sudan as the n...
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Brazil’s Lula Has High Hopes for Japan’s Technology to Help Fight Against Global Warming; Speaks Ahead of Upcoming Visit
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Egyptian Tourism Minister Hopes to Attract 30 Mil. Tourists Annually by 2031; Egypt Trying to Organize ‘Temporary or Mobile’ Museums
Sherif Fathy, Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, who visited Japan for the exhibition ...
March 14, 2025
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Latin Countries Have No Choice but to Accept Deportees from U.S.; Fear Repatriations Will Lead to Greater Instability
GUATEMALA CITY — Latin American countries that depend economically on the United States have no c...
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Palestinian Envoy to Japan Seeks More Gaza Progress
Just after the start of a six-week ceasefire in Gaza, Palestinian Ambassador to Japan Waleed Siam...
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Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen expressed his expectations for U.S President-elect Donald...
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TEHRAN — Last year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi vowed to continue fighting for w...
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