There is a kind of power in inexperience. When one doesn’t know how things are “supposed” to be done, it opens the mind to a world of possibilities and innovations experts might miss. That’s one of the themes of “Teen Regime,” a five-episode, live-action ...
The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development will be held in Tunisia from Aug. 27 to 28. Since 1993, the Japanese government has been leading this conference, which is hosted with the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme, the World Bank and ...
Japan-led conference aims to reignite Africa’s recovery
The worsening effects of climate change, the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and the food security crises exacerbated by the Ukraine war are just some of the challenges facing African countries. To discuss solutions to these and other pressing issues, dozens of African ...
Africa remains key priority for investment, assistance
In 1878, the famed British explorer Henry Stanley dubbed Africa the Dark Continent, a term that quickly spread and saddled Africa for more than a century with a public image that included poverty, backwardness, corruption, famine, damage from colonial exploitation, disease and other woes. ...
Tunisia: Africa’s business hub and bridge to Japan
I would like to express my deep gratitude and sincere thanks to The Japan Times for highlighting the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development being hosted by Tunisia on Aug. 27 and 28, with the participation of a high-level Japanese delegation headed by ...
Fostering Japan-Africa business growth
The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development will be the first TICAD held since the world was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic. The military invasion of Ukraine by Russia has severely affected the global economy in areas such as food and energy. Furthermore, ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a severe effect on the global economy, but the economy in sub-Saharan Africa made a surprising rebound in 2021. Though this growth is expected to slow this year amid the war in Ukraine, the International Monetary Fund still forecasts ...
Chance for Japan and Africa to build a sustainable world
Japan will host the eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) in Tunisia on Aug. 27 and 28. TICAD is a conference Japan launched in 1993 to assist self-supporting development in Africa against the backdrop of the declining international interest in the continent following ...
Three factors key to conquering crises
Today, the world confronts multiple crises, including those brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and climate change. African societies and their economies have been severely impacted by these crises. The international community must support and work together with African partners ...
A new development path for Africa
The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development comes at a moment of profound global change. The COVID-19 pandemic is still with us, reversing development gains and ravaging government balance sheets. At the same time, the global climate emergency continues unabated, and the ongoing ...
Yokohama: Integral partner in contributing to Africa’s growth
Thanks to plentiful and abundant natural resources and significant population increases, Africa has enjoyed a period of dynamic growth in recent years. Yokohama served as the host city for the three Tokyo International Conferences on African Development in 2008, 2013 and 2019, which were ...
Ownership and partnership growing rapidly in ‘last frontier’
The Japan Times recently interviewed the Ambassador for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development Jun Shinmi, prior to TICAD 8, which is to be held in Tunisia on Aug. 27 and 28. Shinmi spoke about the progress in advancing inclusive and sustainable development on ...
