Russia and China have been moving to increase their influence on the continent. Japan, having extended assistance to Africa for years, has room to counter this.
Prime Minister KISHIDA pledged $30 billion USD in public and private financial contributions at TICAD 8 for projects in Africa over the next three years.
On December 1st, the Imperial Household Council decided that 2019 (Heisei 31) would be the first year of the new imperial era. Vast numbers of...