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Japanese Prime Minister Abe and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa greet each other at the TICAD 7 conference

​TICAD 7: Investment, job creation, and skills development for South Africa

TICAD 7 promoted further trade and investment, capacity and skills development and people-to-people exchanges between Africa and Japan

Oil races above $135, stocks and bonds shudder

Record high oil prices at a barrel deepened worries about inflation on Thursday and weighed on some Asian stocks although Japanese shares ended slightly higher, as dealers…

Japan resumes Afghan war role

Japan is to resume its role in the war in Afghanistan after its government on Friday forced through a Bill extending a controversial refuelling mission. The move brought to an…

Japan fleet plan to hunt humpbacks draws protests

Japan’s whaling fleet is set to depart on Sunday for an annual hunt that this year for the first time will take humpback whales — a perennial favourite among whale-watchers —…

Japan pulls out of Afghanistan coalition

Japan ordered its naval ships on Thursday to withdraw from a refuelling mission in support of United States-led operations in Afghanistan as a political deadlock kept the…

Large earthquake near Guam, buildings sway

A strong earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7,1 hit near the United States Pacific territory of Guam on Sunday, Japan’s Meteorological Agency said, but island media said…

Angola demines 50-million square metres of land

Authorities in Angola have cleared about 50-million square metres of landmines under the country’s ongoing demining programme, state media reported on Tuesday. The coordinator of…