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Following the designation of four Japanese municipalities as “partner cities” for four African countries at the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in August, social ...

The brouhaha over four Japanese cities designated as “hometowns” of African countries — resulting in misinformation that Japan is accepting a large number of immigrants from Africa — has overshadowed ...

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Imabari Mayor Shigeki Tokunaga calls for a calm response over the "JICA Africa Hometown" program during a news conference in the Ehime Prefecture city, Aug. 26, 2025. (Mainichi/Nobuto Matsukura) ...

13:57, Mon, Sep 1, 2025 Updated: 13:58, Mon, Sep 1, 2025 Anti-immigration protests have in Japan after an attempt to create "hometowns" for people from four African countries. The Japan International ...