Japanese police said Thursday they had arrested a 75-year-old woman who allegedly confessed to keeping the body of her daughter in a freezer for two decades. Investigators on Tuesday found the body of an adult woman in a deep freezer at the home of Keiko Mori in Ibaraki prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, said a local…
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has terminated the “JICA Africa Hometown” initiative, following widespread protests in Japan over concerns that the programme would trigger increased immigration from Africa. The agency scrapped the initiative after struggling to contain the slew of misinformation online about it. The “hometown” agreement, announced by JICA at an African development…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after his two-nation trips to Japan and Brazil. The presidential jet landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport at 1:20 a.m. local time. President Bola Tinubu having a handshake with the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike President departed Brasília, Brazil at about 12:57 (pm) local time on Wednesday, for…
Japan has dismissed claims that it plans to introduce a special visa category for Nigerians seeking to relocate to Kisarazu, the city it recently designated as Nigeria’s official “hometown.” At the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9) in Yokohama last week, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) unveiled the ‘JICA Africa Hometown’ initiative…
Japan has designated the city of Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture as the “hometown for Nigerians” in the country. The announcement was made on Thursday on the sidelines of the ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), shortly after President Bola Tinubu concluded his visit to Japan. Under the new arrangement, Kisarazu will serve as…
Nigerians have taken to social media to blast the Federal Government over its empty booth at the ongoing 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), which commenced on Wednesday, August 20, and will end on Friday, August 22. The backlash ensued after an X user, Idris Bello, a participant present at the event, posted…
PRESIDENT TINUBU PRAISES NIGERIA’S ARMED FORCES AT TICAD 9; JAPANESE PM PLEDGES $5.5 BILLION SUPPORT FOR AFRICA President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, lauded the Nigerian armed forces for their successes in the war against insurgency and criminality while emphasising his administration’s commitment to addressing the root causes of insecurity through strengthening…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on Thursday depart Abuja for a two-nation trip to Japan and Brazil. This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the President’s special adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, explaining that Tinubu will stop over in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, before proceeding to Japan. In Japan, the statement…
The Japan Boxing Commission told local media that it was likely “the first time in Japan two fighters underwent skull-opening surgery for injuries stemming from the same event”. Two boxers in Japan have died from brain injuries they incurred in separate bouts during the same event in Tokyo, officials said. Super featherweight Shigetoshi Kotari and…