Le Japon annule un programme d’échanges avec l’Afrique suite à de fausses informations
The Japan International Cooperation Agency "withdraws the Africa Hometown program" due to "misunderstandings" and "confusion." This cancellation comes at a time of growing anti-immigration sentiment in the country.
Japan announced on Thursday, September 25, that it was canceling an exchange program with African countries following a controversy stemming from false reports suggesting a massive influx of migrants via the initiative.
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is "withdrawing the JICA Africa Hometown program. The project has caused misunderstandings and confusion," JICA President Akihiko Tanaka said at a press conference.
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Unveiled in late August as part of the Conference on African Development, which took place in Japan, this program was designed to promote cultural exchanges and professional training between four Japanese provincial cities and Nigeria, Ghana, Mozambique and Tanzania.
"The Japanese first"
Since the announcement, the cities of Kisarazu, Sanjo, Imabari, and Nagai have been flooded with complaints from concerned residents, fears fueled by false claims—particularly on social media—that African migrants would be settling en masse in the participating cities. Concerns have also been fueled by a false announcement from the Nigerian government, claiming that Japan would “create a special category of visas.”
The cancellation comes as anti-immigration sentiment is growing in Japan, even though the archipelago has one of the strictest immigration policies among developed countries, and foreigners make up just 3 percent of the workforce.
In July, the nationalist Sanseito Party, with the slogan "Japanese First," made strong gains in the Upper House elections, notably with a platform calling for "stricter rules" on immigration.
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