The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has
scrapped the ‘JICA Africa Hometown’ initiative over “misunderstandings and
confusion”.
Tanaka Akihiko, JICA president, announced the project’s
termination during a press briefing on Thursday.
On August 26, Japan denied planning to create a special visa
category for Nigerians who wish to relocate to Kisarazu, a city it had
designated as “hometown” for Nigeria.
The rebuttal followed a statement signed by Abiodun
Oladunjoye, director of information at the State House in Nigeria, who had
relayed that the Japanese government would create “a special visa category for
highly skilled, innovative, and talented young Nigerians who want to move to
Kisarazu to live and work”.
In its recent statement, JICA said “the very nature of this
initiative — namely, the term “hometown” and the fact that JICA would
‘designate’ Japanese local Governments as “hometowns”— led to misunderstandings
and confusion within Japan, placing an excessive burden on the four
municipalities. JICA sincerely apologizes to the municipalities involved for
causing such situation”.
More to follow…
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