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16 Oct

Japan Ready To Help Build Ghana’s Automobile Industry To Compete Globally – Ambassador

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The Japanese Ambassador to Ghana, Mochizuki Hisanobu, has expressed his government’s readiness to help develop an automotive industry that can compete globally in Ghana. He said Ghana over the last few years had shown prospects that it had the capacity to become the African giant in the area of automotive development, and Japan stood in readiness to share in its technological advancement with the country to achieve this dream. “Japan is one of the countries with technological advancement and is ready to support Ghana in building its automotive industry,” he emphasised. Mr Hisanobu gave the assurance at the launch of…

07 Apr

Ghana To Benefit From $34.4m Contribution From Japan To FAO To Boost Food Security

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The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has welcomed a $34.4 million contribution from the Government of Japan to deliver a wide range of assistance to improve the food security and nutrition of people in emergency settings, including internally displaced people, refugees and others affected by insecurity and natural hazards. The contribution, according to FAO, “will fund 17 country and regional projects; including four in the Near East and North Africa (Lebanon, Palestine, Türkiye and Yemen); six in sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Namibia, Somalia and a multicountry project aimed at mitigating the impact of drought for the most vulnerable pastoral and agropastoral…

06 Dec

Croatia Beat Japan On Penalties To Reach World Cup Last 8

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Dominik Livakovic proved to be the hero for Croatia as he made three key saves to send his nation through to the quarter-finals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup as they defeated Japan 3-1 on penalties at Al Janoub Stadium to break the hearts of the Samurai Blue, who once again fall at the Round of 16 stage. Hajime Moriyasu’s Japan side came into the match full of confidence after wins over Spain and Germany in the group stage, and they were looking to add a third European side to their list of scalps at this tournament. The game started…

02 Dec

Japan Stun Spain To Top Group And Knock Germany Out

wontumionlineSports2022 World Cup, Japan

Japan have qualified for the last 16 of the World Cup as Group E winners after a shock 2-1 win over Spain. Alvaro Morata’s header gave La Roja the lead in the first half, but two quickfire goals from Ritsu Doan and Ao Tanaka after the break were enough for Hajime Moriyasu’s side to seal Japan’s place in the knockout stages. Spain finish as group runners up on four points by virtue of their superior goal difference over Germany, who came from behind to beat Costa Rica 4-2, but had to settle for third. Japan will play Croatia on December…

24 Nov

Uruguay Held By South Korea In Entertaining Draw

wontumionlineSports2022 World Cup in Qatar, Japan

Nothing could separate Uruguay and South Korea in their World Cup opener in Group H despite plenty of attacking quality on show in Qatar. In front of a vibrant crowd at the Education City Stadium, the South Koreans frustrated Uruguay but did not create many clear-cut opportunities. Their best fell to Hwang Ui-jo, who fired over the bar in the first half, before Uruguay captain Diego Godin headed a corner against the post. Hwang stood with his head in hands afterwards, while team-mates fell to their knees in disbelief, all in front of a group of South Korean fans behind…

23 Nov

2022 World Cup: Japan’s Late Comeback Stuns Germany

wontumionlineSportsGermany, Japan, World cup

A stunning late comeback from Japan saw four-time winners Germany fall to a shock defeat in their opening World Cup game in Qatar. Germany dominated a frenetic match for large spells but failed to capitalise on their pressure – before Japan caused the Khalifa International Stadium to erupt into a mix of mixed celebration and surprise. Substitute Takuma Asano squeezed in a thumping strike from a tight angle to make it 2-1 to Japan and ran over to the photographers in the corner of the stadium in sheer delight. There was a collective pause in the arena as the ball…