
Japan’s Immigration Stand: No Special Visas for Nigerians in the Works
Japan has denied claims of creating a special visa category for Nigerians to relocate to Kisarazu, a city designated as Nigeria’s “hometown” under the JICA Africa Hometown initiative.
The program, announced at TICAD9 in Yokohama, aims to foster cultural and technical exchanges between African countries and Japanese cities, not to promote immigration or issue special visas.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry clarified that earlier reports, including a statement from Nigeria’s State House, were inaccurate