MWAPE MWENYA, Lusaka THE Japanese economy is a highly developed free-market economy. It is the third largest in the world by nominal gross domestic product and the fourth largest by…
Analysis: MIZUUCHI RYUTA
THIS year marks the 439th anniversary since the first African person visited Japan in 1581. (more…)
ALVIN CHIINGA, Lusaka
A HEADLINE in this newspaper on August 19 that ‘Kariba damn low’ stirred debate not only in Zambia but also across the borders about the correctness of the grammar which some readers misconstrued as incorrect.
After intensive debate, many came to learn not only about the correctness of the pun headline, but also that Kariba Dam, Zambia’s main source of hydropower, is almost drying. (more…)
KALONDE NYATI, Lusaka DISCUSSIONS are under way between the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and a financer for possible financing of the textile company to be co-owned with Marubeni of Japan.…
BENEDICT TEMBO, Lusaka
WHEN Tokyo, Japan hosted the 1964 Summer Olympics from October 4 to 24, 1964, Zambia entered the games as Northern Rhodesia carrying the Union Jack and exited under its new flag and name after attaining independence from Britain on the last day of the Olympics. (more…)
HECTOR SIMFUKWE, Tokyo
PRESIDENT Edgar Lungu has arrived in Japan for a three-day official visit meant to scale up with one of the world’s biggest economies.
The plane carrying the Head of State touched down at Haneda International Airport at around 16:50 hours local time. (more…)
NANCY SIAME, Lusaka
PRESIDENT Lungu says his visit to Japan will scale up the bilateral cooperation that the two countries enjoy. (more…)
ESTHER MSETEKA, Kaoma
OVER 4,000 farmers have been lured into growing tobacco this year in Western Province due to the prevailing high price on the global market, Japan Tobacco International (JTI) Leaf Zambia Limited says. (more…)