JICA to Abandon “Hometown” Project with African Countries

JICA to Abandon “Hometown”  Project with African Countries
Tokyo, Sept. 25 (Jiji Press)--The Japan International Cooperation Agency plans to abandon its "hometown" project aimed at promoting people-to-people exchanges between African countries and partner Japanese cities, people familiar with the matter said Thursday. The decision came after false claims circulated on social media that the project would facilitate the intake of immigrants, triggerin...