Tag: Japan

Morocco Withdraws from TICAD Meeting in Protest over Polisario Presence

October 7, 2018

The Moroccan delegation taking part at the preparatory meeting of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has left the event in protest over ... Read More

Japan’s JTEKT Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony for First Power Steering Plant in Morocco

September 19, 2018

Japanese automotive supplier JTEKT has launched the construction works of a plant to produce electric power steering systems. The plant, the Japanese group’s first in ... Read More

Japanese Mitsui Invests Over $27 Mln in Morocco’s Agribusiness

June 26, 2018

Japanese group Mitsui & Co. has injected over $27 million in the capital of Zalar Holding, an operator of grain, feed, and broiler integration businesses ... Read More

Japan’s Furukawa Opens Optical Fiber Plant in Tangier

May 10, 2018

Japan’s Furukawa Electric opened in Tangier Automotive City a plant specializing in optical fiber, the first for the Japanese giant in North Africa and the ... Read More

Nippon Express Establishes Branch Office in Casablanca

December 3, 2017

Morocco is attracting foreign companies through its special economic zone with the recent setting up of Japan’s top international freight forwarder, Nippon Express, of a ... Read More

Diplomacy: UAE passport, most powerful in the Arab world

October 27, 2017

The  United Arab Emirates (UAE) has retained its rank as the Arab country with the most powerful passport in the Middle East on Passport index ... Read More

Morocco, Training Powerhouse For Africans

October 2, 2017

Morocco has become a popular destination for African students seeking to pursue their academic studies or acquire new skills in a wide variety of highly ... Read More

Moroccan Attijariwafa Bank, Japanese Sumitomo Corporation Team up for Africa’s Development

September 4, 2017

The Moroccan banking group, Attijariwafa bank, and the Sumitomo Corporation Europe Limited, one of the branches of the Japanese giant, have signed recently a memorandum ... Read More

Japan Slams Polisario Proponents in Africa

August 25, 2017

The Japanese Foreign Minister made it clear that Japan has never recognized the Polisario's self-proclaimed republic and deplored the maneuvers of Mozambique authorities in their ... Read More

Japanese JTEKT Car Component Manufacturer to Set up Factory in Tangier

June 30, 2017

Leading Japanese car part maker, JTEKT, will set up a plant worth €15 million in Tangier, an investment that will further bolster the automotive ecosystem ... Read More