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Title: | Japan in Africa: Commercial Payoff |
Author: | Shannon, Don |
Year: | 1970 |
Periodical: | Africa Report |
Volume: | 15 |
Issue: | 5 |
Period: | May |
Pages: | 24-27 |
Language: | English |
Geographic terms: | Africa Japan |
Subjects: | international trade international relations Economics and Trade |
Abstract: | The effort and interest of Japan in Africa appears almost purely commercial. This is illustrated in the article, i.a. from the Japanese highway project from Mombasa to Lagos. The prime Japanese interest in such a road is to increase their access to African raw materials. Business interests dictate a policy of minimum private investment and public aid. Grants to Africa are confined to the costs of training Africans in Japan and sending Japanese technicians to Africa. While Japan has emerged as a major trading partner for Africa and a promising market for African raw material exports Africa has made little impact on Japanese politics or economic life. The Japanese commercial approach to Africa has yielded generous benefits at limited cost. Tables: 1. Japan's African trade; 2. Main African trading partners. |