Ghanaians willing to live and work in Japan can now relocate to this city – Check out more details

Sanjo City for Ghanaians

By Emmanuel Akyereko
(Managing Editor)

The Government of Japan has launched a new Immigration policy which will allow Ghanaian nationals willing to live and work in Japan to relocate to Sanjo City in the Niigata Prefecture.

This latest move forms part of the East Asian country’s new strategy to deepen cultural diplomacy, promote economic growth and enhance workforce productivity.

Japan has been experiencing a decline in birth rate and is currently fighting against an aging demographics which has affected its workforce.

Under this new partnership, which was announced on the sidelines of the 9th Tokyo International Conference for African Development (TICAD-9), the Japanese government will create a special visa category for highly skilled, innovative, and talented young Ghanaian nationals who want to move to Sanjo City and work.

Artisans and other blue-collar workers from Ghana who are ready to upskill will also benefit from the special dispensation visa to work in Japan.

Japan International Cooperation Agency, in a ceremony, also named the cities of Nagai in Yamagata Prefecture the hometown of Tanzania, Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture the hometown of Nigeria, and Imabari in Ehime Prefecture the hometown of Mozambique.

Through the arrangement, Japan looks to strengthen exchanges with the four African countries by officially connecting municipalities with existing relations with those nations.