Ghana has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening bilateral relations with Japan following high-level discussions in Tokyo with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The meeting focused on advancing cooperation in three key areas: cocoa and value addition, strategic infrastructure, and people-to-people exchanges. President Mahama shared on his X handle:
I met with the Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to advance Ghana–Japan cooperation in three key areas: Cocoa and value addition, Strategic infrastructure and People-to-people ties.
With Ghana supplying about 70% of Japan’s cocoa imports, we invited Japanese investment and a PPP… pic.twitter.com/4YtrzEgCGx
— John Dramani Mahama (@JDMahama) August 21, 2025
The meeting builds on decades of Ghana–Japan cooperation and signals a renewed commitment to elevate relations to a more strategic level in line with Ghana’s long-term development priorities.
Source – My News Ghana
