Ambassadors from five African nations said Tuesday that their continent's image and perception in Japan is too negative and that mutual understanding about Africa is needed at a grassroots level.
The ambassadors made the remarks during a visit to The Japan Times.
Tunisian Ambassador Salah Hannachi said that the image of Africa in Japan is almost that of a single country characterized by poverty and conflict. But more than 20 countries on the continent have achieved economic growth above 5 percent recently and per capita income as a whole has risen as economic growth surpassed demographic growth, he said.