Japan to give 2.4 bil. yen grant aid to Samoa, vows to boost ties

Tokyo on Saturday promised 2.4 billion yen ($16 million) in grant aid to Samoa to help improve a national university's facilities, as Japan's foreign minister met the Pacific island nation's prime minister in an effort to strengthen the bilateral relationship.During their talks in the Samoan capital of Apia, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Fiame Naomi Mata'afa, who also serves as foreign minister, discussed the Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting scheduled for July in Tokyo, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry.Japan has been seeking to deepen ties with the island nation locat…READ FULL ARTICLE