JAPANESE Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Nishimura Yasutoshi says Zambia is a stable, democratic nation in Southern Africa. And Yasutoshi has announced the intention of 11 Japanese companies to explore investment opportunities in the country in the area of mineral exploration. Meanwhile, President Hakainde Hichilema has asked Japan to set up processing companies in Zambia as a way of ensuring value addition to the country’s raw materials. Speaking when he paid a courtesy call on President Hichilema at State House, Friday, Yasutoshi said Zambia and Japan shared the same core values of democracy hence Japan’s intention to broaden its bilateral relations. “Zambia is a stable democratic nation of Southern Africa and I understand that the change of the government...