Japan-Botswana Relations 
October 2010
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in Sep., 1966
- Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Botswana: 45 (Oct., 1998)
- Trade with Japan (1998):
- Exports: 186million Yen (diamond, etc.)
- Imports: 344 million Yen (automobile, engine, etc)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- Cumulative total: none
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 13,246 million Yen
- Grants: 1,519 million Yen
- Technical cooperation: 2,021 million Yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Botswana:
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Year Name 1994 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Shozo Azuma - From Botswana to Japan
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Year Name 1990 President, Sir Katumile Masire 1993 President, Sir Katumike Masire (TICAD) 1996 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mompati Merafhe 1998 President, Festus Mogae (TICAD II)
Cultural Exchanges
Botswana Youth Invitation Programme (3 to 4 persons per year)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)
105.8 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
Recent Trends
President Mogae chaired the economic development session in TICAD II in October, 1998 as well as the High-level Debt Management Seminar in August, 1999, which was sponsored by JAPAN, Kenya, IMF and the United Nations.
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama, President of the Republic of Botswana (October 2010)
- Exchange of Notes for Environmental Program Grant Aid for the Republic of Botswana (The Project for Introduction of Clean Energy by Solar Electricity Generation System) (February 2010)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Festus Gontebanye Mogae, President of the Republic of Botswana (May 2006)
- Visit to Japan by Lieut.-Gen. Seretse Ian Khama, Vice President of the Republic of Botswana (June 2005)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Meets with President of Botswana (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (March 2003)
- Embassy of Japan in Botswana Web Site (Japanese Only)
- Embassy of the Republic of Botswana in Japan Web Site
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