Japan-Burkina Faso Relations (Basic Data) 
August 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- 1 July, 1962 (Date of the recognition of the State)
- Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Burkina Faso: 26 (as of Oct. 1998)
- Trade with Japan (1998):
- Exports: 618 million yen (woods, cotton goods, etc)
- Imports: 981 million yen (motorcycles, tires, etc)
- Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-1998):
- 350 million yen
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: none
- Grants: 17,952 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 1,401 million yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Burkina Faso:
- none
- From Burkina Faso to Japan:
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Year Name 1993 Oct. President Blaise COMPAORE (TICAD) 1995 Dec. President Blaise COMPAORE 1998 Oct. President Blaise COMPAORE (TICAD II)
Minister of Foreign Affairs OUEDRAOGO (TICAD II)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)
95.0 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
Recent Trends
From 1990, President COMPAORE began to open the way for democratism, was re-elected in November 1998.
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