Japan-Chad Relations
February 2008
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- 11 August, 1960 (Date of recognition of the State)
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Republic of Chad: 10 (Oct. 1999)
- Number of Chad nationals residing in Japan: 7 (Dec. 1998)
- Trade with Japan (1998):
- Exports: 402 million yen (cotton, etc.)
- Imports: 149 million yen (automobiles, etc.)
- Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-1998):
- None
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: none
- Grants: 1.2 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 0.1 billion yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to the Republic of Chad:
- None
- From the Republic of Chad to Japan:
-
Year Name 1993 Minister of Plan and Cooperation, Ibni OUMAR
Cultural Grant (fiscal 1975-1999)
None
Recent Trends
- Political, Diplomatic and Economic Scene: There has been sporadic dissident activity, especially in the northern region of Tibesti, while the government has continued to seek to play down this rebel activity. Relations with France remain difficult, but ties with Libya have improved. A World Bank decision on funding for an oil pipeline is pending because of environmental problems, future transparent management of oil revenue, etc.
- Others: Since August 1996, the Embassy of Japan in Yound, the Republic of Cameroon has been in charge of Chadian affairs. There is no Embassy of the Republic of Chad in Japan, but the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Chad is in Osaka.
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Armed Attacks by Anti-Government Forces in Chad (February 2008)
- Assistance to the Chadian Police for Humanitarian Protection (December 2007)
- Emergency Assistance for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Chad and Central African Republic Caused by the Darfur Conflict (June 2007)
- Food Aid to African Countries through the World Food Programme (WFP) (July 2006)
- Assistance to FAO's Desert Locust Control Projects in Chad, Mali and Mauritania (September 2004)
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