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Japan-Comoros Relations (Basic Data)

May 2012

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

14 November, 1977 (Date of the recognition of the State)

Japanese Nationals:

Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Union of Comoros: 0 (as of Oct. 2005)

Trade with Japan (2006):

Exports: 7 million yen (essential oil, etc)

Imports: 207 million yen (automobiles, etc)

Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-2006):

none

Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total until fiscal 2005):

List of Exchange of Notes

Loans: none

Grants: 6.0 billion yen

Technical cooperation: 0.7 billion yen

Recent VIP Visits

From Japan to the Union of Comoros:

Year	Name
2005	Ambassador in charge of UN Reform, SUTO

From the Union of Comoros to Japan:

Year	Name
2004	State Secretary in charge of Territorial Security, ABDOU MADI MARI
	Minister of Economy, Trade and Industrial Promotion, CHARIF

Cultural Exchanges

Survey of coelacanth was conducted by a private sector and Toba aquarium. The mission brought back 5 specimens with the cooperation of the Comoros government.

Cultural Grant (fiscal 1975-2005)

none

Recent Trends

Country is internally unstable and coup d'etat took place 18 times since Comoro's independence. After the last coup d'etat in April 1999, the democratization process has been continued with organizing several elections.