Japan-Ghana Relations (Basic Data)

July 2012

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:: 6 March, 1957 (Date of the recognition of the State)
Japanese Nationals:: Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Republic of Ghana: 331 (as of Oct. 2009)
Trade with Japan (2009):: Exports: 9,608 million yen (cacao, marine products such as squid and octopus, etc); Imports: 11,396 million yen (automobiles, tyre·tube, machinery, etc)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total until fiscal 2008):: List of Exchange of Notes; Loans: 125,091 million yen; Grants: 80,510 million yen; Technical cooperation: 40,334 million yen

From Japan to the Republic of Ghana:

Date	Name
May 1993	H.I.H. Prince & Princess TAKAMADO
May 1999	Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister (Former Prime Minister), H.E. Mr. Ryutaro HASHIMOTO
Jan. 2001	Assistant to the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary, Mr. Kazuyoshi URABE
Aug. 2001	Former Foreign Minister, Mr. Kabun MUTO
Jul. 2003	UNDP Global Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Misako KONNO
Jan. 2004	Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kazunori TANAKA
Dec. 2005	Members of the Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentary Friendship League headed by Member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Asahiko MIHARA
May 2006	Prime Minister, Junichiro KOIZUMI
Mar. 2007	Ambassador on Special Mission and Member of House of Representatives, Mr. Seiken SUGIURA
April 2008	Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yasuhide NAKAYAMA
Sep. 2008	Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nobuhide MINORIKAWA Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA
Jan. 2009	Ambassador on Special Mission and Member of House of Representatives, Mr. Junichiro KOIZUMI
Mar. 2010	H.I.H. The Crown Prince

From the Republic of Ghana to Japan:

Date	Name
Oct. 1993	President, H.E. FLT. LT. Jerry John RAWLINGS (TICAD I) Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, H.E. Dr. Kwesi BOTCHWEY
Feb. 1994	Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, H.E. Dr. Kwesi BOTCHWEY
Dec. 1997	President, H.E. FLT. LT. Jerry John RAWLINGS Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. James Victor GBEHO Regional Minister / Eastern Region, H.E. Ms. Patience ADOW
Oct. 1998	President, H.E. FLT. LT. Jerry John RAWLINGS (TICAD II) Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. James Victor GBEHO
Jul. 1999	Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Ekwow SPIO-GARBRAH
Oct. 2002	President, H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR
Sep. 2003	President, H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR (TICAD III)
Jun. 2004	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honorable Akwasi OSEI-ADJEI
Jun. 2005	Minister of Trade and Industry Hon. Mr. Alan John Kwadwo KYEREMATEN (Expo 2005 Aichi)
Nov. 2006	President, H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR
Jan. 2008	Member of Council of State and Chairman of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, H.E. Mr. Daniel Adzei Bekoe
Mar. 2008	Minister for Fisheries, Hon. Mrs. Gladys Cecilia Asmah
May 2008	President, H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR
July 2008	President, H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR

406 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid and Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)