Japan-Kenya Relations (Basic Data)

July 2012

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

Year	Diplomatic Relations:
1963	Independence of Kenya (official recognition)
1964	The Japanese Embassy was established in Kenya
1979	The Kenyan Embassy was established in Tokyo

Japanese Nationals in Kenya:

633 (as of October 2009)

Trade with Japan (2008):

Exports to Japan: $34 million (fish fillet, cut flower, coffee, nuts, tea)
Imports from Japan: $648 million (lorry, vehicle, machinery)

Japan’s Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of 2008):

Loans: 215.7 billion yen
Grants: 102.5 billion yen
Technical cooperation: 90.8 billion yen

VIP Visits

From Japan to Kenya

Year	Name
1997	Director of the Environment Agency Michiko Ishii
1999	Former Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto H.I.H. Prince and Princess TAKAMADO
2001	Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori
2003	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tetsuro Yano
2005	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ichiro Aisawa
2006	Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Shoichi Nakagawa Minister for Environment, Masatoshi Wakabayashi
2007	Senior Vice Minister of Finance, Kazunori Tanaka Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takeshi Iwaya
2008	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Itsunori Onodera Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nobuhide Minorikawa
2009	Former Prime Minister, Yasuo Fukuda Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yasutoshi Nishimura
2010	H.I.H. The Clown Prince

From Kenya to Japan

Year	Name
1998	Minister of East African and Regional Cooperation K.N.K.Biwott Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bonaya Godana (TICAD II)
2000	Vice President, George Saitoti
2001	Minister of Planning, Paul Adhu Awiti
2003	Minister of Trade and Industry, Mukhisa Kituyi Minister of Water Resources, Martha Wangari Karua Minister of Culture and Sports, Najib Balala Minister of Finance, Daudi Mwiralia Minister of Energy, Ochillo Ayacko Minister of Planning and National Development, Peter Anyang Nyong’o (TICAD III)
2004	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka Minister of Tourism and Information, Raphael Tuju President, Mwai Kibaki, accompanied by; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chirau Ali Mwakwere, Minister of Trade and Industry, Mukhisa Kituyi, Minister of Planning and National Development, Peter Anyang Nyong'o, Minister of Information and Communication, Raphael Tuju
2005	Assistant Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate) Minister of Planning and National Development, Peter Anyang Nyong'o, Minister of Health, Charity Ngiru Minister of Trade and Industry, Mukhisa Kituyi, Minister of Tourism and Wildlife, Morris Dzoro
2006	Minister of Tourism and Wildlife, Morris Dzoro Minister of Foreign Affairs, Raphael Tuju
2008	President, Mwai Kibaki (TICAD IV), accompanied by; Minister of Foreign Affairs, Moses Masika Wetang'ula, Minister of Finance, Amos Muhinga Kimunya, Minister of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, Wycliffe Ambesta Oparanya Minister of Road, Kipkalya Kones, Minister of Agriculture, William Ruto, Minister of Tourism, Najib Balala Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Sally Jepngetich Kosgey
2009	Minister of Information and Communication, Sammuel Poghisio
2010	Prime Minister, Raila Amolo Odinga Former Assistant Minister Enviroment and Natural Resoureces, Wangari Maathai (Nobel Peace Prize Laureate)

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