Japan-Malawi Relations
February 2010
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in July, 1964
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Malawi: 139 (Oct. 2000)
- Number of Malawi nationals residing in Japan: 30 (Dec. 2000)
- Trade with Japan (1998):
- Exports: 5,600 million Yen (tobacco, etc.)
- Imports: 1,200 million Yen (automobile, telecommunication equipment, etc.)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- Cumulative total: none
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 34,136 million Yen
- Grants: 34,670 million Yen
- Technical cooperation: 18,683 million Yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Malawi:
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Year Name 1993 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Koji Kakizawa - From Malawi to Japan:
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Year Name 1993 Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chimango (TICAD) 1994 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Aleke Banda 1995 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edward Bwanali 1998 Minister of Finance, Cassim Chilumpha (TICAD II)
Cultural Exchanges
Malawi Youth Invitation Programme (2 to 3 persons per year)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)
66.3 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- Exchange of Notes for Environmental Program Grant Aid for the Republic of Malawi (The Project for Introduction of Clean Energy by Solar Electricity Generation System) (February 2010)
- Exchange of Notes for General Project Grant Aid for the Republic of Malawi (The Project for Replacement of South Rukuru Bridge on the Main Road M001) (February 2010)
- Visit to Japan by Hon. Joyce Banda, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Malawi (December 2008)
- Exchange of Notes on Grant Aid (Food Aid) through the World Food Programme (WFP) for the Republic of Malawi (March 2008)
- Assistance through the World Food Programme (WFP) to HIV/AIDS Affected and Infected People in Malawi (December 2007)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Dr. Bingu Wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi (Announcement by the Press Secretary) (February 2006)
- Food Aid to African Countries through the World Food Programme (WFP) (July 2005)
- Empowering Poor Rural Communities with Labor-saving technologies for Increased Labor Productivity, Food Production and Income Generation in Malawi (March 2005)
- Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kazunori Tanaka to Visit Uganda, Malawi and Madagascar (August 2004)
- Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in Malawi (January 2003)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Malawi
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | March | 3 |
| 2005 | November | 22 |
| 2004 | August | 27 |
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