Japan-Rwanda Relations (Basic Data)

September 2010

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:: 1 July, 1962 (Date of the recognition of the State)
Japanese Nationals:: Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Republic of Rwanda: 15 (as of Oct. 2005)
Trade with Japan (2006):: Exports: 9.77 million yen (coffee, tea, etc); Imports: 771 million yen (automobiles, etc)
Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-1998):: 45.0 million yen
Japan's Economic Cooperation:: List of Exchange of Notes; Loans: 4,649 million yen; Grants: 27,334 million yen; Technical cooperation: 2,992 million yen

VIP Visits

From Japan to the Republic of Rwanda:

Month	Year	Name
Jun.	1982	Deputy Foreign Minister TSUJI
Oct.	2005	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aisawa
Aug.	2006	JAPAN-Africa Union (AU) Parliamentary Friendship League
Oct.	2006	Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masayoshi Hamada

From the Republic of Rwanda to Japan:

Month	Year	Name
Jun.	1996	President of the Republic BIZIMUNGU
Apr.	1997	Vice President KAGAME
Oct.	1998	Prime Minister RWIGEMA (TICAD II)
Jan.	2000	Foreign Minister
Dec.	2001	Minister of Finance and Economic Planning KABERUKA (TICAD Ministerial Meeting)
Sep.	2003	Prime Minister MAKUZA (TICAD III) Minister of Foreign Affairs MURIGANDE (TICAD III)
Apr.	2005	Minister of Finance and Economic Planning KABERUKA
Jun.	2005	Minister of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cooperatives NSHUTI (EXPO 2005 AICHI)
Jul.	2005	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation MURIGANDE (Invitation of the MOFA)
Sep.	2005	Minister of Education, Science, Technology and Scientific Research MURENZI (STS Forum)
Sep.	2006	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation MURIGANDE Minister of State in charge of Economic Planning, Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning NSANZABAGANWA Minister of State in charge of Industry and Investment Promotion, Ministry of Commerce, Industry, Investment Promotion, Tourism and Cooperatives KAREGA
Nov.	2006	President KAGAME
Oct.	2007	Minister in Office of the President in charge of Technology and Research MURENZI

Recent Trends

From September to December 1994, Japan envoyed about 400 self-defense personnels for humanitarian assistance to Rwandan refugees in Goma (former Zaire). Japan has been supporting the Rwanda's efforts toward the reconstruction of the country. Since 1994, Japan's humanitarian assistance to the countries in the Great Lakes region amounts in total to more than 270 million dollars.

Since 2004, Japan dispatches a Japanese ODA advisor to Kigali to further strengthen the bilateral cooperation relationship. In January 2005, Japan and Rwanda concluded the Agreement on Technical Cooperation.

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