Japan-Somalia Relations 
September 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
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1960. 7 Japan recognized the independence of Somalia 1982. 10 Somalia established an Embassy in Tokyo. (The Embassy was closed in 1990) - Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Somalia: 0 (as of 1 October 1999)
- Trade with Japan (2008):
- Exports: 295 million yen
- Imports: 12 million yen
- Direct Investment from Japan: none
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 6.61 billion yen
- Grants: 17.52 billion yen
- Technical Cooperation: 868 million yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Somalia
- 1993 Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Kakizawa
- From Somalia to Japan
- 2010 "Minister for Foreign Affaires" Ali Ahmed Jama
Recent Trends
Since 2007, Japan provided about 124.4 million dollars of security and humanitarian assistance.
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Obstruction of Humanitarian Aid Activities of United Nations Agencies and Other Agencies by an Extremist Islamic Group in Somalia(December 1, 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Bombing in Somalia (October 2011)
- Statement by H.E. Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan at the United Nations Summit Meeting on Somalia (September 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Terrorist Attack in Somalia (June 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Terrorist Attack in Somalia (August 2010)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Ali Ahmed Jama, "Minister for Foreign Affairs" of the Republic of Somalia (January 2010)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Bombing in Somalia (December 2009)
- Meeting between Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and H.E. Mr. Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia (December 2009)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suicide Bomb Attack in Somalia (September 2009)
- The 4th Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (September 2009)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Suicide Bomb Attack in Somalia (June 2009)
- Visit to Belgium by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Seiko Hashimoto (April 2009)
- The International Conference in support of the Somali Security Institutions and the African Union Mission in Somalia (Communique) (April 22-23, 2009) [PDF]
- Statement by Ms. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the International Conference in Support of the Somalia Security Institutions and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) (April 23, 2009)
- The International Conference in support of the Somali Security Institutions and the African Union Mission in Somalia (Communique) (April 22-23, 2009) [PDF]
- Participation of Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to Address the Issue of the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia (December 2008)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Adoption of the UN Security Council Resolution to Address the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia (December 2008)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Suicide Terrorist Attacks in Somalia (October 2008)
- Exchange of Notes on Grant Aid (Food Aid) to 8 Countries Including Timor-Leste through WFP (World Food Programme) (December 2007)
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security project "Protection, Reintegration, and resettlement of IDPs" in Somalia (May 2007)
- Food Aid through the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) (March 2007)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Election of Transitional President of Somalia (October 2004)
- Assistance for Internally Displaced and Unsettled Populations in Somalia (August 2003)
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