Japan-Brunei Relations (Basic Data)
November 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in April 1984
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Brunei: 91 (Oct. 2000)
- Number of Bruneian Nationals residing in Japan: 23 (Aug. 2000)
- Trade with Japan (1999):
- Exports: $ 1.7 billion (oil, natural gas)
- Imports: $ 60 million (machineries and transport equipments, metal products)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- Cumulative total as of 1999: 14.1 billion yen
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- Loans: None
- Grants: None
- Technical Cooperation: 39 billion yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Brunei
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Year Name 1991 Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu 1993 Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa 1995 International Trade and Industry Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (ASEAN.PMC) 1996 Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi 1997 Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto 2000 Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (APEC) Foreign Minister Yohei Kono (APEC) International Trade and Industry Minister Takeo Hiranuma (APEC) Finance Minister Kiichi Miyazawa (APEC) 2001 Japan-Brunei Parliamentary Friendship Promotion League) 2002 Delegation headed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives Tamisuke Watanuki Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura - From Brunei to Japan
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Year Name 1994 Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Hussain 1995 Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Mohamed Bolkiah Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Minister of Finance Prince Jefri Bolkiah 1996 Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports Hussain 1998 Minister of Education Abd Aziz 1999 Minister of Industry and Primary Resources Abd Rahman 2000 Minister of Industry and Primary Resources Abd Rahman Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Mohamed Bolkiah Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah 2001 Minister of Industry and Primary Resources Abd Rahman 2002 His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah
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