Japan-Brunei Relations 
December 2010
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
- Courtesy Call on Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Maehara by Pehin Dato Lim Jock Seng, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade II, Brunei Darussalam (December 2010)
- Entry into Force of the Japan-Brunei Taxes Agreement (November 2009)
- Visit to Japan by His Royal Highness Prince Mohamed Bolkiah, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Brunei Darussalam (November 2009)
- Agreement between Japan and Brunei Darussalam for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (January 2009) [PDF]
- Visit to Japan by H.M. Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei Darussalam (June 2007)
- Statement by Ms. Misako Kaji, Minister, Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, on Agenda item 117: Programme budget for the biennium 2006-2007 - Estimates in respect of special political missions, good offices and other political initiatives, authorized by the General Assembly and/or the Security Council (March 2007)
- Mr. Machimura Nobutaka, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Brunei, Vietnam and Cambodia (June 2005)
- First Day of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (December 2003)
(Open a New Window)Press Conference by the Press Secretary on Brunei
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | October | 27 |
| April | 18 | |
| February | 17 | |
| 2005 | June | 7 |
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