Japan-Kiribati Relations 
May 2009
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in March 1980
- Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Kiribati: 26 (Oct, 1998)
- Trade with Japan (1999):
- Imports: 819 million yen (1997) (machinery)
- Exports: 255 million yen (1997) (fish)
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Grants: US$ 7.66 million (1998)
Cumulative total as of December 31, 1998: US$ 62.98 million - Technical cooperation: US$ 0.88 million (1998)
Cumulative total as of December 31, 1998: US$ 36.00 million
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Kiribati
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Year Name 1979 Member of Parliament, Mr. Akira Ono (Special Envoy to the Independence Ceremony) - From Kiribati to Japan
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Year Name 1979, 1985, 1988, 1990 President, Mr. Ieremia Tabai 1997 President, Mr. Teburoro Tito (Japan-SPF Summit) 2001 Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and President, Mr. Teburoro Tito
- Japan-Kiribati Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet Official Website) (May 18, 2009)
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Anote Tong, President of the Republic of Kiribati, and Mrs. Tong (January 2007)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Teburoro Tito, Chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) and President of the Republic of Kiribati (February 2001)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Kiribati
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | March | 17 |
| 2004 | July | 9 |
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