Japan-Maldives Relations (Basic Data)
November 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November 1967
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Maldives: 192 (2011)
- Number of Maldives nationals residing in Japan: 43 (2011)
- Trade with Japan (2011):
- 0.45 billion yen (fishes (tuna etc.))
- 2.6 billion yen (ship enqine, car)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- 3 direct investment totalling 1.5 billion yen from 1989 to 2003.
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 2.7 billion yen (in 2006)
- Grants: 27.7202 billion yen (cumulative total as of fiscal 2011)
- Technical cooperation: 6.279 billion yen (cumulative total as of fiscal 2010)
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Maldives
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Year Name 1980.12 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kazuo Aichi 1981. 8 The chairperson for Foreign Affairs of House of Representative, Keiwa Okuda 1981.12 President of Japan-Maldives Parliamentarians' League Keizo Obuchi 1985. 7 President of Japan-Maldives Parliamentarians' League Keizo Obuchi 1993.11 President of Japan-Maldives Parliamentarians' League Keizo Obuchi(Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential inauguration) 2005. 1 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shuzen Tanigawa 2008. 6 President of Japan-Maldives Parliamentarians' League Hose Norota 2008.11 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuhide Minorikawa 2011.11 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Jo Nakano - From Maldives to Japan
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Year Name 1980. 5 Rt. Hon. Jameel, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1980.10 Rt. Hon. Jameel, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1984.10 Rt. Hon. Gayoom, President 1988. 6 Rt. Hon. Iriyas Ibrahim, Minister of Trade and Industry 1989. 2 Rt. Hon. Gayoom, President
Rt. Hon. Jameel, Minister of Foreign Affairs1989.3 Rt. Hon. Kamaeden, Minister of Labor 1990.11 Rt. Hon. Gayoom, President 1991. 9 Rt. Hon. Shafeey, Minister of Environment 1992. 5 Rt. Hon. Jameel, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1993.11 Rt. Hon. Jameel, Minister of Interior 1994.11 Minister of Tourism Ibrahim Hussain Zaki 1995. 9 Speaker of Citizen's Majilis Abdulla Hameed 1995.11 Minister of Tourism Ibrahim Hussain Zaki 1996. 3 Minister of Tourism Ibrahim Hussain Zaki 1997.11 Minister of Tourism Ibrahim Hussain Zaki 1998. 2 Minister of Foreign Affairs Fathulla Jameel 2000. 6 Minister of Foreign Affairs Fathulla Jameel 2001. 9 President, H.E. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom 2004. 5 Rt. Hon. Zaheel, Minister of Building and Public Enterprise 2004. 8 Rt. Hon. Yameen, Minister of Trade and Industry 2005. 8 Rt. Hon. Shaugee, Minister of Tourism 2006. 7 Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Shaheed 2006. 8 Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Shaheed 2007. 8 Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid 2007. 9 Rt. Hon. Shaugee, Minister of Tourism and Private aviation 2009. 1 Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Shaheed 2010. 3 Rt. Hon. Zaki, Special Envoy of President 2012. 1 Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Naseem
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)
246.1 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
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