Japan-Myanmar Relations (Basic Data) 
June 2013
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November 1954
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Myanmar: 612 (Oct. 2012)
- Number of Myanmar Nationals residing in Japan: 8,692 (Nov. 2012)
- Trade with Japan (2010 Fiscal Year):
- Exports: 23.8 billion yen (clothing , marine products , footware)
- Imports: 36.3 billion yen (car , machinery)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- Cumulative total from 1988 to 2012: $223 million
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 0
- Grants: 1.35 billion yen (2010 Fiscal Year)
- Technical Cooperation: 1.74 billion yen (2010 Fiscal Year)
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Myanmar (since 2000)
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Year Name Oct. 2002 Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi Jun. 2003 Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano May, 2008 Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Hitoshi Kimura Dec, 2011 Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro Gemba Jan, 2013 Depty Prime Minister, Minister for Finance Taro Aso May, 2013 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - From Myanmar to Japan (since 2000)
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Year Name Jun. 2000 Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council, General Khin Nyunt Dec. 2003 Prime Minister, General Khin Nyunt Dec. 2003 Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Win Aung May, 2005 Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Nyan Win Jan, 2008 Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Nyan Win Nov, 2009 Prime Minister, U Thein Sein Jan, 2010 Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Nyan Win Oct, 2011 Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Wanna Maung Lwin Apr, 2012 President, U Thein Sein May, 2012 Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, U Khin Aung Myint Jul, 2012 Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Wanna Maung Lwin
Cultural Exchange
From June 26, to July 2, 2012, the Government of Japan dispatched a cultural exchange mission, headed by Dr. Takashi Shiraishi, President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), and consisting of experts from various fields, to Myanmar in collaboration with The Japan Foundation.
The mission aims to discuss future policies for the expansion and enhancement of cultural exchanges and cultural cooperation between Japan and Myanmar with the government officials and other experts of Myanmar. It reported the results of the discussion to the Japanese government as a policy recommendation on August 2.
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