Japan-Philippines Relations (Basic Data)

July 2012

Basic Data

Diplomatic relations:: "Treaty of Peace with Japan" and "Reparations Agreement Between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines" became effective in July 1956.
Number of Residents:: Number of Japanese Nationals residing in the Philippines: 12,913 (Oct. 2005); Number of Philippine Nationals residing in Japan: 187,261 (Dec. 2005)
Trade with Japan (2006):: Exports: 925.7 billion yen (electronic machinery); Imports: 1,047.9 billion yen (electronic machinery)
Direct Investment from Japan:: (1) 11.6 billion Peso (approved by Bureau of Investment) (2005); (2) 15.7 billion Peso (approved by Philippine Economic Zone Authority) (2005)
Japan's Economic Cooperation:: List of Exchange of Notes; Loans: 2,032.67 billion yen (cumulative total-2005); Grants: 249.1 billion yen (cumulative total-2005); Technical Cooperation: 175.3 billion yen (cumulative total-2005)

From Japan to Philippines

Year	Name
2001	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seishiro Eto
2001	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura
2002	Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi
2003	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano
2003	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masatoshi Abe
2004	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masatoshi Abe
2005	Chief of Defense Agency Yoshinori Ohno
2005	Special Adviser to the Prime Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi
2006	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshihisa Shiozaki
	Foreign Minister Taro Aso
	Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
	Foreign Minister Taro Aso
	Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Akira Amari
2007	Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
	Foreign Minister Taro Aso
	Minister of International Trade and Industry Akira Amari
	Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuhito Asano

From Philippines to Japan

Year	Name
2001	President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
	Vice President, Foreign Secretary Teofisto Guingona
	Secretary of Trade and Industry Manuel Roxas
	Tourism Secretary Richard Gordon
2002	President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
	Foreign Secretary Blas Ople
	Secretary of Trade and Industry Manuel Roxas
	Senate President Franklin Drilon
2003	President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
2004	President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
	Secretary of Trade and Industry Cesar Purisima
	Energy Secretary Vicente Perez
2005	Secretary of Trade and Industry Juan Santos
2005	Tourism Secretary Joseph Durano
2006	Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo
	Finance Secretary Margarito Teves
	Tourism Secretary Joseph Durano
	Speaker of the House of Representatives Jose De Venecia Jr.
2007	President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
	Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo
	Finance Secretary Margarito Teves
	Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter Favila
2011
	President Aquino
	Secretary Del Rosario
	Secretary Roxas
	Secretary Purisima
	Secretary Domingo
2012
	Secretary Del Rosario
	Secretary Gazmin
	VP Binay
	Secretary Purisima
	Secretary Abad
	Secretary Balisacan

1,857.0 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
20.4 million yen (Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)