Japan-The Bahamas Relations
March 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic relations:
- Established in March, 1975
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Bahamas: 33 (as of Oct. 2009)
- Number of Bahamas nationals residing in Japan: 97 (as of Dec. 2009)
- Trade with Japan in 2009:
- Export: 589 million yen (machinery, natural pearl, rum)
- Import: 24,300 million yen (tankers, vessels, automobiles)
VIP Visits
- From The Bahamas to Japan
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Year Name 1990 Deputy Prime Minister Clement T. Maynard 1991 Minister of Agriculture, Trade and Industries Perry G. Cristie 1995 Minister of Foreign Affairs Janet G. Bostwick
Prime Minister Hubert A. Ingraham
Minister of Finance and Planning William C. Allen2003 Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Service Frederick A. MITCHELL 2004 Minister of State for Finance James It. Smith 2005 Minister of State for Finance James Smith (attending IDB Okinawa Meeting) - From Japan to the Bahamas
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Year Name 1988 House of Representative member Yoshinori Ohno 2005 Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Itsunori Onodera 2006 House of Representatives team to study the political and economic conditions of Central America and Caribbean nations (led by House of Representative member Junji Higashi)
- Agreement Between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas for the Exchange of Information for the Purpose of the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion and the Allocation of Rights of Taxation with
Respect to Income of Individuals(January 2011)
The Text[English]
The Text[Japanese] - Agreement in Principle on the Tax Agreement centered on the Exchange of Information between the Government of Japan and the Government of The Bahamas (November 2010)
- Emergency Aid for Hurricane Disaster in the Bahamas (September 2004)
- Emergency Assistance to The Bahamas for Hurricane Disaster Relief (October 1999)
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