Japan-Belize Relations (Basic Data)

June 2013

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:: Established in November 1982.
Number of Residents:: Number of Japanese nationals residing in Belize: 33 (as of Oct. 2011); Number of Belize nationals residing in Japan: 7 (as of Nov. 2011)
Trade with Japan (2012):: Export: 1,730 million yen (fish and seafoods, fruits); Import: 590 million yen (ships, automobiles, outboard engines)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (Cumulative total as of 2011):: ODA Loans: 0; Grants: 737 million yen; Technical cooperation: 1.6 billion yen

From Belize to Japan

Year	Name
1990	Governor General Minita Gordon
1995	Minister of Agriculture and Fishery Russel Garcia
1996	Prime Minister Manuel Esquivel
1998	Minister of International Trade and Industry Alfred Martinez
2005	Deputy Prime Minister John Briceno
2010	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Wilfred Elrington Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and the environment Gasper Vega

From Japan to Belize

Year	Name
1981	Ambassador on special mission Naito (Independence ceremony)
1983	House of Representative member Tokuo Yamashita
1984	Same as above
2001	Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Taimei Yamaguchi
2006	Vice-Minister for Agriculture and Fishery Yasushi Kaneko

49.2 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)