Japan-Belize Relations
March 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November 1982.
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Belize: 38 (as of Oct. 2009)
- Number of Belize nationals residing in Japan: 9 (as of Dec. 2009)
- Trade with Japan (2009):
- Export: 470 million yen (fruit juice, natural pearl)
- Import: 600 million yen (ships, automobiles, outboard engines)
- Japan's Economic Cooperation (Cumulative total as of 2008):
- ODA Loans: 0
- Grants: 208 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 1.3 billion yen
VIP Visits
- From Belize to Japan
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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
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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
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2009)
49.2 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- Second Japan-CARICOM Ministerial-Level Conference: Bilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meetings (Afternoon, September 1) (September 2010)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Territorial Dispute between Belize and Guatemala (September 2002)
- Emergency Aid for Hurricane Disaster in Belize (October 2001)
- Emergency Assistance to Belize for Hurricane Disaster (October 2000)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Belize
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | September | 27 |
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