Japan-Belize Relations

August 2007

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

Established in November 1982.

Number of Residents:

Number of Japanese nationals residing in Belize: 46 (as of Oct. 2005)

Number of Belize nationals residing in Japan: 5 (as of Dec. 2005)

Trade with Japan (2004):

Export: 10 billion yen (marine products, fruit juice, clothing)

Import: 22 billion yen (ships, automobiles, general machinery)

Direct Investment from Japan:

N/A

Japan's Economic Cooperation (as of 2005):

ODA Loans: 0

Grants: 1.81 billion yen

Technical cooperation: 8.39 billion yen

VIP Visits

From Belize to Japan

Year	Name
1990	Governor General, Minita Gordon
1995	Minister of Agriculture and Fishery, Russel Garcia
1996	Prim Minister, Manuel Esquivel
1998	Minister of International Trade and Industry, Alfred Martinez
2005	Deputy Prime Minister, John Briceno

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

Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)

49.2 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)

• 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