Japan-Costa Rica Relations (Basic Data) 
August 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in February 1935.
- Japanese Nationals:
- 373 (as of October 2011)
- Trade with Japan (2011):
- Export: aprox. 19 billion yen (coffee, integrated circuit, parts of computer)
- Import: aprox. 67.5 billion yen (car, automotive products, electronic apparatus, machinery)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (Cumulative total until fiscal 2010)
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 66,155 million yen
- Grants: 5,273 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 20,340 million yen
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Costa Rica
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Year Name 1990 House of Representatives member, Yoshiro Mori (Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration) 1994 House of Representatives member, Kazuo Aichi (Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration) 1996 Primer Minister, Hashimoto Ryutaro 1998 House of Representatives member, Hideyuki Aizawa (Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration) THI Prince and Princess Takamado 2002 House of Representatives member, Syouichi Nakagawa (Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration) 2006 House of Representatives member, Yoshinori Ohno (Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration) House of Representatives Member, Yasutoshi Nishimura 2007 Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives, Takahiro Yokomichi House of Representatives Member, Kenta Izumi 2009 Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shintaro Ito 2010 State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Koichi Takemasa (Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration) 2011 THI Prince and Princess Akishino 2012 Senior Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Seishu Makino - From Costa Rica to Japan
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Year Name 1990 President, Rafael Angel Calderon Fournier (Enthronement Ceremony) Foreign Minister, Bernd H. Niehaus Quesada 1993 National Assembly Chairman, Danilo Chaverri Soto Foreign Minister, Bernd H. Niehaus Quesada (PDD Special Conference in Tokyo) 1994 Foreign Minister, Fernando Naranjo Villalobos 1996 President, Jose Maria Figueres Foreign Minister, Fernando Naranjo Villalobos 1997 President, Jose Maria Figueres Foreign Minister, Fernando Naranjo Villalobos 2001 President, Miguel Angel Rodriguez Echeverria Foreign Minister, Roberto Rojas 2005 President Abel Pacheco de la Espriella (Aichi Expo/Japan-Central America Summit Meeting) Foreign Minister, Roberto Toval Faja 2010 Foreign Minister, Bruno Stagno Ugarte (4th Foreign Ministers' Meeting of FEALAC) Foreign Minister, Rene Castro Salazar 2011 President, Laura Chinchilla Miranda Foreign Minister, José Enrique Castillo Barrantes
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2011)
- 925 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- 28.48 million yen (Grant Aid for Cultural Grassroots Projects)
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