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May 2013

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:
Established in November 1934 (re-established in 1952)
Japanese Nationals:
Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Dominican Republic: 870 (as of 2012)
Trade with Japan (2012):
Exports: 7,511 million yen (eletrical machinery, precision instruments, footware, medical products)
Imports: 15,759 million yen (transport equipment, precision instruments, machinery, rubber manufactured)

Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative Total as of the end of fiscal year 2011)

List of Exchange of Notes
Loan Aid: 31,580 million yen
Grant Aid: 25,190 million yen
Technical Cooperation: 30,377 million yen

VIP Visits

From Japan to Dominican Republic:
Year Name
1996 Mr. Yoshiro Hayashi, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration
1997 Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Special Envoy of Prime Minister
2000 Mr. Kiyohiro Araki, Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs
2003 Mr. Masatoshi Abe, Senior Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs
2004 Mr. Yoshio Yatsu, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration
2006 Mr. Hidehisa Otsuji, Special Envoy of Prime Minister to the Commemorative Ceremony of 50th Anniversary of the Japanese Immigration to the Dominican Republic
2007 Mr. Kazunori Tanaka, Senior Vice-Minister of Finance
2008 Mr. Yoshinori Ohno, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration
2012 Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration
2013 Mr. Kenta Wakabayashi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
From Dominican Republic to Japan:
Year Name
1998 Mr. Luis Manuel Bonetti, Minister for Commerce and Industry
(Special Envoy of the President of Dominican Republic)
2000 Dr. Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna, President of Dominican Republic
2002 Mr. Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez, President of Dominican Republic
2005 Mr. Rafael Francisco Alburquerque, Vice-President (on the occasion of EXPO AICHI 2005 and Japan-Central America Summit Meeting)
2006 Dr. Leonel Antonio Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic
2007 Dr. Julio César Valentín, President of the House of Representatives
2009 Mr. Julio César Castaños, President of the Central Commission of Election
2011 Mr. Franklin Rodrígez, Minister of Youth
2012 Mr. Salvador Jiménez Arango, Minister of Agriculture

Cultural Grant (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2012)

Cultural Grant Assistance : 765 million yen
Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects : 33 million yen

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