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June 2012

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:
Established in November 1934
Japanese Nationals:
Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Dominican Republic: 850 (as of Oct. 2008)
Trade with Japan (2009):
Exports: 43.7 million dollars (medical appliances, medical supplies, shoes, ferronickel, coffee)
Imports: 112.7 million dollars (automobile, machinery)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (Cumulative Total as of the end of fiscal year 2008):
List of Exchange of Notes
Loans: 31.58 billion yen
Grants: 24.88 billion yen
Technical Cooperation: 27.82 billion yen

VIP Visits

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

Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2009)

764.9 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
22.8 million yen (Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)

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