Japan-Guatemala Relations (Basic Data) 
November 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in February 1935.
- Japanese Nationals:
- 365 (as of October 2011)
- Trade with Japan (2011):
- Export: 21.9 billion yen (coffee, sesame, cardamom)
- Import: 22.8 billion yen (automotive products, steal and electronic apparatus)
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 36.78 billion yen (up to 2010)
- Grants: 42.59 billion yen (up to 2010)
- Technical cooperation: 26.83 billion yen (up to 2010)
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Guatemala:
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Year Name 1997 Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi 2000 Mikio Omi, Special Envoy 2001 Taimei Yamaguchi, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs 2004 Mayumi Moriyama, Special Envoy 2005 Itsunori Onodera, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs 2006 Shinako Tuchiya, Member of the House of Representatives 2007 Kazunori Tanaka, Senior Vice Minister of Finance Takahiro Yokomichi, Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives 2008 Taimei Yamaguchi, Special Envoy 2010 Ikuo Yamahana, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2012 Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs - From Guatemala to Japan:
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Year Name 1998 Gabriel Peralta, Vice-Minister of Foreign Relations 2001 Alfonso Portillo, President Gabriel Orellana, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2002 Juan Francisco Reyes, Vice-president Eduardo Weyman, Minister of Public Finance Flora de Ramos, Minister of Communication, Infrastructure and Housing Raúl Archila, Minister of Energy and Mining 2003 Juan Francisco Reyes, Vice-president Otilia Lux de Coti, Minister of Culture and Sports Carlos Cáceres, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Luis Felipe Miranda, Secretary of Tourism Carlos Roberto Sett, Minister of Agriculture and Food 2004 Mario Dari, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Víctor Dionisio Montejo, Secretary of Peace 2005 María Antonieta Del Cid de Bonilla, Minister of Public Finance Óscar Berger, President Jorge Briz, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2006 Jorge Briz, Minister of Foreign Affairs Norma Quixtán, Secretary of Peace Maria del Carmen Aceña, Minister of Education 2007 Enrique Matheu, Minister of Culture and Sports Maria del Carmen Aceña, Minister of Education 2009 Rafael Espada, Vice-president 2010 Luis Alberto Ferraté Feliche, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Álvaro Colom Caballeros, President Haroldo Rodas, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2011 Héctor Leonel Escobedo Ayala, Minister of Culture and Sports 2012 Harold Caballeros, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2011)
- 1.56 billion yen (Cultural Grant Aid and Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)
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