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Japan-Haiti Relations

January 2012

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

Reopened in April 1956

Number of Residents:

Number of Japanese nationals residing in Haiti: 20 (October 2009)

Number of Haitian nationals residing in Japan: 21 (December 2009)

Trade with Japan in 2003:

Export: 100 million yen (coffee, clothes, rum) (2009)

Import: 4,700 million yen (automobile, machinery) (2009)

Direct Investment from Japan:

200 million yen (March 1998)

Japan's Economic Cooperation:

List of Exchange of Notes

Grants: 29,257 million yen (2008)

Technical cooperation: 1,377 million yen (2008)

Visit by Eminent Persons

From Japan to Haiti

Year	Name
1994	House of Councilor Member and Secretary-General of Japan-Haiti Parliamentary Friendship League Kiyoshi Imai
1996	House of Representative Member Katsuhiko Shirakawa (Special Envoy to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President René Préval)
1999	House of Councilor Member and Secretary-General of Japan-Haiti Parliamentary Friendship League Kiyoshi Imai (in May and November) House of Representative Member Kazuo Aichi
2002	House of Representative Member Sadakazu Tanigaki and 5 other House of Representative Members
2006	Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Akiko Yamanaka
2007	Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Yoshihide Suga
2010 Jan.	House of Councilor Member, Yukihisa Fujita, House of Representative Member, Nobuhiko Suto
2010 Feb.	House of Representative Member, Gen Nakatani, House of Representative Member, Shinji Inoue
2010 Feb.	House of Councilor Member, Masaaki Taniai
2010 Mar.	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Katsuya Okada, Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense, Akihisa Nagashima
2010 Apr.	Parliamentary Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office, Kenta Izumi
2011 Jan.	Senior Vice Minister, Shozo Azuma

From Haiti to Japan

Year	Name
1990	Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion Paul Christian Latortue
1991	Minister of Economy and Finance Marie Michele Rey Minister of Planning and External Cooperation Jean-Marie Cherestal
1996	Former President Jean Bertrand Aristide Minister of Public Service, Transport and Communications Jacques Dorcean
2004	Minister of Internal Affairs Hérard Abraham (World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Kobe) Minister of Economy and Finance Henri Bazin Minister of Planning and External Cooperation (IDB Conference held in Okinawa)
2010 Jul.	Minister of Commerce and Industry, Josseline Colimon Fetiere
2010 Sep.	Minister of Tourism, Andre Marie Patrick Delatour

Bi-lateral Cooperations

Major Donors (2008)
(1) U.S. (2) Canada (3) France (4) Italy (5) Spain

• Aid to Haiti for the Earthquake Disaster (August 2010)

• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in Haiti for the Peace Keeping Operation (PKO) (January 2012)
• Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Elections in the Republic of Haiti (December 2010)
• Emergency Grant Aid and Dispatch of Election Observation Mission for the Elections in the Republic of Haiti (November 2010)
• Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in Haiti for the Peace Keeping Operation (PKO) (November 2010)
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Haiti for Cholera Outbreak (October 2010)
• Visit to the Republic of Haiti by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to the Republic of Haiti (March 2010)
• Signing Ceremony for the Exchange of Notes for General Grant Aid for the Republic of Haiti (The Project for Reinforcement of the Immunization Program) through the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) (February 2010)
• Outline of the Ministerial Conference on Haiti (January 2010)
• Statement by Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, at the Haiti Donors Conference 2009 (April 2009)
• Emergency Grant Aid for Hurricane Disaster in the Republic of Haiti (September 2008)
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Haiti for Hurricane Hanna and Hurricane Ike (September 2008)
• Emergency Assistance to the Republic of Haiti for Hurricane Gustav (September 2008)
• Assistance to Farmers in the Southern Part of the Republic of Haiti Affected by Hurricane through the FAO's Project to Improve Food Self-sufficiency (February 2007)
• Statement by Pr. Yamanaka, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the occasion of the "Conference at the Ministerial Level of International Donors" (July 2006)
• Dispatch of a Special Envoy to Attend the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Haiti (May 2006)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Open Debate of the Security Council on the Situation in Haiti (March 2006)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Election in the Republic of Haiti (February 2006)
• Dispatch of Election Observers for the General Elections in the Republic of Haiti (February 2006)
• Emergency Grant Assistance for the Election Process in Haiti (August 2005)
• Emergency Aid for Hurricane Disaster in Haiti (July 2005)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Kenzo Oshima, Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Public Meeting of the Security Council on the Question concerning Haiti (January 2005)
• Grant Aid for the Project for Reinforcement of the Immunization Program in Haiti (October 2004)
• Emergency Aid to Haiti for Hurricane Disaster (October 2004)
• Emergency Aid for Hurricane Disaster in Haiti (September 2004)
• Food Aid for Haiti through the World Food Programme (WFP) (September 2004)
• Emergency Aid to Haiti for Torrential Rain Disaster (June 2004)
• Emergency Aid to the Republic of Haiti for Torrential Rain Disaster (May 2004)
• Statement by H.E. Mr. Yoshiyuki Motomura, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, at the Public Meeting of the United Nations Security Council regarding the Situation in Haiti (February 2004)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Run-off Elections of the General Election (Parliamentary and Local Elections) in Haiti (July 2000)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the First Ballot of the General Election (Parliamentary and Local Elections) in Haiti (May 2000)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Postponement of the Parliamentary and Local Elections in Haiti (April 2000)

Press Secretary's Press Conference on Haiti

• Embassy of Japan in Haiti Web Site