Relations with Countries and Regions of the World

Latin America and the Caribbean

Bilateral Relations

Antigua and Barbuda Argentine Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Commonwealth of Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guatemala

Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Saint Christopher and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela

• FEALAC (Forum for East Asia-Latin America Cooperation)
• Japan-CARICOM Relations
• Common Market of the South (Mercosur)

• Joint Communiqué of the 15th Japan-SICA Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (July 2012) (Spanish [PDF])
• Joint Communiqué of the 14th Japan-SICA Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (July 2011) (Spanish [PDF])
• Joint Press Communiqué of the 13th Japan-SICA Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (June 2010) (Spanish [PDF])
• Joint Declaration of the Twelfth Japan-SICA Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (February 2009) (Spanish [PDF])
• The Eleventh Japan-Central America Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (April 2008)
• The Tenth Japan-Central America Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (June 2006)

• 15th Japan-Central America Forum for Dialogue and Cooperation (July 2012)
• Foreign Minister Matsumoto to Attend the Mercosur Summit and Make a Visit to Brazil (June 2011)
• Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project "Promoting and Developing the Concept of Human Security in Latin America" in the Latin American region (October 2009)
• Japan's Foreign Policy toward Latin America and the Caribbean: Summary of the Discussion at the Fiscal 2008 Meeting of Ambassadors to Latin American and Caribbean Countries (January 2009) [English] [Spanish (PDF)] [Japanese]
• Leaders of Central American and Caribbean Countries Endorsed the"Cool Earth 50" and the "Cool Earth Promotion Programme" Proposed by Japan (May 2008)
• Address by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso "Examining Latin America and the Caribbean from Japan's Perspective: Fostering Partnerships for a New Age (July 2007) [English] [Spanish (PDF)] [Portuguese (PDF)]
• Japan-Central America Year 2005
• Japan-Central America Summit Meeting (August 2005)
  • Tokyo Declaration - Japan and Central America: Friends United Towards the Future - [Japanese] [Spanish (PDF)] [English]
  • Points of the Action Plan [Japanese] [English]
  • Announcement by the Press Secretary on the Visit to Japan by the Heads of State and Others of SICA (System of Central American Integration) Member and Associate Member Countries (August 10, 2005)
• Proposals for Reactivating the Economic Relationship between Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean presented by the Japanese Ambassadors in Latin America and the Caribbean (May 2005)
  • English (Summary)
  • Spanish (Full Text [PDF]) [Text Version]
• Symposium in Okinawa: "The Role of Japanese Descendants in the Economic Development of Latin American and Caribbean Countries: Review and Prospects" (March 2005)
• Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Latin America (September 2004)
• Assistance for Strengthening the Search and Rescue Capability of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (March 2003)
• Members of the Group of Latin America and the Caribbean Paid a Courtesy Call on Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi (October 2002)
• Statement by the Press Secretary on the Holding of the Meeting of the Presidents of South America (September 2000)
• Visit by Senior State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kiyohiro Araki, to Latin American Countries (August 2000)
• Discussion between Prime Minister Mori and the leaders and other envoys of seven Latin American countries (June 2000)

• Recent Trends in Japan-Latin America and the Caribbean Relations
• Episodes of Japan-Latin America and the Caribbean Relations
• Educational & Cultural Exchanges
  • Latin American Youth Invitation Programme (September 1999)
  • Japanese Government Scholarships
  • Cultural Exchanges between Japan and Countries Visited
• Archive of Japan-Latin America and the Caribbean Relations

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Press Secretary's Press Conference on Latin America and thhe Caribbean