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May 2013

Basic Data

Diplomatic relations:
Established in 1935 (re-established in 1952)
Japanese Nationals:
Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Nicaragua: 164 (2012)
Trade with Japan (2012):
Exports: 2,138 million yen (coffee, sesame seed, meat and meat preparation)
Imports: 9,174 million yen (transport equipment, iron and steel products, electrical machinery)

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

  • List of Exchange of Notes
  • Loan Aid: 21,079 million yen
  • Grant Aid: 72,960 million yen
  • Technical Assistance: 20,281 million yen

VIP Visits

From Japan to Nicaragua
Year Name
1998 Mr. Toshitsugu Saito, Member, House of Representatives
1999 Ms. Shinako Tsuchiya, Member, House of Representatives
2001 Mr. Taimei Yamaguchi, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs
2002 Mr. Toshitsugu Saito, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration
2003 Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi, Member, House of Councillors
2005 Their Imperial Highness Prince and Princess Hitachi
2006 Dr. Kuniko Inoguchi, Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs
2007 Mrs. Midori Matsushima, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
2008 Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Member, House of Representatives
2012 Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration
Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Member, House of Representatives
From Nicaragua to Japan
Year Name
2000 Dr. Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo, President
2004 Mr. Enrique Bolaños Geyer, President
Mr. Norman José Caldera Cardenal, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2005 Mr. Norman José Caldera Cardenal, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Dr. José Rizo Castellón, Vice-President
2006 Mr. Mario Salvo Horvilleur, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
2007 Mr. Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
2008 Mr. Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
2009 Mr. Jaime Morales Carazo, Vice-President
2010 Mr. Samuel Santos López, Minister of Foreign Affairs
2011 Mr. Samuel Santos López, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Mr. Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure
2012 Mr. Iván Adolfo Acosta Montalván, Minister of Finance and Public Credit

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

Cultural Grant Assistance: 413.6 million yen

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