Japan-Nicaragua Relations (Basic Data) 
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
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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
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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 Infrastructure2012 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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