Japan-Paraguay Relations 
July 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November 1919
- Immigration from Japan:
- Commenced in 1936 and Immigration Agreement was concluded in 1959
- The seventieth anniversary of the Japanese immigration was celebrated in 2006 with the attendance of Akiko Yamanaka, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs.
- Japanese and ethnic Japanese:
- Population of Japanese descent: 7,000 (estimated)
- Trade with Japan (2010):
- Exports: 2,380 million yen (sesame, soy beans)
- Imports: 9,450 million yen (cars, machinery, chemical products, etc.)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- Cumulative total as of March 31, 2004: 84 million dollar
- Japan's economic cooperation (cumulative total through fiscal 2009):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 133.4 billion yen
- Grants: 31.6 billion yen
- Technical Cooperation: 79.8 billion yen
Recent Visits by Eminent Persons
- Japan to Paraguay:
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Year Name 2009 Member of the House of Representatives, Tokuichiro Tamazawa 2008 Member of the House of Representatives, Tokuichiro Tamazawa (Ambassador on Special Mission to the presidential inauguration) Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado (unofficial) 2007 Members of the House of Representatives, Daishiro Yamagiwa, Shinji Inoue 2006 Member of the House of Representatives, Tokuichiro Tamazawa Senior Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries, Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi President of the House of Councilors, Chikage Ogi Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Akiko Yamanaka (70th anniversary of the Japanese immigration) His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino 2005 Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Keishiro Fukushima Senior Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry, Sanzo Hosaka Member of the House of Representatives, Takeo Kawamura 2004 Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Itsunori Onodera 2003 Member of the House of Councilors, Hidenori Koumoto 2001 Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shigeo Uetake 1999 Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Takamado (unofficial) 1998 Representative of the Government, Ambassador Tatsuo Arima (Special envoy to the presidential inauguration) 1997 Minister of Labour Yutaka Okano 1996 State Secretary, Hajime Ogawa
Member of the House of Representatives, Hideyuki Aizawa (60th anniversary of the Japanese immigration)1993 Member of the House of Representatives, Susumu Nikaido (Special envoy to the presidential inauguration) 1991 State Secretary, Muneo Suzuki 1990 President of the House of Councilors , Yoshihiko Tsuchiya 1986 Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi (50th anniversary of the Japanese immigration) 1978 Their Imperial Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess - Paraguay to Japan:
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Year Name 2010 Foreign Minister, Hector Ricardo Lacognata 2007 Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Alfredo Molinas Maldonado Minister, Executive Secretary of National Secretary of Tourism, Liz Rosanna, Crámer Campos 2006 Vice-Minister of Commerce and Industry, Guillermo Alcides Alcaraz 2005 Vice President, Luis Alberto Castglioni Finance Minister, Dionisio Borda President, Oscar Nicanor Duarte 2004 President of the Upper House, Carlos Mateo Balmelli Foreign Minister, Leila Racid Executive Secretary of the Technical Secretariat of Planning, Carlos Luis Fillippi 2002 Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Moreno 2001 Member of the Lower House, Luis Alberto Castglioni 1997 Executive Secretary of the Technical Secretariat of Planning, Guillermo Sosa 1995 Finance Minister, Orlando Barreiro 1994 President Juan Carlos Wasmosy accompanied by;
Foreign Minister, Luis Maria Ramirez Boettner
Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Arsenio Vasconsellos
Executive Secretary of the Technical Secretariat of Planning, Raul Cubas Grau
Minister of Public Works and Communications, Carlos Facetti
Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ubaldo Scavone1992 Minister of Commerce and Industry, Ubaldo Scavone 1990 President Andres Rodriguez (Imperial Accession Ceremonies)
Foreign Minister, Alexis Frutos Vaesken
Minister of Justice and Labour, Hugo Estigarribia Elizeche
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2010)
913 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
15.4 million yen (Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)
Japan-Paraguay Parliamentary Friendship League
Chairman Takeo Kawamura
- Attendance of Mr. Takeaki Matsumoto, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the 41st Mercosur Summit Meeting and Courtesy Call on Fernando Lugo, President of the Republic of Paraguay (Overview) (June 29, 2011)
- Assistance to the disaster-struck areas from the Republic of Paraguay (24 June 2011)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Dr. Hector Ricardo Lacognata Zaragoza, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay (January 2010)
- Statement by Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the kidnapping of Japanese and Paraguayan nationals and others in Paraguay (April 2007)
- Telephone Conversation between Mr. Taro Aso, Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Ruben Dario Ramirez Lezcano, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Paraguay (April 2007)
- Prof. Akiko Yamanaka, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Brazil and Paraguay (September 2006)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Nicanor Duarte Frutos, President of the Republic of Paraguay and Mrs. Duarte (Announcement by the Press Secretary) (September 2005)
- Emergency Aid to the Republic of Paraguay for Fire Disaster (August 2004)
- Emergency Assistance to Paraguay for the Drought and Forest Fire Disaster (November 1999)
- Assassination of Paraguay's Vice President Argana (Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (March 1999)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Paraguay
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | September | 13 |
| 2004 | March | 12 |
| 1999 | March | 30 |
- Embassy of Japan in Paraguay Website (Spanish and Japanese only)
- Consular Office of Japan in Encarnacion Website (Spanish and Japanese only)
- Embassy of Paraguay in Japan Website
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