Japan-Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Relations

March 2011

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:: Established in April 1980
Number of Residents:: Number of Japanese nationals residing in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 14 (October 2009); Number of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines nationals residing in Japan: 7 (December 2009)
Trade with Japan:: Exports: 13 million yen (fish(frozen)) (2009); Imports: 50 million yen (automobile, tyre) (2009)
Direct Investment from Japan:: N/A
Japan's Economic Cooperation:: List of Exchange of Notes; ODA Loans: 0 (cumulative total as of 2008); Grant: 5,427 million yen (cumulative total as of 2008); Technical cooperation: 1,373 million yen (cumulative total as of 2008)

From Japan to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Year	Name
1989	House of Representative Member Tokuo Yamashita
1992	House of Representative Member Chikara Azuma
1999	Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hiroaki Kameya

From Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to Japan

Year	Name
1986	Prime Minister, James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
1987	The First Lady of Prime Minister, Mitchell
1988	Minister of Trade, Industry and Agriculture, Defreitas
1989	Minister of Communications and Works, Allan Cruickshank
1990	Prime Minister, James Fitz-Allen Mitchell
1994	Minister of Housing, Local Government and Community Affairs, Louis Jones
2000	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tourism and Information, Allan Cruickshank
2004	Prime Minister, Ralph E. Gonsalves
2005	Minister of Transport, Public Works, Housing, Julian Francis
2010	Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Louis Hilton Straker

36 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)

Major Donors (2007)
(1) Italy (2) Canada (3) Japan (4) France (5) Greece

Year	Month	Date
2006	November	24