Japan-Trinidad and Tobago Relations (Basic Data) 
June 2013
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in May 1964
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Trinidad and Tobago: 40 (October 2011)
Number of nationals of Trinidad and Tobago residing in Japan: 80 (December 2011) - Trade with Japan:
- Exports: 15.3 billion yen (LNG, cacao) (2011)
- Imports: 14.2 billion yen (automobile, machinery) (2011)
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- ODA Loans: 0 (cumulative total as of 2011)
- Grants: 163 million yen (cumulative total as of 2011)
- Technical cooperation: 3,270 million yen (cumulative total as of 2011)
Visits by Eminent Persons
- From Japan to The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
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Year Name 1986 The Central American and the Caribbean Investment Environment research mission 1989 House of Representative Member Tokuo Yamashita 1996 House of Representative Member Horoshi Mitsuzuka
(Promotion on the candidate of Japan for World Cup 2002)1999 Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Horoaki Kameya 2001 Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yamaguchi 2006 Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs Inoguchi 2010 Perliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yamahana 2013 Perliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiuchi - From The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago to Japan
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Year Name 1974 Prime Minister Williams 1975 Prime Minister Williams Minister of Trade and Industry Mohabir 1978 Minister of Petroleum and Mines Mahabir 1985 Prime Minister Chambers Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahabir Minister of Trade and Industry Mottley 1987 Minister of Finance and Economics Sudama House of Representative Member Mohammed 1988 Minister of Industry, Enterprises and Tourism Gordon 1989 Minister of Finance Wilson 1990 Minister of Finance Wilson 1991 Minister of Finance Wilson Minister of Planning and Mobilization Dookeran 1993 Minister of Finance and Tourism Wendell Mottley 1994 Minister of Planning and Development Lenny Saith 1999 Speaker of the House of Representative Hector Mclean 2005 Minister of Planning and Development Camille Robinson-Regis 2010 Minister of Foreign Affairs Rambachan 2012 Minister of Tourism Griffith Minister of Foreign Affairs Dookeran
Cultural Exchange, etc.
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1992 (Cultural Grants) Preservation and Display Equipment to the National Museum and Art Gallery 2001 Japan Week in Trinidad and Tobago
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