July 21, 2026
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- 11 July 1975(Date of the recognition of the State)
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Republic of Cabo Verde: 0 (as of October 2025)
Trade with Japan (2023, ITC):
- Exports: 1.25 million yen
- Imports: 730 million yen (Machinery, etc.)
Number of Japanese Companies (as of Oct. 2024):
Japan's Economic Cooperation (as of 2023):
VIP Visits
From Japan to the Republic of Cabo Verde:
| Date |
Name |
| Aug. 2006 |
Minister of Justice, SUGIURA |
| Sep. 2016 |
Mr. YAMAGIWA Daishiro, and Mr. MAKIHARA Hideki, Japan-African Union(AU) Parliamentary Friendship League |
From the Republic of Cabo Verde to Japan:
| Date |
Name (from 2002) |
| Nov. 2002 |
Minister of Infrastructure, SOUSA |
| Mar. 2003 |
Minister of Environment, Agriculture and Fishery, NEVES |
| Jun. 2013 |
Prime Minister, NEVES (TICAD V) |
| Oct. 2018 |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communities and Minister of Defense, LOPES TAVARES (TICAD Ministerial Meeting) |
| Aug. 2019 |
Prime Minister, CORREIA E SILVA (TICAD7) |
| Oct. 2019 |
President FONSECA (Ceremony of the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor at the Seiden) |
| Jan. 2024 |
Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, VIEIRA |
| Aug. 2024 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration, SOARES (TICAD Ministerial Meeting) |
| Aug. 2025 |
Prime Minister, CORREIA E SILVA (TICAD 9) |
| Oct. 2025 |
Minister of the Sea, SANTOS (the National Day at EXPO 2025) |
