Number of Japanese nationals residing in Malta: 127 (2013)
Trade with Japan:
Exports: 6.3 billion yen (2014)
Imports: 15.3 billion yen (2014)
VIP Visits
From Japan to Malta
Year
Name
1984
Economic Mission to Malta dispatched by the Government (headed by Amb. Mizoguchi)
1991
Parliamentary Group headed by Mr. Kozo Watanabe, President of Parliamentary Union of Japanese-Maltese Friendship
1998
Member of the House of Representatives Masaaki Nakayama (Official mission from the House of Representatives for researching political and economic situations in Europe)
2005
Member of the House of Representatives Mayumi Moriyama
2006
Former Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu
2015
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Miki Yamada
From Malta to Japan
Year
Name
1985
Foreign Minister Alex Sceberras Trigona
1989
Foreign Minister Vincent Tabone (to attend the funeral ceremony of late Emperor Showa)
1990
Prime Minister Eddie Fenech Adami, Social Policy Minister Louis Galea
1991
Parliamentary Secretary for Maritime Affairs Joseph Michael Fenech
1993
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Guido de Marco
1995
Economic Services Minister Josef Bonnici
1996
Economic Services Minister Josef Bonnici
1997
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister George Vella (as a guest of Foreign Ministry)