Japan-Botswana Relations
Japan-Botswana Relations (Basic Data)
February 13, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
Established in Sep. 1966
Japanese Nationals:
Number of Japanese nationals residing in Botswana: 76 (Oct. 2024)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports to Japan: 3,091 million Yen (diamond, industrial diamond, etc.)
- Imports from Japan: 2,585 million Yen (machinery, transport equipment, textile, etc)
Direct Investment from Japan:
Number of entities: Six (including joint ventures with local entities)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (Cumulative total as of FY2022):
- Loans: 36,981 million Yen
- Grants: 5,423 million Yen
- Technical cooperation: 10,061 million Yen
VIP Visits (after 2010)
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2013 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUYAMA Masaji |
| 2013 | State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications TACHIBANA Keiichiro |
| 2013 | State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications TACHIBANA Keiichiro (Ceremony to launch Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting - Terrestrial) |
| 2013 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League (Mr. MIHARA Asahiko, Member of the House of Representatives; Mr. KOSAKA Kenji, Member of the House of Councilors; Mr. MITSUYA Norio, Member of the House of Representatives; Mr. YAMAGIWA Daishiro, Member of the House of Representatives; and Mr. ITO Tadahiko, Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 2014 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications SHINDO Yoshitaka |
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs KIKAWADA Hitoshi |
| 2017 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League (Mr. MIHARA Asahiko and Mr. YAMAGIWA Daishiro, Member of the House of Representatives; and Mr. ITO Tadahiko, Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 2018 | Member of the House of Representatives, SHINDO Yoshitaka (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, Inauguration Ceremony of the President of Botswana) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Minister of Presidential Affairs, Hon. Lesego Ethel Motsumi |
| 2010 | President, H.E. Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama |
| 2010 | Minister of Mineral, Energy and Water Resources. Hon. Onkokame Kitso Mokaila (COP10) |
| 2010 | Minister of Infrastructure, Science and Technology, Hon. Johnnie Swartz (Second Japan-Africa Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting) |
| 2011 | Speaker of the National Assembly, Hon. Dr. Margaret N. Nasha |
| 2011 | Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources, Hon. Ponatshego Honorius Kefhaeng Kedikilwe |
| 2013 | President, H.E. Lt. Gen. Seretse Khama Ian Khama; Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Hon. Mokgweetsi Masisi; and Minister of Trade and Industry Hon. Dorcas Makghato-Malesu (TICAD V) |
| 2013 | Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Hon. Mokgweetsi Masisi |
| 2013 | Minister of Transport and Communication, Hon. Nonofo Molefhi |
| 2015 | Assistant Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Hon. Phillip Makgalemele (Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction) |
| 2017 | Vice President, Hon. Mokgweetsi Masisi |
| 2018 | Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Hon. Dr. Unity Dow (TICAD Ministerial Meeting) |
| 2019 | Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation, Hon. Dr. Unity Dow (TICAD7) |
| 2023 | Minister of Environment and Tourism, Hon. Phildah Kereng (Tourism Expo Japan 2023) |
| 2024 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hon. Dr. Lemogang Kwape (TICAD Ministerial Meeting) |