Japan-Burundi Relations
Japan-Burundi Relations (Basic Data)
October 22, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- 1 July, 1962 (Date of the recognition of the State)
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Republic of Burundi: 14 (Oct. 2024)
- Number of Burundi nationals residing in Japan: 49 (Dec. 2024)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports: 291 million yen (coffee, etc)
- Imports: 2,132 million yen (automobiles, etc)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of 2022):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 3.30 billion yen
- Grants: 32.52 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 5.56 billion yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| Dec. 2006 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masayoshi Hamada |
| Aug. 2013 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League (KIKAWADA Hitoshi) |
| Jun. 2025 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League (YAMAGIWA Daishiro) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| May. 1995 | Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, NGENDAHAYO (Guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
| Oct. 1995 | ex-President Pierre BUYOYA (Symposium) |
| Dec. 2001 | Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, Thérence SINUNGURUZA (TICAD Ministerial Meeting) |
| Sep. 2003 | Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, Thérence SINUNGURUZA (TICADIII) |
| Nov. 2006 | Minister of External Relations and Cooperation, Antoinette BATUMUBWIRA (Guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) |
| Jan. 2008 | Minister of Interior and Communal Development, Venant KAMANA (Symposium "Building Peace - Japan and UN") |
| May. 2008 | Second Vice-President, Gabriel NTISEZERANA (TICADIV) |
| Oct. 2012 | Minister of Finance and Economic Development Planning, Tabu Abdalla MANIRAKIZA (IMF World bank general assembly) |
| Jun. 2013 | President, Pierre NKURUNZIZA, Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation, Laurent KAVAKURE (TICADV) |
| Mar. 2015 | First Vice-President, Prosper BAZOMBANZA (UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction) |
| Aug. 2019 | Second Vice President, Joseph BUTORE, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Ezéchiel NIBIGIRA (TICAD7) |
| Oct. 2019 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Ezéchiel NIBIGIRA (Ceremony of Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor) |
| Sep. 2022 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Albert SHINGIRO (State Funeral for Former Prime Minister ABE Shinzo) |
| Aug. 2024 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Development Cooperation, Albert SHINGIRO (TICAD Ministerial meeting) |
| Sep. 2024 | Minister of Hydraulic, Energy and Mines, Ibrahim UWIZEYE (Burundi Investment Seminar) |
| Jun. 2025 | Minister of Commerce, Transport, Industry and Tourism, Marie Chantal NIJIMBERE (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai) |
| Aug. 2025 | President, General Évariste NDAYISHIMIYE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and Development Cooperation, Edouard BIZIMANA (TICAD 9) |