Japan-Ethiopia Relations
Japan-Ethiopia Relations (Basic Data)
November 14, 2019
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- 1930 Japan and Ethiopia signed Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
- 1933 Ethiopia established an honorary consulate-general in Osaka.
- 1936 Japan established a legation in Ethiopia.
- 1955 Japan restored diplomatic relations with Ethiopia.
- 1958 Both Japan and Ethiopia established embassies in each capital.
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Ethiopia: 200 (as of December 2018)
Trade with Japan (2018):
- Exports to Japan: 5.16 billion yen
- Imports from Japan: 11.68 billion yen
Japan's Economic Cooperation (2016):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 9.2 billion yen
- Grants: 114.83 billion yen
- Technical Cooperation: 46.4 billion yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Abe |
| 1985 | Multi-party Delegation of the members of the House of Representatives |
| 1998 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Keizo Takemi |
| 2002 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi |
| 2003 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano |
| 2004 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuyuki Kawai |
| 2006 | Senior Vice-Minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi |
| 2008 | Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhide Nakayama Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuhide Minorikawa |
| 2009 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasutoshi Nishimura |
| 2010 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Tetsuo Fukuyama |
| 2011 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto |
| 2012.1 | State Minister for for Foreign Affairs Ryuji Yamane |
| 2012.7 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Ryuji Yamane |
| 2013.1 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masaji Matsuyama |
| 2013.3 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida |
| 2013.4 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiko Abe |
| 2014.1 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe |
| 2014.1-2 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Norio Mitsuya |
| 2014.8 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirotaka Ishihara |
| 2015.1 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takashi Uto |
| 2015.7 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi |
| 2015.9 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane |
| 2015.12 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Hitoshi Kikawada |
| 2016.1 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara |
| 2016.5 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Tsuyoshi Hoshino |
| 2016.8 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League |
| 2017.5 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Hiroyuki Miyazawa Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shunsuke Takei |
| 2017.8 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono |
| 2017.11 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato |
| 2018.8 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Kentaro Sonoura |
| 2019.5 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin |
| 1993 | Minister of Planning and Economic Development Mohammed Duri |
| 1996 | Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (official visit) |
| 1998 | Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (TICAD II) |
| 1999 | Speaker of House of Federation Almaz Meko |
| 2001 | State Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mulu Ketsela |
| 2003 | Foreign Minister Seyoum Mesfin Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (TICAD III) |
| 2006 | Minister of Trade and Industry Girma Biru State Minister of Foreign Affairs Takeda Alemu |
| 2008 | State Minister of Finance and Economic Development Mekonen Manyazewal Prime Minister Meles Zenawi (TICAD IV and G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit) |
| 2009 | State Minister of Trade and Industry Tadesse Haile Minister of Science and Technology Junedin Sado Speaker of House of Federation Degefe Bula |
| 2011 | State Minister of Trade Yacob Yalla State Minister of Health Kesetebirhan Admasu Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Hailemariam Desalegn State Minister of Finance and Economic Development Ahmed Shide |
| 2012.4 | Minister of Health Tedros Adhanom |
| 2013.5-6 | Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom (TICAD V) |
| 2013.10 | Minister of Environment and Forestry Belete Tafere (The Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the “Minamata Convention on Mercury”) |
| 2013.11 | State Minister of Urban Development,Housing and Construction Hailemeskel Tefera |
| 2014.5 | Minister of Agriculture Tefera Derbew, Director General of the Ethiopian Investment Agency Fitsum Arega |
| 2014.10 | Speaker of the House of Peoples Representatives Abadula Gemeda (Official guest of the House of Representatives) |
| 2015.4 | State Minister of Foreign Affairs Berhane Gebre-Christos |
| 2015.11-12 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Communications and Information Technology Debretsion Gebremichael |
| 2015.12 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Tedros Adhanom (Universal Health Coverage Forum) |
| 2016.4 | Speaker of the House of Peoples' Representatives Abadula Gemeda and members of the House of Peoples' Representatives (GCPPD2016) |
| 2017.4 | Former Minister of Foreign Affairs Tedros Adhanom (Election for WHO Director-General) Minister of Industry Ahmed Abetew (JETRO Seminar and Embassy) |
| 2017.5 | Ministry of Public Service and Human Resource Development Tagese Chafo (JICA Program) |
| 2017.6 | Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen, Minister of Science and Technology Getahun Mekuria |
| 2018.2 | State Minister of Foreign Affairs Aklilu Hailemichael |
| 2018.8 | Special Envoy of the Prime Minister Seyoum Mesfin |
| 2018.10 | State Minister of Foreign Affairs Afework Kassu Gizaw (TICAD Ministerial Meeting) |
| 2018.11 | Head of Economic Planning, Monitoring and Supporting Sector of the Office of the Prime Minister Arkebe Oqubay Metiku (To receive The Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star) |
| 2019.3 | State Minister of Science and Higher Education Afework Kassu Gizaw (Invitation by Tokushima university) |
| 2019.5 | Minister of Trade and Industry Fetlework Gebre-Egziabher (Invitation by UNIDO) |
| 2019.8 | Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, Minister of Foreign Affairs Gedu Andargachew, Minister of Water Irrigation and Energy Sileshi Bekele, Minister of Innovation and Technology Getahun Mekuria etc. (TICAD7) |
| 2019.10 | Former President Mulatu Teshome Wirtu (Ceremony of Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor) |
Cultural Exchanges
In 1956, Emperor Haile Selassie visited Japan in 1956. In exchange, the then Crown Prince and Princess visited Ethiopia in 1960. Emperor Haile Selassie also visited Japan in 1970 when Japan World Exposition, Osaka was held in 1970.
Emperor Haile Selassie built a Japanese garden in the current President’s Palace after his visit to Japan in 1956. The garden was visited by the Crown Prince and Princess upon their visit in 1960. It was also visited by the then Prime Minister Koizumi in 2006 and Prime Minister Abe in 2014.
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2008)
- 213 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
Recent Trends
Japan and Ethiopia have a long and friendly relations dating back to 1930s. Such good relations have been strengthened by high level visits by Prime Minister H.E. Hailemariam to Japan in 2013, Prime Minister H.E. Mr.Shinzo Abe in 2014, Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonen in 2017, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Taro Kono in 2017 and 2019, Prime Minister H.E. Dr. Abiy in August 2019, and Former President H.E. Dr. Mulatu in October 2019.