Japan-Ghana Relations
Japan-Ghana Relations (Basic Data)
April 10, 2023
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- 6 March, 1957 (Date of the recognition of the State)
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Republic of Ghana: 272 (as of Oct. 2022)
Trade with Japan (2022):
- Exports to Japan: approximately 19.48 billion yen (cacao beans, aluminum including alloys, and metal ore and others)
- Imports from Japan: approximately 13.97 billion yen (motor vehicles, rubber products including tires, and fish and shellfish)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total until fiscal 2021):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 136.330 billion yen
- Grants: 129.285 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 65.583 billion yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| May 1993 | H.I.H. Prince & Princess TAKAMADO |
| May 1999 | H.E. Mr. HASHIMOTO Ryutaro, Senior Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister (Former Prime Minister) |
| Jan. 2001 | Mr. URABE Kazuyoshi, Assistant to the Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary |
| Aug. 2001 | Mr. MUTO Kabun, Former Foreign Minister |
| Jul. 2003 | Ms. KONNO Misako, UNDP Global Goodwill Ambassador |
| Jan. 2004 | Mr. TANAKA Kazunori, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Dec. 2005 | Members of the Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentary Friendship League headed by Mr. MIHARA Asahiko, Member of the House of Representatives |
| May 2006 | Mr. KOIZUMI Junichiro, Prime Minister |
| Mar. 2007 | Mr. SUGIURA Seiken, Ambassador on Special Mission and Member of House of Representatives |
| April 2008 | Mr. NAKAYAMA Yasuhide, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Sep. 2008 | Mr. NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. MINORIKAWA Nobuhide, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Jan. 2009 | Mr. KOIZUMI Junichiro, Ambassador on Special Mission and Member of House of Representatives |
| Mar. 2010 | H.I.H. The Crown Prince |
| Feb. 2013 | Ms. ABE Toshiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Aug. 2013 | Ms. ABE Toshiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. AISAWA Ichiro, Chairman of the Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentary Friendship League and Other Members of the League |
| Jul. 2014 | Mr. TOGO Tetsuya, Member of House of Representatives and Japan-African Union (AU) Parliamentary Friendship League |
| May 2016 | Mr. KAWAI Katsuyuki, Special Advisors to the Prime Minister |
| Jan. 2017 | Mr. SAKAI Manabu, Special Envoy of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Member of the House of Representatives and President of the Japan-Ghana Parliamentary Friendship League |
| May 2017 | Mr. SUEMATSU Shinsuke, State Minister for State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (Ghana-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference) |
| May 2018 | Mr. SONOURA Kentaro, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister |
| Sep. 2018 | Mr. MAKIHARA Hideki, State Minister for Health, Labour and Welfare (Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship Association) |
| Jun. 2019 | Mr. OTSUKA Takashi, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (2nd Ghana-Japan High-Quality Infrastructure Conference) |
| Jan.2020 | Japan-Ghana Parliamentary Friendship League (Official Delegation from the House of Representatives: Mr. SAKAI Manabu, Mr. TAKEMURA Nobuhide, and Mr. MITANI Hidehiro) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| Oct. 1993 | H.E. FLT. LT. Jerry John RAWLINGS, President H.E. Dr. Kwesi BOTCHWEY, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning (TICAD I) |
| Feb. 1994 | H.E. Dr. Kwesi BOTCHWEY, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning |
| Dec. 1997 | H.E. FLT. LT. Jerry John RAWLINGS, President (Official Working Visit) H.E. Mr. James Victor GBEHO, Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Ms. Patience ADOW, Regional Minister / Eastern Region |
| Oct. 1998 | H.E. FLT. LT. Jerry John RAWLINGS, President H.E. Mr. James Victor GBEHO, Minister of Foreign Affairs, (TICAD II) |
| Jul. 1999 | H.E. Mr. Ekwow SPIO-GARBRAH, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Oct. 2002 | H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR, President (Official Working Visit) |
| Sep. 2003 | H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR, President (TICAD III) |
| Jun. 2004 | Hon Mr. Akwasi OSEI-ADJEI, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Jun. 2005 | Hon. Mr. Alan John Kwadwo KYEREMATEN, Minister of Trade and Industry (Expo 2005 Aichi) |
| Nov. 2006 | H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR, President |
| Jan. 2008 | H.E. Mr. Daniel Adzei Bekoe, Member of Council of State and Chairman of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission |
| Mar. 2008 | Hon. Mrs. Gladys Cecilia Asmah, Minister for Fisheries |
| May 2008 | H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR, President (TICADI V) |
| Jul. 2008 | H.E. Mr. John Agyekum KUFUOR, President (G8 Toyako Summit) |
| Oct. 2010 | H.E. Prof. John Evans Atta MILLS, President |
| Jun. 2011 | Mr. Joseph Yieleh CHIREH, Minister of Health (The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) Follow-up Meeting) |
| Oct. 2011 | Hon. Ms. Sherry AYITTEY, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology |
| Jun. 2013 | H.E. Mr. John Dramani MAHAMAPresident (TICAD V) |
| Nov. 2013 | H.E. Mr. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi BUAH, Minister of Energy and Petroleum |
| Dec. 2013 | Hon. Ms. Sherry AYITTEY, Minister of Health |
| Nov. 2014 | Hon. Ms Naana Jane OPOKU-AGYEMANG Minister of Education (UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development) |
| Mar. 2015 | H.E. Mr. Kwesi Bekoe AMISSAH-ARTHUR, Vice-President (Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction) |
| May 2016 | H.E. Mr. John Dramani MAHAMA, President (Official Working Visit) |
| Jul. 2017 | Hon. Mr. Kwaku AGYEMANG-MANU, Minister of Health |
| Dec. 2017 | Hon. Mr. Kwasi AMOAKO-ATTAH, Minister of Roads and Highways |
| Feb-Mar. 2018 | Hon. Mr. Boakye Kyeremateng AGYARKO, Minister of Energy |
| Mar. 2018 | Hon. Seth Kwame ACHEAMPONG, Chairman of Ghana-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association Hon. Mr. Kwasi AMOAKO-ATTAH, Minister of Roads and Highways |
| Apr. 2018 | Hon. Mr. Ken OFORI-ATTA, Minister of Finance Hon. Mr. Kwasi AMOAKO-ATTAH, Minister of Roads and Highways |
| Jun. 2018 | Hon. Ms. Elizabeth Naa Afoley QUAYE, Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Oct. 2018 | Hon. Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor BOTCHWEY, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |
| Dec. 2018 | H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO, President Hon. Mrs. Shirley Ayorkor BOTCHWEY, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |
| Aug. 2019 | H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO, President Hon. Mr. Kwaku AGYEMANG-MANU, Minister of Health |
| Oct. 2019 | H.E. Rebecca AKUFO-ADDO, First Lady Hon. Mr. Charles OWIREDU, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |