Japan-Ghana Relations
Japan-Ghana Relations (Basic Data)
February 26, 2025
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: 279 (as of Oct. 2024)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports to Japan: approximately 19.82 billion yen (cacao beans, aluminum including alloys and others)
- Imports from Japan: approximately 14.21 billion yen (motor vehicles, rubber products including tires, artificial fiber, construction and mining machineries)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total until fiscal 2022):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 136.330 billion yen
- Grants: 134.397 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 67.193 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) |
| May. 2023 | Mr. KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister |
| Jan. 2024 | Mr. FUKAZAWA Yoichi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Jul. 2024 | Mr. WASHIO Eiichiro, member of the House of Representatives Mr. FUJII Hisayuki, member of the House of Representatives Mr. GENMA Kentaro, member of the House of Representatives Ms. ITO Takae, member of the House of Representatives |
| Jan. 2025 | Mr. TANAKA Ryosei, Special Envoy of Prime Minister ISHIBA Shigeru, and Member of the House of Representatives and the Japan-Ghana Parliamentary Friendship League |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| Oct. 1993 | H.E. FLT. LT. Jerry John RAWLINGS, President Hon. Dr. Kwesi BOTCHWEY, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning (TICAD I) |
| Feb. 1994 | Hon. Dr. Kwesi BOTCHWEY, Minister of Finance and Economic Planning |
| Dec. 1997 | H.E. FLT. LT. Jerry John RAWLINGS, President (Official Working Visit) Hon. 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 Hon. Mr. James Victor GBEHO, Minister of Foreign Affairs, (TICAD II) |
| Jul. 1999 | Hon. 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 | Hon. 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 MAHAMA, President (TICAD V) |
| Nov. 2013 | Hon. 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. Mr. 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. Ms. Shirley Ayorkor BOTCHWEY, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |
| Dec. 2018 | H.E. Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO, President Hon. Ms. Shirley Ayorkor BOTCHWEY, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |
| Aug. 2019 | H.E. Mr. Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO, President Hon. Mr. Kwaku AGYEMANG-MANU, Minister of Health |
| Oct. 2019 | H.E. Ms. Rebecca AKUFO-ADDO, First Lady Hon. Mr. Charles OWIREDU, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |
| Jun. 2022 | Hon. Mr. Mohammed Ibrahim AWAL, Minister For Tourism, Art and Culture Hon. Mr. Kwasi AMOAKO-ATTA, Minister For Roads and Highways |
| Aug. 2024 | Hon. Ms. Shirley Ayorkor BOTCHWEY, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration |