Japan-Uganda Relations
Japan-Uganda Relations (Basic Data)
July 12, 2016
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
1962 | Independence of Uganda (official recognition) |
1973 | The Ugandan Embassy was established in Japan |
1987 | The Ugandan Embassy was closed. |
1994 | The Ugandan Embassy was reopened. |
1997 | The Japanese Embassy was established in Uganda |
Japanese Nationals in Uganda (data: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan):
261 (as of October 2015)
Ugandan Nationals in Japan (data: Ministry of Justice of Japan):
489 (as of June 2015)
Trade with Japan:
Exports to Japan: 510 million yen (coffee, fish, sesame)
Imports from Japan: 19.8 billion yen (automobile, steel)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of the end of 2014):
List of Exchange of Notes (E/N)
Loans: 28.738 billion yen
Grants: 55.451 billion yen
Technical cooperation: 27.011 billion yen
Recent VIP Visits (after 2010)
Year | Name |
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2010 | Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Nishimura |
2011 | Vice Minister of Defense Watanabe |
2012 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino |
2012 | Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Murakoshi |
2014 | State Minister of Cabinet Office Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice Minister of the Environment Makihara |
2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Ishikawa |
2016 | Member of the House of Representatives Tanaka (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) |
Year | Name |
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2010 | Minister of State for Regional Cooperation Musumba |
2010 | Minister of State for International Affairs Okello |
2012 | Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Kiwanuka |
2013 | President Museveni, Minister of Foreign Affairs Kutesa (TICAD V) |
2013 | Minister of Health Rugunda |
2013 | Speaker of Parliament Kadaga |
2013 | Minister of Presidency Tumwebaze |
2014 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Kutesa |
2015 | Minister of Relief and Disaster Preparedness and Refugees Onek (Third World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction) |
2015 | President Museveni |