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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |