Japan-Zimbabwe Relations
Japan-Zimbabwe Relations (Basic Data)
September 25, 2024
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in Apr., 1980
Japanese Nationals:
- • Number of Japanese nationals residing in Zimbabwe: 86 (Oct., 2023)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports to Japan: 7.77 billion Yen (tobacco, crude minerals, cotton, etc.)
- Imports from Japan: 2.89 billion Yen (motor vehicles, chemicals, etc.)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (Cumulative through Fiscal Year 2022):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 38,065 million Yen
- Grants: 62,263 million Yen
- Technical Cooperation: 21,001 million Yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1991 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, SUZUKI Muneo |
| 1994 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, AZUMA Shozo |
| 1997 | Minister of Health and Welfare, KOIZUMI Junichiro |
| 2000 | Member of the House of Councilors, YANO Tetsuro |
| 2006 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League (Delegation Head: Mr. OHNO Yoshinori, Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 2012 | Public and Private Sector Joint Mission for Promoting Trade and Investment (Mr. KATO Toshiyuki, Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs) |
| 2013 | State Minister for the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, TSURUHO Yosuke (The 20th Session of the UNWTO General Assembly) |
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, NAKANE Kazuyuki |
| 2016 | Representative of the Government of Japan, KONO Masaharu |
| 2017 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League (Mr. AISAWA Ichiro, Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 2018 | Member of the House of Representatives, TANAKA Kazunori (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister, Inauguration Ceremony of the President of Zimbabwe) |
| 2024 | Japan-AU Parliamentary Friendship League (Mr. YAMAGIWA Daishiro, Member of the House of Representatives) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1989 | President, Robert G. Mugabe (State Visit) |
| 1990 | Minister of Environment and Tourism, Dr. Herbert Murerwa (The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, Osaka) Vice President, Simon Muzenda (Ceremonies of the Accession to the Throne) |
| 1993 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr.N.Shamuyarira(TICAD) |
| 1994 | Speaker of Parliament, Nolan Makombe (Invitation by Speaker of the House of Representatives, DOI Takako) Minister of Information, Post and Telecommunications, David Karimanzira |
| 1995 | Vice-President, Joshua Nkomo Deputy Minister, Foreign Affairs, Nicholas Goche |
| 1996 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Isack Mudenge |
| 1997 | Minister of Mines, Swithun Mombeshora Minister of Environment and Tourism, Simon Khaya Moyo |
| 1998 | Commissioner of Planning, National Economic Planning Commission, R. Hove (TICAD II) |
| 2000 | Minister of State for War Veterans in President's Office, Dr. Witness Mangwende (Funeral Service for Former Prime Minister OBUCHI Keizo) |
| 2001 | Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Simba Makoni (TICAD Ministerial Meeting) |
| 2003 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stan Mudenge, Minister of Finance, Dr. Herbert Murerwa (TICAD III) |
| 2005 | Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Joey Bimha, Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs, Gender and Community Development, Abigail Damasane (EXPO 2005 AICHI JAPAN) |
| 2007 | Minister of Science and Technology Development, Olivia Muchena |
| 2008 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Director of Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, Karikoga Kaseke (TICAD IV) |
| 2009 | Minister of Science and Technology Development, Dr. Heneri Dzinotyiweyi (STS Forum) |
| 2010 | Minister of Science and Technology Development, Dr. Heneri Dzinotyiweyi (The Second Japan-Africa Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting) |
| 2011 | Mayor of Harare, Muchadeyi Masunda |
| 2012 | Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development, Ignatius Chombo (World Ministerial Conference on Disaster Reduction in Tohoku) Prime Minister, Morgan Tsvangirai Minister of Finance, Tendai Biti (Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group) Minister of Local Government, Public Works and Urban Development, Ignatius Chombo (The Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety) |
| 2013 | President, Robert G. Mugabe, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Minister of State for Industry and Commerce, Michael Bimha (TICAD V) Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Saviour Kasukuwere (Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the “Minamata Convention on Mercury”) |
| 2015 | President, Robert G. Mugabe, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi, Minister of Local Government, Rural and Urban Development, Ignatius Chombo, Minister of Environment, Water and Climate, Saviour Kasukuwere, Minister of Health and Child Welfare, Dr. David Parirenyatwa (Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction) |
| 2016 | President, Robert G. Mugabe, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi Minister of Tourism, Walter Mzembi Minister of Sports and Recreation, Makhosini Hlongwane |
| 2017 | Second Vice President, Phelekezela Mphoko (Invitation by the EM Research Organization) |
| 2018 | Vice President, Kembo Mohadi |
| 2019 | President, Emmerson Mnangagwa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Dr. Sibusiso Moyo, Minister of Finance, Prof. Mithuli Ncube, Minister of Lands, Agriculture, Water, Climate and Rural Resettlement, Perence Shiri, Minister of Information Communication Technology Courier Services, Kazembe Kazembe, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Development, Amon Murwira, Minister of Industry and Commerce, Mangaliso Ndlovu (TICAD7) |
| 2019 | Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Simbarashe Mumbengegwi (Special Envoy of President for the Ceremonies of the Accession to the Throne) |
| 2022 | Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology Development, Amon Murwira Vice President of the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF), Kembo Dugish Campbell Mohadi First Lady of the Republic of Zimbabwe, Auxillia Mnangagwa |
| 2024 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Frederick Shava |