Japan- Timor-Leste Relations
Japan- Timor-Leste Relations (Basic Data)
July 18, 2023
Basic Data
Diplomatic relations:
Japan and Timor-Leste established diplomatic relations on May 20, 2002, after Timor-Leste's independence on the same day.
Number of Residents:
Number of Japanese nationals residing in Timor-Leste: 101 (October 2022)
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- Loan: JPY 5.278 billion (cumulative total until FY2020)
- Grants: JPY 35.230billion (cumulative total until FY2020)
- Technical cooperation: JPY15.642 billion (cumulative total until FY2020)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2000.1 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shozo Azuma |
| 2000.4 | Foreign Minister Yohei Kono |
| 2001.4 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshio Mochizuki |
| 2001.8 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura |
| 2002.4 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenichi Mizuno |
| 2002.4 | Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi |
| 2002.5 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura |
| 2002.8 | Director-General of the Defense Agency Gen Nakatani |
| 2002.12 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano |
| 2004.2 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aisawa |
| 2005.4 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Keishiro Fukushima |
| 2006.6 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyohiko Toyama |
| 2008.5 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Osamu Uno |
| 2008.6 | President of the House of Councillors Satsuki Eda |
| 2008.11 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobuhide Minorikawa |
| 2010.5 | Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister of Defense Kazuya Shimba |
| 2011.8 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Makiko Kikuta |
| 2012.5 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Jo Nakano |
| 2013.4 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi |
| 2014.5 | Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norio Mitsuya |
| 2015.5 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Taro Kimura |
| 2015.7 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane |
| 2016.6 | Minister of Defense Gen Nakatani |
| 2017.5 | Member of the House of Representatives Gen Nakatani, as a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister |
| 2018.10 | Foreign Minister Taro Kono |
| 2019.4 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Kentaro Sonoura |
| 2019.8 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norikazu Suzuki (Attending the Official Ceremony of the Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Popular Consultation) |
| 2020.1 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norihiro Nakayama (Attending 20th Anniversary Reception for Cooperation between Timor-Leste and Japan) |
| 2022.5 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shingo Miyake, as a Special Envoy of the Prime Minister |
| 2023.7 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shunsuke Takei |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1999.12 | President of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT) Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
| 2000.4 | Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General, Sergio Vieira De Mello |
| 2000.9 | Bishop, Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo |
| 2001.12 | Chief Minister and Minister of Economy and Development Mari Alkatiri Jose Ramos-Horta, Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation |
| 2002.1 | Former President of CNRT Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
| 2002.8 | President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
| 2003.3 | Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Olimpio Miranda Branco |
| 2003.4 | Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Ramos Horta |
| 2004.2 | President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
| 2004.12 | President Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
| 2005.2 | Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Jose Ramos-Horta |
| 2005.9 | Senior Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Jose Ramos-Horta |
| 2006.3 | Prime Minister Mari Alkatiri |
| 2008.5 | Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Zacarias Albano da Costa |
| 2009.3 | Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
| 2010.3 | President Jose Ramos-Horta |
| 2011.10 | Vice Prime Minister Jose Luis Guterres |
| 2011.12 | Vice Prime Minister Jose Luis Guterres |
| 2012.1 | President Jose Ramos-Horta |
| 2012.3 | Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Zacarias Albano da Costa |
| 2012.3 | Prime Minister Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
| 2015.6 | Former President Jose Ramos-Horta |
| 2015.9 | Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Hernani Filomena Coelho da Silva |
| 2016.3 | President Taur Matan Ruak |
| 2016.10 | Minister of Planning Strategic Investment Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão |
| 2017.5 | Minister of Finance Santina José Rodrigues Ferreira Viegas Cardoso (Attending ADB Annual Meeting) |
| 2017.7 | Minister of Public Affairs, Transportation and Communication, Gastão Sousa |
| 2019.3 | Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Dionisio Babo Soares, Ph.D (Accompanied by Secretary of State for Professional Training and Employment Julião da Silva) |
| 2019.9 | Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Joaquim Hise Gusmao dos Reis Martins |
| 2021.11 | President of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT) Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão (Attending an Award Ceremony of a Honorary Doctorate from Sophia University and Kyoto University of the Arts) |
| 2022.9 | Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Adaljiza Albertina Xavier Reis Magno（Attending the State Funeral for the former Prime Minister, Abe Shinzo） |
| 2022.10 | Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Victor da Conseição Soares |
| 2023.2 | Minister of Public Works Abel Pires da Silva |
| 2023.2 | Minister of Justice Amaral Sarmento |