April 10, 2019
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in March 1955
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Laos: 863 (as of October 2017)
- Number of Lao nationals residing in Japan: 2,785 (as of June 2018)
Trade with Japan (2017):
- Exports: 16.8 billion yen (clothes, foodstuff, materials, chemical products)
- Imports: 13.0 billion yen (steel manufacture, autos, machinery, textile goods)
Direct Investment from Japan:
- 135 Japanese companies are operating in Laos (as of October 2017).
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 48.43 billion yen (Cumulative Total 2016)
- Grants: 152.97 billion yen (Cumulative Total 2016)
- Technical Cooperation: 73.08 billion yen (Cumulative Total 2016)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2017)
- 1.4 billion yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- 56 million yen (Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)
VIP Visits
From Japan to Laos
Year |
Name |
2010 |
His Imperial Highness Prince Akishino, Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino |
2012 |
His Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito |
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda |
2013 |
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe |
2014 |
Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norio Mitsuya |
2015 |
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane (Twice) |
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masakazu Hamachi |
2016 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (Twice) |
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe |
2017 |
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kiyoshi ODAWARA |
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao HORII |
2018 |
Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro KONO |
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki NAKANE |
From Laos to Japan
Year |
Name |
2012 |
Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (Twice) |
2013 |
Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong |
President of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou |
2015 |
Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong (Twice) |
President of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou |
2016 |
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith |
2017 |
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith |
2018 |
Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith (Twice) |
2019 |
President of the Lao National Assembly Pany Yathotou |