Asia
Japan-Myanmar Relations (Basic Data)
September 6, 2019
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November 1954
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Myanmar: 2,821 (Mar. 2019)
- Number of Myanmar Nationals residing in Japan: 24,471 (Jun. 2018)
Trade with Japan (2017 Fiscal Year):
- Exports: USD 956 million (clothing, fishery products, agricultural products)
- Imports: USD 967 million (car, machinery)
Direct Investment from Japan (2017 Fiscal Year):
- USD 384 million
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: JPY 117.04 billion (2017 Fiscal Year)
- Grants: JPY 13.51 billion (2017 Fiscal Year)
- Technical Cooperation: JPY 9.2 billion (2017 Fiscal Year)
High-level Officials’ Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| Oct. 2002 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yoriko Kawaguchi |
| Jun. 2003 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tetsuro Yano |
| May, 2008 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hitoshi Kimura |
| Dec, 2011 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Koichiro Gemba |
| Jan, 2013 | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance Taro Aso |
| May, 2013 | Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe |
| March, 2014 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Fumio Kishida |
| August, 2014 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Fumio Kishida |
| November, 2014 | Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe |
| September, 2015 | Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance Taro Aso |
| May, 2016 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Fumio Kishida |
| Aug, 2017 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nobuo Kishi |
| Sep, 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iwao Horii |
| Nov, 2017 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kazuyuki Nakane |
| Jan, 2018 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taro Kono |
| Mar, 2018 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Iwao Horii |
| Aug, 2018 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taro Kono |
| Jan, 2019 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Toshiko Abe |
| July, 2019 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taro Kono |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| Jun. 2000 | Secretary 1 of the State Peace and Development Council, General Khin Nyunt |
| Dec. 2003 | Prime Minister, General Khin Nyunt |
| Dec. 2003 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Win Aung |
| May, 2005 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Nyan Win |
| Jan, 2008 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Nyan Win |
| Nov, 2009 | Prime Minister, U Thein Sein |
| Jan, 2010 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Nyan Win |
| Oct, 2011 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Wunna Maung Lwin |
| Apr, 2012 | President, U Thein Sein |
| May, 2012 | Speaker of the Amyotha Hluttaw, U Khin Aung Myint |
| Jul, 2012 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Wunna Maung Lwin |
| Nov, 2013 | Speaker of the of the Pyithu Hluttaw, Thura U Shwe Mann |
| Dec, 2013 | President, U Thein Sein |
| July, 2015 | President, U Thein Sein |
| Jan, 2016 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, U Wunna Maung Lwin |
| Nov, 2016 | State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi |
| Nov, 2017 | Speaker of the of the Pyithu Hluttaw, U Win Myint |
| Dec, 2017 | President, U Htin Kyaw |
| Oct, 2018 | State Counsellor, Daw Aung San Suu Kyi |
Cultural Exchange
In 2012, the Government of Japan dispatched a cultural exchange mission, headed by Dr. Takashi Shiraishi, President of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), and consisting of experts from various fields, to Myanmar in collaboration with The Japan Foundation.
The mission aims to discuss future policies for the expansion and enhancement of cultural exchanges and cultural cooperation between Japan and Myanmar with the government officials and other experts of Myanmar. It reported the results of the discussion to the Japanese government as a policy recommendation.
In 2014, to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, various kinds of commemorative events were held in both countries.