Asia
Japan-Philippines Relations (Basic Data)
August 24, 2022
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- "Treaty of Peace with Japan" and "Reparations Agreement between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines," signed in July 1956.
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in the Philippines: 15,728 (Dec. 2021)
- Number of Philippine Nationals residing in Japan: 276,615 (Dec. 2021)
Trade with the Philippines:
- Exports: 1,220 billion yen (2021)
- Imports: 1,192 billion yen (2021)
Direct Investment from Japan:
- 24.5 billion peso (2021)
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 3,118.5 billion yen (cumulative total, 2019)
- Grants: 303.1 billion yen (cumulative total, 2019)
- Technical Cooperation: 260.3 billion yen (cumulative total, 2019)
VIP Visits
Year | Month | Visitor |
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2001 | February | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seishiro Eto |
September | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura | |
2002 | January | Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi |
2003 | January | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano |
December | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masatoshi Abe | |
2004 | January | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Masatoshi Abe |
June | Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi | |
2005 | May | Chief of Defense Agency Yoshinori Ohno |
June | Special Adviser to the Prime Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi | |
2006 | January | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshihisa Shiozaki |
July | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso | |
December | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akira Amari |
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2007 | January | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akira Amari Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuhito Asano |
August | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso | |
2008 | July | Minister of State for Special Missions Fumio Kishida |
2010 | June | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Osamu Fujimura |
2012 | May | Minister of Finance Jun Azumi |
2013 | January | Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida |
June | Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera | |
July | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | |
September | Minister of State for Special Missions Ichita Yamamoto | |
December | Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera | |
2014 | January | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Yoshitaka Shindo |
May | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norio Mitsuya | |
July | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi | |
2015 | May | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoichi Miyazawa Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonoura |
August | Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Akihiro Ota | |
September | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takashi Uto | |
November | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Motoo Hayashi |
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2016 | June | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Katsuyuki Kawai |
August | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Katsuyuki Kawai | |
December | Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida | |
2017 | January | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe |
June | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Katsuyuki Kawai | |
July | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda |
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August | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane |
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October | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato | |
November | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono Special Advisors to the Prime Minister Kentaro Sonoura |
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December | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii | |
2018 | January | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Seiko Noda |
February | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi | |
June | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Mitsuhiro Miyakoshi | |
November | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi | |
2019 | January | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Norikazu Suzuki |
February | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono | |
June | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi | |
July | Justice Minister Takashi Yamashita | |
2020 | January | Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi |
2022 | June | Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi |
Year | Month | Visitor |
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2001 | March | Secretary of Trade and Industry Manuel Roxas Secretary of Tourism Richard Gordon Special Representative Yuchengco |
July | Secretary of Tourism Richard Gordon | |
August | Secretary of National Defense Angelo Reyes | |
September | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | |
November | Vice President and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teofisto Guingona | |
2002 | May | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
August | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Blas Ople | |
November | Vice President and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teofisto Guingona | |
December | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Secretary of Foreign Affairs Blas Ople |
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2003 | June | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
December | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo | |
2004 | October | Secretary of Trade and Industry Cesar Purisima Secretary of Energy Vicente Perez Senate President Franklin Drilon |
November | Secretary of Trade and Industry Cesar Purisima | |
2005 | February | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo |
April | Secretary of Trade and Industry Juan Santos | |
September | Secretary of Tourism Joseph Durano | |
2006 | April | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo |
May | Speaker of the House of Representatives Jose De Venecia, Jr. | |
July | Secretary of Tourism Joseph Durano | |
October | Secretary of Finance Margarito Teves Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter Favila |
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2007 | May | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo |
October | Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter Favila | |
2008 | March | Secretary of Finance Margarito Teves Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter Favila |
December | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Ralph Recto |
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2009 | January | Secretary of Transportation and Communications Leandro Mendoza Secretary of Finance Margarito Teves Secretary of Trade and Industry Peter Favila Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Ralph Recto Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Amando Tetangco Jr. |
March | Secretary of Labor and Employment Marianito Roque | |
June | President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo |
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2010 | January | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo |
November | President Benigno Aquino III Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo |
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2011 | February | Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima Secretary of Trade and Industry Gregory Domingo Secretary of Energy Jose Rene Almendras |
July | Secretary of Public Works and Highways Rogelio Singson | |
August | President Benigno Aquino III | |
September | President Benigno Aquino III Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario |
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2012 | March | Secretary of Transportation and Communications Manuel Roxas II |
April | Secretary of Trade and Industry Gregory Domingo | |
June | Secretary of Tourism Ramon Jimenez Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario |
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July | Secretary of Defense Voltaire Gazmin Vice President Jejomar Binay |
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October | Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima Secretary of Budget and Management Florencio Abad Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Arsenio Balisacan |
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2013 | March | Secretary of Trade and Industry Gregory Domingo Secretary of Transportation and Communications Joseph Emilio Abaya |
May | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario | |
October | Secretary of Energy Carlos Jericho Petilla | |
December | President Benigno Aquino III Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario |
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2014 | February | Secretary of Labor and Employment Rosalinda Baldoz |
April | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario | |
June | President Benigno Aquino III Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario |
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October | Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima Secretary of Public Works and Highways Rogelio Singson Secretary of Tourism Ramon Jimenez |
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November | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert del Rosario | |
2015 | January | Secretary of Defense Voltaire Gazmin |
March | Secretary of Trade and Industry Gregory Domingo Secretary of Public Works and Highways Rogelio Singson |
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May | Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima | |
June | President Benigno Aquino III | |
2016 | February | Secretary of Transportation and Communications Joseph Emilio Abaya |
April | Secretary of Labor and employment Rosalinda Baldoz | |
May | Secretary of Transportation and Communications Joseph Emilio Abaya Secretary of Finance Cesar Purisima |
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June | Senate President Franklin Drilon | |
October | President Rodrigo Duterte Secretary of Foreign Affairs Perfecto Yasay |
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2017 | February | Secretary of Transportation and Communications Arthur Tugade Secretary of Trade and Industry Ramon Lopez Secretaty of Socio-economic Planning Ernesto Pernia Secretary of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar Senate President Aquilino Pimetel III |
March | Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Ernesto Pernia Secretary of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar Secretary of Energy Alfonso Cusi Secretary of Budget and Management Benjamin Diokno Senate Alan Peter Cayetano |
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April | Senate President Aquilino Pimetel III Secretary of Trade and Industry Ramon Lopez |
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May | Vice President Leonor Robredo | |
June | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano | |
September | Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez V Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Ernesto Pernia Secretary of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar Secretary of Transportation and Communications Arthur Tugade Secretary of Budget and Management Benjamin Diokno Secretary of Energy Alfonso Cusi Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office Martin Andanar National Security Advisor Hermogenes Esperon Bases Conversion and Development Authority Vivencio Dizon |
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October | President Rodrigo Duterte Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano |
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2018 | June | Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez V Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Ernesto Pernia Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea Secretary of Budget and Management Benjamin Diokno Secretary of Transportation Arthur Tugade Secretary of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alan Peter Cayetano Secretary of Energy Alfonso Cusi Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office Martin Andanar |
2019 | February | Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez V Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Ernesto Pernia Secretary of Budget and Management Benjamin Diokno Secretary of Transportation Arthur Tugade Secretary of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Eduardo Del Rosario Secretary of Energy Alfonso Cusi President of Bases Conversion and Development Authority Vivencio Dizon |
April | Secretary of Defense Delfin Lorenzana | |
May | President Rodrigo Duterte Cabinet Secretary of Karlo Nograles Secretary of Agriculture Emmanuel Piñol Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez V Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Secretary of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar Secretary of Science and Technology Fortunato Dela Peña Secretary of Trade and Industry Ramon Lopez Secretary of Transportation Arthur Tugade Secretary of Tourism Bernardette Romulo-Puyat Secretary of Information and Communications Eliseo Rio Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Ernesto Pernia Presidential Advisor on the Peace Process Carlito Galvez National Security Advisor Hermogenes Esperon |
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October | President Rodrigo Duterte | |
November | Governor of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Benjamin Diokno | |
December | Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez V Secretary of Socio-economic Planning Ernesto Pernia Secretary of Budget and Management Wendel Avisado Secretary of Transportation Arthur Tugade Secretary of Public Works and Highways Mark Villar Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council Eduardo Del Rosario Secretary of Energy Alfonso Cusi President of Bases Conversion and Development Authority Vivencio Dizon |
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2020 | February | Interim Chief Minister of the Bangsamoro Transition Authority Ahod “AlHaj Murad” Ebrahim |
2022 | March | Secretary of Tourism Bernardette Romulo-Puyat |
April | Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin, Jr. Secretary of National Defense Delfin Lorenzana Secretary of Finance Carlos Dominguez V Secretary of Labor and Employment Silvestre Bello |