Japan-Singapore Relations
Japan-Singapore Relations (Basic Data)
January 16, 2019
Basic Data
Diplomatic relations:
- Establishment of the Consulate-General in 1952
- Establishment of the diplomatic relations
- (Elevation of the Consulate-General to the Embassy) in 1966
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Singapore: 36,423 (as of Oct. 2017)
- Number of Singaporean Nationals residing in Japan: 8,622 (as of Jun. 2018)
| Year | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| from Singapore to Japan | 727 | 834 | 957 | 811 | 955 |
| from Japan to Singapore | 2,047 | 2,225 | 2,403 | 2,155 | 2,541 |
- (Source: "Japanese Trade and Investment Statistics, "JETRO)
| Year | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Singapore to Japan | 325 | 1,362 | 1,839 | 3,143 | 3,447 |
| From Japan to Singapore | 3,545 | 8,144 | 7,010 | -18,581 | 9,677 |
- (Source: "Japanese Trade and Investment Statistics,"JETRO)
Japan-Singapore EPA
- Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA, November 2002)
- Protocol amending the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Singapore for a New-Age Economic Partnership (September 2007)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Prime Minister Junichiro KOIZUMI Foreign Minister Yoriko KAWAGUCHI |
| 2003 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro YANO Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Heizo TAKENAKA |
| 2004 | Minister for Finance Sadakazu TANIGAKI Minister of State for Information and Technology Toshimitsu MOTEGI Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Nobuteru ISHIHARA Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Shoichi NAKAGAWA |
| 2005 | Chief of Defense Agency Yoshinori OHNO Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro AISAWA Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy Heizo TAKENAKA Chief of Defense Agency Yoshinori OHNO Minister for Foreign Affairs Nobutaka MACHIMURA Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Shoichi NAKAGAWA |
| 2006 | Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Kazuo KITAGAWA Chief of Defense Agency Fukushiro NUKAGA Their Majesties Emperor and Empress Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasuhisa SHIOZAKI Minister for Finance Sadakazu TANIGAKI Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro ASO |
| 2007 | Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs, Science and Technology Policy, Innovation, Gender Equality, Social Affairs and Food Safety, Sanae TAKAICHI Minister of Defense Fumio KYUMA Minister for the Environment Masatoshi WAKABAYASHI Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akira AMARI Prime Minister Yasuo FUKUDA Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko KOMURA Minister of the Environment Ichiro KAMOSHITA |
| 2008 | Minister of Defense Shigeru ISHIBA Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahiko KOMURA Minister of Economy ,Trade and Industry Toshihiro NIKAI |
| 2009 | Minister of Defense Yasukazu HAMADA Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission Hiroshi NAKAI Prime Minister Yukio HATOYAMA Minister for Foreign Affairs Katsuya OKADA Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Masayuki NAOSHIMA |
| 2010 | Minister of Defense Toshimi KITAZAWA Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Tatsuo KAWABATA Minister of State Banri KAIEDA |
| 2011 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro GENBA |
| 2013 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio KISHIDA Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Akira AMARI Prime Minister Shinzo ABE |
| 2014 | Minister of State Ichita YAMAMOTO Minister of State Tomomi INADA Minister of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology Hakubun SHIMOMURA Prime Minister Shinzo ABE |
| 2015 | Prime Minister Shinzo ABE Minister of Defense Gen NAKATANI Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Taro ASO |
| 2016 | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Hiroshi MORIYAMA Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Keiichi ISHII Prime Minister Shinzo ABE Minister of State Yosuke TSURUHO |
| 2017 | Minister of Education,Culture,Sports,Science and Technology Hirokazu MATSUNO Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Keiichi ISHII Minister of Defense Tomomi INADA Minister of Justice Yoko KAMIKAWA |
| 2018 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taro KONO (Foreign Minister’s Meeting when transiting at the airport.) Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taro KONO Minister of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Keiichi ISHII Minister of Defense Itsunori ONODERA Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taro KONO (ASEAN-related Foreign Ministers' Meetings) Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige SEKO (ASEAN Economic Minister (AEM) - METI Consultations) Minister of Defense Takeshi IWAYA (ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting plus) Prime Minister Shinzo ABE (ASEAN-related Summit Meetings) Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshige SEKO (RCEP Ministerial Meeting and Summit) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2002 | Minister for Foreign Affairs S. JAYAKUMAR Deputy Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong Minister for Foreign Affairs S. JAYAKUMAR |
| 2003 | Prime Minister GOH Chok Tong Senior Minister of the Prime Minister's Office LEE Kuan Yew Prime Minister GOH Chok Tong |
| 2004 | Senior Minister of the Prime Minister's Office LEE Kuan Yew |
| 2005 | Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yong-Boon YEO (note1) Minister of Defense TEO Chee Hean Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang Minister for Transport YEO Cheow Tong Minister for the Environment and Water resources, and Minister-in-charge of Muslim Affairs YAACOB Ibrahim Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Foreign Affairs, George Yong-Boon YEO Minister for Education Tharman SHANMUGARATNAM Senior Minister for the Prime Minister's Office GOH Chok Tong |
| 2006 | Minister for Transport YEO Cheow Tong Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew Minister for National Development MAH Bow Tan Minister for Information, Communication and the Arts LEE Boon Yang Minister for Community Development, Youth and Sports Vivian BALAKRISHNAN |
| 2007 | Minister for Transport Raymond LIM Siang Keat Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong (note2), Minister for Foreign Affairs Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yong-Boon YEO Minister Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang Minister, Prime Minister's Office LIM Boon Heng Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew Minister for Health KHAW Boon Wan (Special Envoy for the memorial service for the late Kiichi MIYAZAWA) Minister for Foreign Affairs George YEO Minister for Defense TEO Chee Hean Minister for Foreign Affairs George YEO |
| 2008 | Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang Minister for Trade and Industry LIM Hng Kiang |
| 2009 | Minister for Finance Tharman SHAMUGRATNAM President NATHAN (note3) Minister for Foreign Affairs George YEO Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew Prime Minister LEE Hsien Loong Minister for Foreign Affairs George YEO RADM Teo Chee Hean, Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defense |
| 2010 | Senior Minister for the Prime Minister's Office GOH Chok Tong Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew Minister for Education Ng Eng Hen Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang Grace Fu Hai Yien Senior Minister of States Minister of Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Finance and Transport LIM Hwee Hua Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Minister for Foreign Affairs George YEO Minister for Trade and Industry Lim Hng Kiang |
| 2011 | Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew Emeritus Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong |
| 2012 | Deputy Prime Minister S Jayakumar Former Minister Mentor LEE Kuan Yew Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam Minister for Defense Ng Eng Hen |
| 2013 | Emeritus Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong Minister Prime Minister’s Office, and Second Minister for Home Affairs and Second Minister for Trade and Industry Iswaran Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office & Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, Second Minister for the Environment & Water Resources Grace Fu Hai Yien Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong |
| 2014 | Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew Minister, Prime Minister’s Office and Second Minister for Environment and Water Resources and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs Grace Fu Hai Yien Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam |
| 2015 | Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Law K Shanmugam Emeritus Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong |
| 2016 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian BALAKRISHNAN Emeritus Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong Minister for Culture, Community and Youth Grace Fu Hai Yien President TAN (note3) Minister for Manpower LIM Swee Say Senior Minister of States SIM Ann |
| 2017 | Senior Minister of States Josephine TEO Minister for Finance HENG Swee Keat Emeritus Senior Minister GOH Chok Tong Minister for Health GAN Kim Yong Minister for Education(High Education and Skills) and Second Minister for Defence ONG Ye Kung |
| 2018 | Deputy Prime Minister & Coordinating Minister for Economic and Social Policies Tharman SHANMUGARATNAM Senior Minister of States Mohamad MALIKI bin Osman Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for National Development Desmond LEE Minister for Defence NG Eng Hen Minister for Finance HENG Swee Keat Deputy Prime Minister TEO Chee Hean Minister of Trade and Industry CHAN Chun Sing Deputy Prime Minister Tharman SHANMUGARATNAM Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian BALAKRISHNAN |
- (note1) Working Visit upon Invitation by Minister for Foreign Affairs
- (note2) Official Working Visit upon Invitation by Minister for Foreign Affairs
- (note3) State Visit