Japan-Sri Lanka Relations
Japan-Sri Lanka Relations (Basic Data)
October 3, 2024
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in April 1952
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Sri Lanka: 678 (2022)
- Number of Sri Lankan nationals residing in Japan: 34,966 (Jun. 2022)
Trade with Japan (2022):
- Exports to Sri Lanka: 26.2 billion yen (car, general and electrical machinery and equipment, fiber and fibrous product, plastic products)
- Imports from Sri Lanka: 38.3 billion yen (textile product, tea, shrimp, fish)
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 1126.7 billion yen (cumulative total as of fiscal 2020)
- Grants: 223,043 billion yen (cumulative total as of fiscal 2020)
- Technical cooperation: 86,665 billion yen (cumulative total as of fiscal 2020)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1993. 5 | Former Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu (Ambassador on Special Mission to the state funeral of President R. Premadasa) |
| 1993. 11 | President of Japan Sri Lanka Parliamentarians' League Keizo Obuchi |
| 1996. 11 | House of Representatives member Yasuo Fukuda (Special Envoy to the state funeral of former President J.R. Jayawardene) |
| 2000. 8 | Special envoy of the Prime Minister Housei Norota |
| 2000. 10 | Special envoy Yasuo Fukuda |
| 2002. 4 | Special envoy of the Prime Minister Housei Norota |
| 2002. 11 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2003. 1,2,5,9 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2004. 1,5,10 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2005. 2,5,12 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2003. 1 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi |
| 2003. 8 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano |
| 2004. 12 | Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Keshiro Fukushima |
| 2005. 1 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shuzen Tanigawa |
| 2005. 6 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Ichiro Aizawa |
| 2005. 8 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Keshiro Fukushima |
| 2006. 4 | President of Japan-Sri Lanka Association Yasuo Fukuda |
| 2006. 5,10 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2007. 6 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2008. 1 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2008. 8 | President of Japan-Sri Lanka Association Housei Norota |
| 2009. 1,5,6 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2009. 7 | Special envoy of the Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda |
| 2009. 10 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Chinami Nishimura |
| 2010. 6 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2011. 5 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Makiko Kikuta |
| 2011. 11 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2012. 5 | Deputy Prime Minister Katsuya Okada |
| 2012. 8 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2013. 5 | Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of Finance Taro Aso |
| 2013. 7 | Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Shindo Yoshitaka |
| 2013. 8 | Princess Tsuguko of Takamado |
| 2013. 9 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi |
| 2014. 1 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2014. 5 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiji Kihara |
| 2014. 8 | President of Japan Sri Lanka Parliamentarians' League Masahiko Koumura |
| 2014. 9 | Prime Minister Sinzo Abe |
| 2015. 3 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Minoru Kiuchi |
| 2016. 5 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi |
| 2016. 10 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi |
| 2016. 12 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Hiroyuki Miyazawa |
| 2017. 7 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense Hiroyuki Miyazawa |
| 2017. 8 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi |
| 2017. 8 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Iwao Horii |
| 2017. 12 | Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Keiichi Ishi |
| 2018. 1 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono |
| 2018. 1 | President of Japan Sri Lanka Parliamentarians' League Wataru Takeshita |
| 2018. 2 | Special envoy of the Prime Minister Wataru Takeshita |
| 2018. 5 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi |
| 2018. 8 | Minister of Defense Itsunori Onodera |
| 2018. 8 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane |
| 2019. 2 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Kentaro Sonoura |
| 2019. 6 | Sate Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshiko Abe |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Hiroto Izumi | |
| 2019. 7 | State Minister of Defense Kenji Harada |
| 2019. 8 | Representative of the Government of Japan on Peace-Building, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Sri Lanka Yasushi Akashi |
| 2019. 12 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi |
| 2023. 2 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs TAKEI Shunsuke |
| 2023.7 | Minister for Foreign Affairs HAYASHI Yoshimasa |
| 2024. 5 | Minister for Foreign Affairs KAMIKAWA Yoko |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1994. 2 | Foreign Minister A.C.S. Hameed |
| 1996. 5 | President Kumaratunga |
| 1998. 3 | Opposition Leader Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| 1998. 9 | Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Mahinda Rajapakse |
| 2000. 6 | Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation Dharmasiri Senanayake |
| 2000. 10 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Lakshman Kadirgamar |
| 2002. 2 | Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs G.L. Peiris |
| 2002. 11 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Tyronne Fernando |
| 2002. 12 | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| 2003. 6 | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Finance K.N. Choksy, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs G.L. Peiris, Minister of Ports Development Rauff Hakeem, Minister of Economic Reform Milinda Moragoda |
| 2003. 11 | Minister of Economic Reform Milinda Moragoda (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) |
| 2004. 2 | Minister of Economic Reform Milinda Moragoda |
| 2004. 5 | Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Vijitha Herath |
| 2004. 9 | Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar |
| 2005. 2 | Minister of Finance and Planning Sarath Amunugama |
| 2005. 9 | Minister of Finance and Planning Sarath Amunugama |
| 2006. 5 | Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera |
| 2007. 2 | Advisor to the President Basil Rajapakse |
| 2007. 3 | Speaker of the Parliament W.J.M. Lokubandara |
| 2007. 5 | Minister of National Heritage Anura Bandaranaike |
| 2007. 6 | Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama |
| 2007. 12 | President Mahinda Rajapakse |
| 2008. 8 | Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights Mahinda Samarasinghe |
| 2008. 9&11 | Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage Mahinda Abeywardena |
| 2008. 10 | Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| 2009. 5 | Prime Minister of Export Development and International Trade G.L. Peiris |
| 2009. 9 | Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| 2010. 7 | Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapakse |
| 2011. 2 | Minister of Plantation Industries Mahinda Samarasinghe |
| 2011. 6 | Senior Minister of International Monetary Cooperation Sarath Amunugama |
| 2012. 1 | Minister of Public Management Reforms Navin Dissanayarake |
| 2012. 3 | Special envoy of the President Namal Rajapakse |
| 2012. 3 | Minister of Defense and Urban Development Gotabaya Rajapakse |
| 2012. 7 | Minister of External Affairs G.L. Peiris |
| 2013. 3 | President Mahinda Rajapakse |
| 2013. 9 | Minister of Economic Development Basil Rajapaksa |
| 2013. 10 | Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy (Chairman of the Sri Lanka-Japan Parliamentarians' League) |
| 2014. 6 | Secretary to Ministry of Defence Gotabaya Rajapakse |
| 2015. 6 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera |
| 2015. 7 | Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake |
| 2015. 10 | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake |
| 2016. 4 | Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake |
| 2016. 5 | President Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera, Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama |
| 2016. 6 | Minister of Finance Ravi Karunanayake |
| 2016. 10 | Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade, Malik Samarawickrama |
| 2017. 4 | Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Minister of Special Assignments Sarath Amunugama, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama |
| 2017. 11 | State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene |
| 2018. 2 | Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, Minister of Plantation Industries Naveen Dissanyake (President of the Sri Lanka-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association) |
| 2018. 3 | President Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana, Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickrama, |
| 2018. 7 | Minister of Plantation Industries Naveen Dissanyake (President of the Sri Lanka-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association) |
| 2019. 4 | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development Sagala Ratnayaka |
| 2019. 6 | Minister of Telecommunications, Foreign Employment and Sports Harin Fernando |
| 2019. 7 | Governor of the Central Bank Indrajit Coomaraswamy |
| 2019. 9 | Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade Malik Samarawickram |
| 2019. 10 | President Maithripala Sirisena |
| 2022. 9 | President Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| 2023. 5 | President Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| 2024. 7 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry |
Cultural Grant (Cumulative total fiscal 1975-2020)
- 1.149 billion yen (Cultural Grant Aid including the Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)