Japan-Vanuatu Relations

July 17, 2020

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

  • Established in January 1981

Japanese Nationals:

  • Number of Japanese residing in Vanuatu: 80 (2018)

Trade with Japan (2019):

  • Japan's Exports to Vanuatu: 1,270 million yen
  • Japan's Imports from Vanuatu: 6,080 million yen

Japan's economic cooperation:

  • List of Exchange of Notes
  • Loans: None
  • Cumulative total as of 2017: 9,543 million yen
  • Grants: 51 million yen in 2017
  • Cumulative total as of 2017: 13,459 million yen
  • Technical cooperation in 2017: 437 million yen
  • Cumulative total as of 2017: 8,690 million yen

VIP Visits

From Japan to Vanuatu
Year Name
1980 Special Envoy, Mr. Daisuke Akita (the Independence Ceremony)
1985 Member of Diet, Mr. Motoharu Morishita
1986 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Yasuoki Urano
1987 Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Tadashi Kuranari
1991 Foreign Affairs Parliamentary Vice-Minister, Mr. Muneo Suzuki
2003 Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ms. Chinami Nishimura
2011 Vice-President of House of Councilors, Mr. Hidenuma Otsuji
2015 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Kentaro Sonoura
2019 Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mr. Norihiro NAKAYAMA
From Vanuatu to Japan
Year Name
1984, 90, 92 Prime Minister, Hon. Walter Lini
1989 President, H.E. Frederick Karlomuna Timakata and Mrs. Timakata (Funeral Ceremony of His Late Majesty)
1995 Prime Minister, Hon. Maxine Carlot Korman
1997 Prime Minister, Hon. Serge Vohor (1st Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting)
2000 Prime Minister, Hon. Barak Sope (2nd Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting)
2003 Prime Minister, Hon. Edward Natapei (3rd Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting)
2005, 06 Prime Minister, Hon. Ham Lini
2009 Prime Minister, Hon. Edward Natapei (5th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting)
2010 Prime Minister, Hon. Edward Natapei (Guest of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, PALM Ministerial Interim Meeting)
2010 Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Joe Natuman (PALM Ministerial Interim Meeting)
2012 Prime Minister, Hon. Meltek Sato Kilman Livtuvanu (6th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting)
2013 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Hon. Edward Natapei (PALM 2nd Ministerial Interim Meeting)
2015 President, H.E. Baldwin Jacobson Lonsdale (The 3rd World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction)
Prime Minister, Hon. Natuman (7th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting)
Minister of Health, Hon. Morking Stevens Iatika
2017 Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade, Hon. Bruno LEINGKONE (PALM 3rd Ministerial Interim Meeting)
2018 Prime Minister, Hon. Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas (8th Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting)
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