Japan-Belarus Relations

June 19, 2020

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

  • Established in 26 January, 1992

Number of Japanese Residents:

  • Number of Japanese nationals residing in Belarus: 53 (as of June 2020)
  • Number of Belarusian nationals residing in Japan:451(as of June 2019)

Trade with Japan (2018):

  • Exports from Japan: 32.5 million dollars (automobile parts, gas turbines, tires, rubber products, forklifts)
  • Imports to Japan: 21.6 million dollars (potassium fartilizer, aluminum alloy, fiberglass products, medical equipment)

Japan’s Economic Cooperation (2017):

VIP Visits

From Japan to Belarus
Year Name
2002. 8 Kenshirou Matsunami, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
2009.10 Yoshinori Ohno, Chairman of the Japan-Belarus
Parliamentary Friendship League
2015.5 Minoru Kiuchi, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs
2016.4 Miki Yamada, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs
2016.7 Kaneshige Wakamatsu, State Minister for Reconstruction
2016.7 Genichiro Sata, Chairman of the Japan-Kazakhstan Parliamentary League (Member of the House of Representatives )
2018.8 Hiromichi Watanabe, Chairman of the Japan-Belarus Parliamentary Friendship League
2019.6 Kentaro Sonoura, Special Advisor to Prime Minister
2019.6 Hiromichi Watanabe, Minister of Reconstruction
From Belarus to Japan
Year Name
1998. 2 President, H.E. Mr. Lukashenko (unofficial visit)
1999. 6 Chief of Administration of the President, H.E. Mr. Myasnikovich
2012.12 Minister of Emergency Situations, H.E. Mr. Vashchenko
2018.6 Minister of Health, H.E. Mr. Malashko
2019.12 Minister of Emergency Situations, H.E. Mr. Vashchenko
Back to Japan-Belarus Relations