Japan-Georgia Relations
Japan-Georgia Relations (Basic Data)
June 8, 2018
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established on 3rd August 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Tbilisi on 1 January 2009
- Embassy of Georgia opened in Tokyo in February 2007
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Georgia: 36 (Jun. 2017)
Trade with Japan (2017):
- Exports to Japan: 1.5 billion yen (clothing, aluminum and aluminum alloys, chemicals, metalliferous ores and scrap, wine)
- Imports from Japan: 21.4 billion yen (motor vehicles, rubber tires and tubes, machinery)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 27.464 billion yen (the total till FY 2015)
- Grants: 11.351 billion yen (the total till FY 2015)
- Technical cooperation: 2.198 billion yen (the total till FY 2015)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2016):
- 113 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid and Grassroots Grant Aid)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1997 Aug. | Mr. Taro NAKAYAMA, the Member of the House of Representatives |
| 1999 Oct. | The Caucasus Friendship Mission (Headed by Mr. Taro NAKAYAMA, the Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 2006 Jul. | Ms. Akiko YAMANAKA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2006 Aug. | Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, the member of the House of Representatives |
| 2007 May | Mr. Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2009 May | Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 Nov. | Mr. Takao MAKINO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 Jul. | Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, the member of the House of Representatives |
| 2015 May | Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 May | Mr. Isshu SUGAWARA, State Minister of Finance |
| 2017 Jan. | Mr. Ryosei TANAKA, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| 2017 Jun. | Mr. Motome TAKISAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Oct. | Mr. CHIGVAIDZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to attend to the Tokyo Conference to Assist to Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) |
| 1997 Dec. | Mr. LEKISHVILI, State Minister (invitation by the private sector) |
| 1999 Mar. | Mr. SHEVARDNADZE, President |
| 2001 Jun. | Mr. MENAGARISHVILI, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to attend the Three Caucasus States Exhibition) |
| 2005 Sep. | Mr. CHOGOVADZE, Economic Development Minister (as the Guest of the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan) |
| 2007 Mar. | Mr. SAAKASHVILI, President |
| 2009 Mar. | Mr. VASHADZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 Mar. | Mr. VASHADZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 Sep. | Ms. KOBALIA, Minister of Economic and Sustainable Development |
| 2012 Jun. | Mr. GILAURI, Prime Minister |
| 2012 Jul. | Mr. VACHADZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 May | Ms. PANJIKIDZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 Oct. | Mr. PAPUASHVILI, President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia |
| 2014 Oct. | Mr. MARGVELASHVILI, President |
| 2015 Nov. | Ms. KHIDASHELI, Minister of Defence |
| 2016 Feb. | Mr. USPASHVILI, Speaker of the Parliament |
| 2016 May | Ms. SANIKIDZE, Minister of Education and Science |
| 2016 Jun. | Mr. KHADURI, Minister of Finance |
| 2016 Nov. | Mr. ELOSHVILI, Minister of Energy |
| 2017 May | Mr. KUMSISHVILI, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance |
| 2017 Jun. | Mr. JANELIDZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2017 Sep. | Mr. KAKHISHVILI, Minister of Corrections |