Japan-Argentina Relations
Japan-Argentina Relations (Basic Data)
April 24, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 1898.
Japanese nationals and Japanese descendants:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Argentina: 10,528 (2024)
- Number of Japanese descendants: 65,000 (estimated)
Trade with Japan (2024):
- Exports: 75,934 million yen (fish and shellfish, aluminium and alloy, fruit, sorghum (animal feed), Lithium carbonate, etc.)
- Imports: 142,216 million yen (auto components, motor, auto mobiles, organic compound, etc.)
Japan's economic cooperation (cumulative total as of 2022):
- Loans: 8,150 million yen
- Grants: 6,934 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 51,228 million yen
Recent Visits by Eminent Persons
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shigeo Uetake |
| 2003 | Seishiro Eto Former Director General of the Defense Agency Seishiro Eto Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration |
| 2004 | Minister of the Environment Yuriko Koike (COP10) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Itsunori Onodera (COP10) |
| 2006 | Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs Mitoji Yabunaka President of the House of Councilors Chikage Ogi |
| 2007 | Former Minister of Finance Koji Omi (Special Envoy to the Presidential Inauguration) Minister of Agriculture, Forest, and Fisheries Toshikatsu Matsuoka Minister for Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications Yoshihide Suga |
| 2008 | Her Highnesses Princess Takamado |
| 2009 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Yasutoshi Nishimura |
| 2011 | Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 2013 | Parliamentary, Vice-minister for Foreign Affairs Kenta Wakabayashi Her Highness Princess Takamado Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Hakubun Shimomura (IOC) Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (IOC) Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kenta Wakabayashi (IOC) Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (IOC) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe(IOC) Her Highness Princess Akiko |
| 2014 | Their Highness Prince and Princess Akishino, State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Yoshitaka Sakurada State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Shinako Tsuchiya |
| 2015 | State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Akihiro Nishimura State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Akio Koizumi Member of the House of Representatives Kunio Hatoyama (Ambassador on Special Mission) |
| 2016 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Hitoshi Kikawada State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Toshiei Mizuochi Prime Minister Shinzo Abe |
| 2017 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonoura Minister of State, in charge of Deregulation, Kozo Yamamoto Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mitsunari Okamoto, and Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Atsushi Nonaka |
| 2018 | Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games Shunichi Suzuki State Minister of Finance Minoru Kihara (G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting) State Minister of Finance Kenichiro Ueno (IDB Annual Meeting) Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kazuo Yana (8th Meeting of the Tourism Ministers of the G20 economies) Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Kono (G20 Buenos Aires Foreign Ministers’ Meeting) State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto and Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mitsunari Okamoto (G20 Energy Ministerial Meeting) Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Atsushi Nonaka (G20 Agricultural Ministerial Meeting) State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Manabu Sakai (G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting) State Minister of Environment Naomi Tokashiki (G20 Resource Efficiency Dialogue) Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Yoshimasa Hayashi (G20 Education Ministerial Meeting, Joint G20 Education and Labour Ministers Meeting) State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, Hideki Makihara (Joint G20 Education and Labour Ministers Meeting,G20 Labour and Employment Ministers Meeting) State Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane (G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting) Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Daisaku Hiraki (G20 Digital Economy Ministerial Meeting, G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, Hiroshige Seko (G20 Buenos Aires Summit) Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso (G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, G20 Buenos Aires Summit) |
| 2019 | Member of the House of Representatives Kozo Yamamoto (Ambassador on Special Mission) |
| 2021 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Toshimitsu Motegi |
| 2022 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shunsuke Takei (Thirty-ninth Session of Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)) |
| 2023 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoshimasa Hayashi Member of the House of Councillors, Akiko Santo (Ambassador on Special Mission) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Adalberto Rodriguez Giavarini |
| 2003 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafael Bielsa |
| 2005 | Minister of Health and Environment Gines Gonzalez Garcia Secretary of Tourism Enrique Meyer (Aichi Expo) Secretary of Trade and International Economic Relations Chiaradia (Aichi Expo) |
| 2008 | President of ProsperAr Nofal, Secretary of Communications Salas Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation Lino Baranao |
| 2009 | Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation Lino Baranao |
| 2010 | Minister of Foreingn Affairs, International Trade and Worship Jorge Taiana |
| 2011 | Minister of Foreingn Affairs, International Trade and Worship Hector Timerman |
| 2012 | Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Lino Baraño Secretary of Mining Jorge Mayoral Secretary of Finance Adrián Cosentino |
| 2013 | Minister of Industry Débora Giorgi |
| 2014 | Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation Lino Baraño Secretary of Mining Jorge Mayoral |
| 2016 | Vice President Gabriela Michetti President of the Agency for Investment and International Trade, Juan Procaccini Minister for Foreign Affairs Susana Malcorra Minister of Transport Guillermo Dietrich Minister of Education, Esteban Bullrich |
| 2017 | Presidente, Mauricio Macri President of chamber of Deputies Emilio Monzó Minister for Foreign Affairs Susana Malcorra Minister of Finance, Luis Caputo Minister of Production, Francisco Cabrera |
| 2018 | Minister of Agro-industry, Luis Miguel Etchevehere Minister of the Federal System of Media and Public Content, HernánLombardi |
| 2019 | Presidente, Mauricio Macri (G20 Osaka Summit) Minister of Finance, Nicolás Dujovne (G20 Osaka Summit) Chief of Cabinet of Ministers, Marcos Peña (G20 Osaka Summit) Vice President Gabriela Michetti (WAW!, Enthronement Ceremony) Minister of Agro-industry, Luis Miguel Etchevehere (G20 Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Jorge Marcelo Faurie (G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting) |
| 2021 | Sports Secretary, Inés Arrondo (Tokyo Olympic Games) |
| 2022 | Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Daniel Filmus (State funeral for former Prime Minister Abe) |
| 2023 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Santiago Andrés Cafiero |
| 2024 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Worship, Diana Elena Mondino |
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2010)
- 810 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- 38 million yen (Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)