Latin America and the Caribbean
Japan-Belize Relations (Basic Data)
December 17, 2021
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November 1982
Trade with Japan in 2020:
- Exports: 460 million yen (fish and seafoods)
- Imports: 2.55 billion yen (machinery, ships)
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Belize: 39 (October 2020)
- Number of Belize nationals residing in Japan: 9 (June 2021)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (Cumulative total as of FY 2018):
- ODA Loans: 0
- Grants: 959 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 2.46 billion yen
Cultural Grant (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2018)
- Cultural Grant Assistance: 49.2 million yen
Major Donors (2017 OECD/DAC):
- (1) U.S.A. (2) Japan (3) U.K. (4) Canada (5) Australia
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1981 | Ambassador on special mission Naito (Independence ceremony) |
| 1983 | Member of the House of Representative, Tokuo Yamashita |
| 1984 | Same as above |
| 2001 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Taimei Yamaguchi |
| 2006 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture and Fishery, Yasushi Kaneko |
| 2014 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hirotaka Ishihara |
| 2015 | Member of the House of Representative, Shinako Tsuchiya |
| 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shunsuke Takei |
| 2018 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Mitsunari Okamoto Japanese Diet Delegation Members of House of Representative (Leader: Mr. Akihiro Nishimura) |
| 2020 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Keisuke Suzuki |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1984 | Minister of Education, Sports, Culture and Economic Development, Said Musa |
| 1985 | Minister of Health, Labour and Sports, Elodio Aragon |
| 1986 | Minister of Agriculture, Dean Lindo |
| 1990 | Governor General, Minita Gordon |
| 1995 | Minister of Agriculture and Fishery, Russel Garcia |
| 1996 | Prime Minister, Manuel Esquivel |
| 1998 | Minister of International Trade and Industry, Alfred Martinez |
| 2000 | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and cooperatives, Daniel Silva |
| 2005 | Deputy Prime Minister, John Briceno |
| 2010 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Wilfred Elrington Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Natural Resources and the environment, Gasper Vega |
| 2014 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Wilfred Elrington |
| 2019 | Governor-General, Sir Colville Norbert Young |