Latin America and the Caribbean
Japan-Belize Relations (Basic Data)
October 23, 2018
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November 1982
Trade with Japan in 2017:
- Export: 0.9 billion yen (fish and seafoods, pearl)
- Import: 1.15 billion yen (ships, optical equipment)
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Belize: 45 (October 2017)
- Number of Belize nationals residing in Japan: 9 (June 2017)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (Cumulative total as of FY 2016):
- ODA Loans: 0
- Grants: 916 million yen
- Technical cooperation: 2.23 billion yen
Cultural Grant (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2016)
- Cultural Grant Assistance: 49.2 million yen
Major Donors (2015 OECD/DAC):
- (1) Japan (2) U.S.A. (3) U.K. (4) Canada (5) Korea
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) |
| 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 |