Japan-Dominican Republic Relations
Japan-Dominican Republic Relations (Basic Data)
September 27, 2018
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November 1934 (re-established in 1952)
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Dominican Republic: 771 (as of October 2017)
Trade with Japan (2017):
- Exports: 10.51 billion yen (optical equipment, electrical machinery, medical products, footwear)
- Imports: 29.68 billion yen (transport equipment, precision instruments, machinery, etc)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2016)
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loan Aid: 31.58 billion yen
- Grant Aid: 26.80 billion yen
- Technical Cooperation: 34.24 billion yen
Cultural Grant (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2016)
- Cultural Grant Assistance : 765 million yen
- Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects : 42.18 million yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1996 | Mr. Yoshiro Hayashi, Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration |
| 1997 | Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Special Envoy of Prime Minister |
| 2000 | Mr. Kiyohiro Araki, Parliamentary Secretary of Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 | Mr. Masatoshi Abe, Senior Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2004 | Mr. Yoshio Yatsu, Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration |
| 2006 | Mr. Hidehisa Otsuji, Special Envoy of Prime Minister to the Commemorative Ceremony of 50th Anniversary of the Japanese Immigration to the Dominican Republic |
| 2007 | Mr. Kazunori Tanaka, Senior Vice-Minister of Finance |
| 2008 | Mr. Yoshinori Ohno, Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration |
| 2012 | Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration |
| 2013 | Mr. Kenta Wakabayashi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. Toshiaki Endo, Member, House of Representatives | |
| 2014 | Parliamentary Delegation of the House of Councillors to research Japan's ODA (Head: Mr.Yusuke Nakanishi) |
| 2015 | Ms. Shinako Tsuchiya, Chairman, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives |
| 2016 | Mr. Seigo Kitamura, Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Mr. Luis Manuel Bonetti, Minister for Commerce and Industry (Special Envoy of the President of Dominican Republic) |
| 2000 | Dr. Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna, President of Dominican Republic |
| 2002 | Mr. Rafael Hipólito Mejía Domínguez, President of Dominican Republic |
| 2005 | Mr. Rafael Francisco Alburquerque, Vice-President (on the occasion of EXPO AICHI 2005 and Japan-Central America Summit Meeting) |
| 2006 | Dr. Leonel Antonio Fernández, President of the Dominican Republic |
| 2007 | Dr. Julio César Valentín, President of the House of Representatives |
| 2009 | Mr. Julio César Castaños, President of the Central Commission of Election |
| 2011 | Mr. Franklin Rodrígez, Minister of Youth |
| 2012 | Mr. Salvador Jiménez Arango, Minister of Agriculture |
| 2016 | Mr. Emilio Toribio Olivo, Director General of the Dominican Agrarian Institute |
| 2018 | Mr. Francisco Javier García Fernández, Minister of Tourism |