Japan-El Salvador Relations
Japan-El Salvador Relations (Basic Data)
April 14, 2026
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in February 1935.
Japanese Nationals:
- 145 (as of October 2025)
Trade with Japan (2025):
- Exports: aprox. 3.01 billion yen (clothes, coffee)
- Imports: aprox. 26.38 billion yen (automobile, steel)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of 2022)
- Net Disbursement Loans: 99.55 million US$
- Grants: 346.10 million US$
- Technical cooperation: 266.36 million US$
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1994 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Azuma Shozo |
| 1994 | House of Representative member, Yamahana Sadao (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 1999 | House of Representative member, Jimi Shozaburo (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 2001 | Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yamaguchi Taimei |
| 2004 | House of Representative member, Oshima Tadamori (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 2005 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Hitachi |
| 2006 | Parliamentary Secretary of Health, Labour and Welfare Okada Hiroshi |
| 2007 | Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives Yokomichi Takahiro |
| 2009 | House of Representative member, Harada Yoshiaki (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 2010 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Takemasa Koichi House of Councillors members, Himei Yumiko, Mito Masashi, Sekiguchi Masakazu |
| 2014 | House of Representative member, Hayashi Motoo (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) Parliamentary Delegation of the House of Representatives (Head: Mr. Kajiyama Hiroshi) |
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Uto Takashi (Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies) Her Imperial Highness Princess Mako of Akishino |
| 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Kaneko Megumi Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Higuchi Naoya |
| 2018 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Okamoto Mitsunari |
| 2019 | House of Representative member, Hayashi Motoo (Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration) |
| 2024 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Hosaka Yasushi |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1997 | President Armando Calderon Sol |
| 2000 | Foreign Minister Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila Vice- President Carlos Quintanilla |
| 2001 | Vice- President Carlos Quintanilla Foreign Minister Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila |
| 2004 | Foreign Minister Maria Eugenia Brizuela de Avila |
| 2005 | Vice-president Ana Vilma de Escobar Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez |
| 2006 | President Elias Antonio Saca Foreign Minister Francisco Lainez |
| 2010 | Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez Minister of Agriculture and Livestock Jose Guillermo Lopez Suarez Minister of Public Works Gerson Martinez |
| 2012 | Minister of the Interior Ernesto Zelayandia |
| 2015 | Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Lina Dolores Pohl Minister of Public Works, Transport and Housing, Gerson Martinez |
| 2016 | Minister of Public Works, Transport and Housing, Gerson Martinez Foreign Minister Hugo Martínez |
| 2017 | President of Congress, Guillermo Antonio Gallegos |
| 2019 | Vice-President Felix Ulloa President Nayib Bukele |
| 2022 | Foreign Minister Alexandra Hill |
| 2023 | Minister of Public Works Edgar Romeo Rodriguez |
| 2026 | Minister of Housing Irma Michelle Martha Ninette Sol de Castro |
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2023)
- 790.3 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- 73.2 million yen (Grant Aid for Cultural Grassroots Projects)