Japan-Haiti Relations
Japan-Haiti Relations (Basic Data)
October 12, 2021
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Reopened in April 1956
Trade with Japan in 2019:
- Exports: 319 million yen (clothing)
- Imports: 1.8 billion yen (vehicles)
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Haiti: 36 (October 2020)
- Number of Haitian nationals residing in Japan: 35 (December 2020)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of FY 2018):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 0
- Grants: 57.13 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 4.04 billion yen
- Japan's Assistance After the Earthquake 2010 in Haiti (PDF)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2018)
- Cultural Grant Assistance : 93.0 million yen
- Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects : 14.0 million yen
Major Donors (2019 OECD/DAC)
- (1) U.S.
- (2) EU
- (3) Canada
- (4) France
- (5) Japan
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1994 | Member of the House of Councilor and Secretary-General of Japan-Haiti Parliamentary Friendship League, Kiyoshi Imai |
| 1996 | Member of the House of Representative, Katsuhiko Shirakawa (Special Envoy to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President René Préval) |
| 1999 | Member of the House of Councilor and Secretary-General of Japan-Haiti Parliamentary Friendship League, Kiyoshi Imai (in May and November) Member of the House of Representative, Kazuo Aichi |
| 2002 | Member of the House of Representative, Sadakazu Tanigaki and 5 other House of Representative Members |
| 2006 | Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Akiko Yamanaka |
| 2007 | Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, Yoshihide Suga |
| 2010 Jan. | Member of the House of Councilor, Yukihisa Fujita, Member of the House of Representative, Nobuhiko Suto |
| 2010 Feb. | Member of the House of Representative, Gen Nakatani, Member of the House of Representative, Shinji Inoue |
| 2010 Feb. | Member of the House of Councilor, Masaaki Taniai |
| 2010 Mar. | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Katsuya Okada, Parliamentary Vice Minister of Defense, Akihisa Nagashima |
| 2010 Apr. | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Cabinet Office, Kenta Izumi |
| 2011 Jan. | Senior Vice Minister of the Cabinet Office, Shozo Azuma |
| 2011 May. | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ikuo Yamahana |
| 2011 Sep. | Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ryuji Yamane |
| 2012 Apr. | Senior Vice-Minister of Defense, Shu Watanabe |
| 2013 Aug. | Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office, Yasutoshi Nishimura |
| 2017 Feb. | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kentaro Sonoura |
| 2019 Nov. | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Keisuke Suzuki |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Religion, Paul Christian Latortue |
| 1991 | Minister of Economy and Finance, Marie Michele Rey Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Jean-Marie Cherestal |
| 1996 | Former President, Jean Bertrand Aristide Minister of Public Service, Transport and Communications, Jacques Dorcean |
| 2005 | Minister of Internal Affairs, Hérard Abraham (World Conference on Disaster Reduction held in Kobe) Minister of Economy and Finance, Henri Bazin Minister of Planning and External Cooperation, Roland Pierre (IDB Conference held in Okinawa) |
| 2010 Jul. | Minister of Commerce and Industry, Josseline Colimon Fetiere |
| 2010 Sep. | Minister of Tourism, Andre Marie Patrick Delatour |
| 2012 Jul. | State Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Pierre-Richard Casimir |
| 2012 Oct. | Minister of Economy and Finance, Marie-Carmel Jean-Marie |
| 2012 Dec. | President, Michel Joseph Martelly |
| 2014 Nov. | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worships, Pierre-Duly Brutus |
| 2018 Feb. | Advisor in Communication and Spokesperson of the President, Joseph Lucien JURA |
| 2019 Oct. | Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worships, Bocchit Edmond |