Latin America and the Caribbean
Japan-Nicaragua Relations
August 28, 2024
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in February 1935 (re-established in 1952)
Japanese Nationals:
- 94 (as of July 2024)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports: 4.47 billion yen (coffee, clothing, products of animal and plant origin, sesame, etc.)
- Imports: 19.43 billion yen (machinery, iron and steel, chemical products, rubbers and its articles, etc.)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2022)
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 27.52 billion yen
- Grants: 84.99 billion yen
- Technical Cooperation: 28.26 billion yen
Cultural Grant (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2018)
- 568 million yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Mr. Toshitsugu Saito, Member, House of Representatives |
| 1999 | Ms. Shinako Tsuchiya, Member, House of Representatives |
| 2001 | Mr. Taimei Yamaguchi, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2002 | Mr. Toshitsugu Saito, Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration |
| 2003 | Mr. Hideki Wakabayashi, Member, House of Councillors |
| 2005 | Their Imperial Highness Prince and Princess Hitachi |
| 2006 | Dr. Kuniko Inoguchi, Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs |
| 2007 | Mrs. Midori Matsushima, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador on Special Mission |
| 2008 | Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Member, House of Representatives |
| 2012 | Mr. Ryuji Yamane, Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Member, House of Representatives |
| 2013 | Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Member, House of Representatives |
| 2014 | Ms. Shinako Tsuchiya, Member, House of Representatives Parliamentary Delegation of the House of Councillors to research Japan's ODA (Head: Mr.Yusuke Nakanishi) |
| 2015 | Mr. Takashi Uto, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 | Mr. Antonio Inoki, Member, House of Councillors |
| 2017 | Ms. Shinako Tsuchiya, Ambassador on Special Mission to the Presidential Inauguration |
| Ms. Megumi Kaneko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications | |
| Mr. Kentaro Sonoura, State Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| 2018 | Mr. Iwao Horii, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2020 | Mr.Keisuke Suzuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2000 | Dr. Arnoldo Alemán Lacayo, President |
| 2004 | Mr. Enrique Bolaños Geyer, President |
| Mr. Norman José Caldera Cardenal, Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 2005 | Mr. Norman José Caldera Cardenal, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Dr. José Rizo Castellón, Vice-President | |
| 2006 | Mr. Mario Salvo Horvilleur, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry |
| 2007 | Mr. Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure |
| 2008 | Mr. Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure |
| 2009 | Mr. Jaime Morales Carazo, Vice-President |
| 2010 | Mr. Samuel Santos López, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2011 | Mr. Samuel Santos López, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure |
| 2012 | Mr. Iván Adolfo Acosta Montalván, Minister of Finance and Public Credit |
| Mr. Alvaro Baltodano, Presidential Delegate for Investment | |
| 2013 | Mr. Samuel Santos López, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| Mr. Alvaro Baltodano, Presidential Delegate for Investment | |
| 2014 | Mr. Paul Oquist, Minister, Private Secretary for National Policies of President |
| 2015 | Mr. Orlando Castillo, Director General, Nicaraguan Institute of Telecommunications and Postal Service |
| 2016 | Mr. Paul Oquist, Minister, Private Secretary for National Policies of President |
| Mr. Pablo Fernando Martínez Espinoza, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure | |
| 2019 | Mr. Iván Adolfo Acosta Montalván, Minister of Finance and Public Credit |
| Mr. Denis Moncada Colindres, Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| 2024 | Mr. Edward Jackson, Director General, Nicaraguan Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture |