Japan-Panama Relations
Japan-Panama Relations (Basic Data)
July 17, 2024
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in January 1904.
Japanese Nationals:
- 299 (as of 2023)
Trade with Japan (2022):
- Export: 112.6 billion yen (metal, vessel, oils and fats, coffee, fish and fish preparation)
- Imports: 554.5 billion yen (vessel, automobile and automotive products, general instrumentation, rubber products)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of 2020)
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 61,896 billion yen
- Grants: 4,550 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 33,690 billion yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Nobutaka Machimura |
| 1999 | Vice President of the House of Representatives, Kozo Watanabe |
| House of Representatives Member, Shozo Nishimura (special envoy) | |
| 2001 | Their Imperial Highness Prince and Princess Hitachi |
| Former Prime Minister, Ryutaro Hashimoto | |
| 2003 | House of Councillors Member, Kenji Manabe (special envoy) |
| 2004 | House of Councillors Member, Shinya Izumi (special envoy) |
| House of Representatives Member, Takeo Hiranuma | |
| 2005 | House of Representatives Member, Motohiko Kondo, Daishiro Yamagiwa |
| 2006 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Katsutoshi Kaneda |
| House of Representatives Member, Shinako Tsuchiya | |
| Representation of the House of Representatives Member (Head: Junji Higashi) | |
| Representation of House of Councillors Member (Head: Toranosuke Katayama) | |
| House of Representatives Member, Fumio Kyuma | |
| 2007 | Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Midori Matsushima |
| Senior Vice-Minister of Finance, Kazunori Tanaka | |
| 2008 | Senior Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Takuya Hirai |
| 2009 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Shintaro Ito |
| House of Councillors Member, Masatoshi Wakabayashi (special envoy) | |
| 2010 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Koichi Takemasa |
| 2011 | House of Representatives and Councilors Members |
| 2012 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Toshiyuki Kato |
| 2013 | Senior Vice Minister of Finance, Yuko Obuchi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fumio Kishida | |
| 2014 | House of Representatives Member, Seishiro Eto (special envoy) |
| Representation of House of Representatives Member (Head: Mr. Hiroshi Kajiyama) | |
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takashi Uto |
| President of House of Councillors, Masaaki Yamazaki | |
| 2016 | Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry. Jyunji Suzuki |
| House of Representatives Member, Seishiro Eto (special envoy) | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hitoshi Kikawada | |
| House of Councillors Member, Natsuo Yamaguchi | |
| Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry , Hiroshige Seko | |
| 2017 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, Toshinao Nakagawa |
| House of Representatives Member, Koichiro Genba | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shunsuke Takei | |
| House of Representatives Member, Kenya Akiba | |
| 2018 | Senior Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Tsukasa Akimoto |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, Kentaro Sonoura | |
| Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kazuo Yana | |
| Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahisa Sato | |
| 2019 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Masashi Adachi |
| House of Representatives Member, Akihiro Nishimura (special envoy) | |
| Vice-president of House of Representatives, Hirotaka Akamatsu | |
| 2020 | Senior Vice-Minister for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Kazuhiko Aoki |
| 2021 | Motegi Toshimitsu, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 | Hoshino Tsuyoshi, State Minister of Cabinet Office (8th Our Ocean Conference) |
| House of Councillors Member, (Head: Tsuneo Kitamura) | |
| 2024 | Kamikawa Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| House of Representatives Member, Imamura Masahiro (special envoy) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1980 | President, Aristides Royo |
| 1990 | President, Guillermo Endara |
| 1995 | Former President, Perez Balladares |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gabriel Lewis Galindo | |
| 2000 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Miguel Aleman |
| Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Alberto Aleman Zubieta | |
| Secretary of the Democratic Revolutionary Party, Martin Torrijos Espino | |
| 2003 | Administrator of National Environment Authority, Yaritza Anguisola |
| 2005 | First Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Lewis Navarro |
| 2006 | Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Alberto Aleman Zubieta |
| First Vice President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Lewis Navarro | |
| Minister for Canal Affairs, Ricaurte Vasquez | |
| 2008 | Second Vice President, Rubén Arosemena |
| Minister of Commerce and Industries, Carmen Gisela Vergara | |
| Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Alberto Aleman Zubieta | |
| 2009 | President of Panameñista Party, Juan Carlos Varela |
| 2010 | Vice-president and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Juan Carlos Varela |
| Minister of Economy and Finance, Alberto Vallarino | |
| General Administrator of Tourism Authority, Salomón Shamah | |
| General Administrator of the National Environment Authority, Javier Arias | |
| 2011 | Minister of Public Security, José Raúl Mulino |
| 2012 | Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Alberto Alemán Zubieta |
| Minister of Economy and Finance, Frank George De Lima | |
| President, Ricardo Martinelli Berrocal | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Rómulo Roux | |
| Minister for Canal Affairs, Roberto Roy | |
| Administrator of Panama Maritime Authority, Roberto José Linares | |
| 2013 | Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Jorge Luis Quijano |
| 2014 | Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alvarez De Soto |
| Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Jorge Luis Quijano | |
| 2015 | Minister of Economy and Finance, Dulcidio De La Guardia |
| Minister for Canal Affairs, Roberto Roy | |
| Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Jorge Luis Quijano | |
| Administrator of Panama Maritime Authority, Jorge Barakat Pitty | |
| 2016 | President Juan Carlos Varela, Minister for Canal Affairs Roberto Roy, Minister of Economy and Finance Dulcidio dela Guardia, Minister of Public Works Ramón Arosemena, Minister of Commerce and Industries Augusto Arosemena, Administrator of Maritime Authority Jorge Barakat |
| 2017 | Administrator of Maritime Authority, Jorge Barakat Pitty |
| President of the Inter Parliamentary Friendship Group Panama-Japan, Jose Luis Varela Rodriguez | |
| Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Isabel Cecilia Saint Malo Garcia | |
| 2018 | Administrator of Maritime Authority, Jorge Barakat Pitty |
| Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Jorge Luis Quijano | |
| Minister of Economy and Finance, Eyda Varela de Chinchilla | |
| Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Maria Luisa Navarro | |
| 2019 | Vice-President and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Isabel Cecilia Saint Malo Garcia |
| President, Juan Carlos Varela, Minister for Canal Affairs, Roberto Roy, Administrator of Panama Canal Authority, Jorge Luis Quijano | |
| President, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen | |
| 2022 | Minister of Maritime Affairs, Noriel Arauz |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Erika Mouynes | |
| 2023 | Vice-minister of Foreign Affairs, Vladimir Franco |
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2018)
- 853.3 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid and Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)