Latin America and the Caribbean
Japan-Saint Lucia Relations (Basic Data)
September 3, 2021
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in January 1980
Trade with Japan in 2019:
- Exports: 658 thousand yen (distilled liquor)
- Imports: 1.45 billion yen (automobile, heating and cooling equipment)
Direct Investment from Japan:
- N/A
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Saint Lucia: 5 (October 2020)
- Number of Saint Lucian nationals residing in Japan: 8 (December 2020)
Japan's Economic Cooperation (cumulative total as of FY 2017):
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 0
- Grants: 7.75 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 3.33 billion yen
Major Donors (2019)
- (1) Japan (2) France (3) Canada (4) U.K (5) Italy
Cultural Grant (cumulative total as of the end of fiscal year 2015)
- Cultural Grant Assistance : 64.0 million yen
VIP Visits
Year | Name |
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1992 | Member of the House of Representative, Chikara Azuma |
1994 | Member of the House of Representative, Tokuo Yamashita, Hiroaki Kameya |
1999 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Hiroaki Kameya |
2010 | Parliamentary senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Koichi Takemasa |
2013 | Parliamentary senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shunichi Suzuki |
2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Takashi Uto State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Yasuhide Nakayama |
2017 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kentaro Sonoura |
Year | Name |
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1986 | Prime Minister, John Compton |
1990 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, Industry and Tourism, Sir William George Mallet Prime Minister, John Compton |
1998 | Prime Minister, Kenny D. Anthony |
2000 | Minister for External Affairs and International Trade, George Odlum |
2001 | Minister for Agriculture, Cassius Elias Minister for External Affairs, George Odlum |
2004 | Minister for External Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation, Julian Robert Hunte Minister for Agriculture, Ignatius Jean |
2010 | Minister for External Affairs, Rufus George Bousquet |
2014 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Civil Aviation, Alva Baptiste |
2016 | Minister in the Ministry of Equity, Social Justice, Empowerment, Youth Development, Sports, Culture and Local Government, Edmund Estephane |
2018 | Minister for Education, Innovation, Gender Relations and Sustainable Development, Gale T.C. Rigobert | 2019 | Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries, Physical Planning, Natural Resources and Co-operatives, Ezechiel Joseph | 2019 | Special Envoy of St. Lucia, Edwin Laurent |