Diplomatic Relations:
Established in December 1978
Japanese Nationals:
Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Commonwealth of Dominica: 12 (As of Oct.2008)
Number of Dominican nationals residing in Japan: 37 (As of Dec.2003)
Trade with Japan:
Exports: 2,000 million yen (fish and shellfish, clothes, chemical engineering machinery) (2007)
Imports: 1,000 million yen (precision and general machinery and transport equipment) (2007)
Japan's ODA: (2003) (*DAC Statistics)
Grants: US$ 1.81 million (Accumulated total as at 2003 - US$ 37.98 million)
Technical cooperation: US$ 0.48 million (Accumulated total as at 2003 - US$ 9.39 million)
Cultural Grant: Yen 44 million (Equivalent to US$ 0.4 miilion, cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)
(In 1999-2002 Japan was Dominica's top bilateral donor)
VIP’s Visit to Japan
2000 - The Hon. Rosie Douglas, Prime Minister
2001 - The Hon. Lloyd Pascal, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
2001 - The Hon. Pierre Charles, Prime Minister
2004 - The Hon. Ambrose George, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries
2007 - The Hon. Roosevelt Skerrit, Prime Minister
2007 - The Hon. John Colin McIntyre, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment
2010- The Hon. Alvin Bernard, Minister of State in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs