Japanese Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Japanese Diplomacy in Latin America and the Caribbean
The Director-General of the Latin America and Caribbean Affairs Bureau at the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs outlines his country’s many areas of cooperation with the region.
Japan’s relationship with our neighbors across the Pacific has been, and remains, very close. Our first encounter stretches back more than 400 years. Since then—from the signing of Japan’s first diplomatic treaty on equal terms in 1888 with Mexico to the thriving Japanese immigrant community of approximately 1.65 million across Latin America and the Caribbean—the region has played a historic and pivotal role in expanding our diplomatic horizons.
History aside, recent developments on both sides of the ocean have elevated the importance of our relationship to...
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