Barbados–Japan relations
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Foreign relations between Barbados
and Japan
were formally established on 29 August 1967. Japan is accredited to Barbados from its regional Embassy in Port of Spain
(Trinidad and Tobago
) and an honorary consulate in the parish of Saint George. Barbados is represented in Japan through a non-resident ambassador in Bridgetown.
In 1999 Barbadian and Japanese officials held talks aimed at diffusing tensions over the transshipment of nuclear materials through the Caribbean Sea.
Barbadian and Japanese economic trade has grown steadily, in the favour of Japan. In 2005 Japan ranked as Barbados' 4th largest financial contributor in projects. In 2009 Japan provided technical cooperation and support for the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA). The thirteenth meeting between Japan and CARICOM was convened in Bridgetown, Barbados on 19 March 2009.
In July 2008 the Senior Vice-Minister of Japan, Hitoshi Kimura visited Barbados for high-level talks. During the discussions both nations spoke of Barbados wanting to conclude a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Japan to increase investment and trade between both countries. Additionally, the Barbados government pledged to support Japan's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2009-2010. It was also discussed that the through countries needed to concentrate on cooperation in climate change through the Small Island Developing States
(SIDS) organisation. On 27 November 2011 the national broadcaster of Barbados the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
and TV Osaka
made a jointly produced series called From Bridgetown To Tokyo showcasing the Japanese culture and Barbadians working in Japan. One of the main parts showed an Barbadian English teacher recruited through the Japanese embassy in the Caribbean and her experiences teaching in Japan.
Barbados
Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint...
and Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
were formally established on 29 August 1967. Japan is accredited to Barbados from its regional Embassy in Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
(Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
) and an honorary consulate in the parish of Saint George. Barbados is represented in Japan through a non-resident ambassador in Bridgetown.
History
The Japanese submarine I-52 was bombed off the coast of Barbados in 1944.In 1999 Barbadian and Japanese officials held talks aimed at diffusing tensions over the transshipment of nuclear materials through the Caribbean Sea.
Barbadian and Japanese economic trade has grown steadily, in the favour of Japan. In 2005 Japan ranked as Barbados' 4th largest financial contributor in projects. In 2009 Japan provided technical cooperation and support for the Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Response Agency (CDERA). The thirteenth meeting between Japan and CARICOM was convened in Bridgetown, Barbados on 19 March 2009.
In July 2008 the Senior Vice-Minister of Japan, Hitoshi Kimura visited Barbados for high-level talks. During the discussions both nations spoke of Barbados wanting to conclude a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) with Japan to increase investment and trade between both countries. Additionally, the Barbados government pledged to support Japan's bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council for 2009-2010. It was also discussed that the through countries needed to concentrate on cooperation in climate change through the Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States
Small Island Developing States are low-lying coastal countries that tend to share similar sustainable development challenges, including small but growing populations, limited resources, remoteness, susceptibility to natural disasters, vulnerability to external shocks, excessive dependence on...
(SIDS) organisation. On 27 November 2011 the national broadcaster of Barbados the Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation
The Caribbean Broadcasting Corporation is the government-owned media corporation located in Barbados.The television service broadcasts on channel 8 and is the only legally-licensed, over-the-air television channel broadcasting in the country of Barbados...
and TV Osaka
TV Osaka
is a TV station affiliated with TXN in Osaka, Japan. The mascot character is "Takoru-kun" .-Offices:*The headquarters - 1-2-18, Otemae, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Osaka Prefecture, Japan...
made a jointly produced series called From Bridgetown To Tokyo showcasing the Japanese culture and Barbadians working in Japan. One of the main parts showed an Barbadian English teacher recruited through the Japanese embassy in the Caribbean and her experiences teaching in Japan.