Japan–Uruguay relations

Japan–Uruguay relations (Japanese: 日本とウルグアイの関係, Spanish: Relaciones entre Japón y Uruguay) are foreign relations between Japan and the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Both countries are members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organization.

Japan-Uruguay relations

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Uruguay

History

In 1910, the first migrants from Japan arrived to Uruguay and settled in the country, primarily in Montevideo.[1] In 1921, both nations established diplomatic relations.[2] During World War II, Uruguay severed relations with Japan, however, diplomatic relations were re-established in 1952.[2]

In 2001, Uruguayan President Jorge Batlle paid an official visit to Japan.[2] That same year, Princess Sayako inaugurated a Japanese garden in Montevideo.[3] In September 2008, Princess Takamado visited Uruguay to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Japanese emigration to Uruguay.[2] Uruguayan President Tabaré Vázquez would pay official visits to Japan in 2009 and again in 2015.[2]

In December 2018, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe paid an official visit to Uruguay, the first by a Japanese head-of-state.[4] While in Uruguay, Prime Minister Abe met with President Vázquez and both leaders discussed the current relationship between both nations and the upcoming 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between both nations in 2021.[5]

Bilateral relations

Both nations have signed a few bilateral agreements such as an Agreement for the Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments (2015)[6] and an Agreement for the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance (2019).[7]

Resident diplomatic missions
  • Embassy of Japan in Montevideo
  • Embassy of Uruguay in Tokyo

See also

References
  1. 110º Aniversario de la Inmigración Japonesa en Uruguay (in Spanish)
  2. Japan-Uruguay Relations
  3. "Japanese Garden of Montevideo". Embassy of Japan (in Spanish). Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  4. Visita histórica: el primer ministro Shinzo Abe en Uruguay (in Spanish)
  5. Reunión Uruguay-Japón. Medidas de fortalecimiento de relación hacia el 100º aniversario de las RRDD en 2021 (in Spanish)
  6. Acuerdo entre Japón y Uruguay para la Liberalización, Promoción y Protección de Inversiones (in Spanish)
  7. Signing of Tax Convention between Japan and Uruguay
  8. Embassy of Japan in Montevideo


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