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Guatemala–Japan relations are thebilateral relations betweenJapan andGuatemala. The two countries established diplomatic relations in 1933.[1] Guatemala has an embassy inTokyo. Japan has an embassy inGuatemala City.
On February 20, 1935, the Government of Japan appointed Mr. Yoshiatsu Hori, Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Mexico, concurrent for Guatemala. On June 28 of that year, Mr. Hori presented his Credentials to the President of Guatemala, GeneralJorge Ubico. Six years after establishing diplomatic relations, on December 8, 1941, with the beginning ofWorld War II and theJapanese attack on Pearl Harbor, diplomatic relations between Japan and Guatemala were temporarily interrupted. Guatemala declared war on Japan in 1941, and closed bilateral relations. Reestablished on October 16, 1954, after the signing of theTreaty of San Francisco, on September 23, 1954.[2]
On July 1, 1955, the Government of Japan appointed the Minister of the Embassy of Japan in Mexico as Concurrent Minister for Guatemala. On November 21, 1964, the Government of Guatemala opened its Embassy in Japan. On January 27, 1967, the Government of Japan opened its Embassy in Guatemala.[2]
In September 1987, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Tadashi Kuranari, visited Guatemala and signed with the Guatemalan Foreign Minister, Alfonso Cabrera, the Agreement for the Sending of Young Volunteers from Japan Abroad to Guatemala. In November 1990, the Guatemalan Foreign Minister, Ariel Rivera, visited Japan on the occasion of the Enthronement Ceremony of SMIEmperor Akihito andEmpress Michiko.[2]
On 14 and 15 September 1997, at the invitation ofÁlvaro Arzú, Their Imperial Highnesses PrinceMasahito and PrinceHanako of Hitachi paid an official visit to Guatemala, marking the first visit to Central America by members of the Imperial House of Japan. Their Imperial Highnesses met with Arzú and conveyed a message of congratulations to the Government and People of Guatemala on the signing of the Peace Accords and also expressed the willingness of the Government and People of Japan to increase their assistance to Guatemala following the signing of the Agreements. In May 2001,Alfonso Portillo andEvelyn Morataya de Portillo visited Japan.[2]
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In 2010,Álvaro Colom visited Japan. On 1 October 2014, Their Imperial Highnesses PrincesAkishino,Fumihito andKiko visited Guatemala and visited the Presidential House, where they dined with the President,Otto Pérez Molina, and his wife,Rosa Leal de Pérez. They also visited the archaeological site ofTikal and the colonial city ofAntigua Guatemala.[3]
As of 2017, Japan had 600 collaborators in its embassy in Guatemala. Japan is one of the five main investors in Guatemala[4] and has provided important humanitarian aid to the country.[5][6][7][8][9]
High level visits from Japan to Guatemala
High level visits from Guatemala to Japan
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