Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in South Africa: 1,004 (as of October 2003)
- Number of South African nationals residing in Japan: 200 (as of December 2003)
Japanese firms with branches in South Africa:
63 (as of October 2003)
Trade between Japan and South Africa in 2003:
- Exports from Japan to South Africa: 234.8 billion yen (general machinery, automobiles, auto parts)
- Imports from South Africa to Japan: 415.8 billion yen (metal products [including nonferrous metals and steel], crude metals, precious meals, automobiles)
Direct investment in South Africa:
- Fiscal 2002: 5 cases, 12.9 billion yen
- From fiscal 1993 to fiscal 2002, total: 39 cases, 95.6 billion yen
Economic Cooperation:
- Japanese Official Development Assistance from 1998 to 2002
- ODA loans: 20.1 billion yen
- ODA grants: 5.7 billion yen
- Technical cooperation: 2.3 billion yen
VIP Visits From Japan to South Africa:
- May 1994 Keisuke Nakanishi, Member of the House of Representatives, as Special Envoy (to attend the inauguration of President Nelson Mandela)
- August 1994 President of the House of Councilors Bunbei Hara
- September 1994 Director General of the Defense Agency Tokuichiro Tamazawa
- April 1996 Minister for Foreign Affairs Yukihiko Ikeda
- May 1996 Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Ichiro Hino
- July 1997 Minister of Public Welfare Junichiro Koizumi
- April 1999 Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Keizo Takemi
- June 1999 Masakuni Murakami, Member of the House of Councillors, as Special Envoy (to attend the inauguration of President Thabo Mbeki)
- January 2001 Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori
- March 2001 Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Yoshitaka Sakurada
- July 2001 Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura
- August 2001 Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives Kozo Watanabe
- Septermber 2001 Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Kaori Maruya
- August 2002 Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi (WSSD)
- August 2002 Minister of Environment Hiroshi Oki (WSSD)
- September 2002 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (WSSD)
- March 2003 Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano
- July 2003 Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Yano
- April 2004 Former Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori, as Special Envoy (to attend the inauguration of President Thabo Mbeki)
- April 2004 Former Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seiken Sugiura, as Advisor to Special Envoy (to attend the inauguration of President Thabo Mbeki)
VIP Visits from South Africa to Japan:
- October 1990 Deputy President of the African National Congress Nelson Mandela
- August 1991 Thabo Mbeki, Head of the Department of International Affairs, African National Congress
- March 1992 Minister of Foreign Affairs Pik Botha
- June 1992 President F. W. de Klerk
- November 1994 President of the Senate Hendric Coetsee
- January 1995 Minister of Foreign Affairs Alfred Nzo
- July 1995 President Nelson Mandela
- July 1995 Mr. Trevor Manuel, Minister of Finance
- July 1995 Mr. Alfred Nzo, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- November 1996
- April 1998 Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President
- April 1998 Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister for Health
- September 1998 Dr. Panuel Maduna, Minister of Minerals and Energy Affairs
- October 1998 Mr. Thabo Mbeki, Deputy President (TICAD II)
- Dr. Frene Noshir Ginwala, Speaker of the National Assembly (TICAD II)
- October 1998 Mr. Patric Mosiuoa Lekota, President of the National Council of Provinces
- March 2000 Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Ms. Brigitte Mabandla, Deputy Minister of Arts, Culture, Science, and Technology
- March 2000 Fr. Smangaliso Mkhatshwa, Deputy Minister of Education
- May 2000 Mr. Ebrahim Ebrahim, Portfolio Committee for International Affairs, the National Assembliy
- June 2000 Dr. Jeff Radebe, Minister of Public Enterprises
- July 2000 Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs (Dialogue between the G8 Foreign Ministers and Foreign Ministers of Developing Nations)
- July 2000 Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President (Dialogue between the G8 Leaders and Leaders of Developing Nations)
- Mr. Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
- August 2000 Dr. Ngoako Ramathlodi, the Premier of Nothern Province
- September 2000 Mr. Tony Sithembiso Yengeni, Chief Whip of African National Congress, National Assembly
- October 2000 Mr. Alec Erwin, Minister of Trade and Industry
- October 2000 Dr. Baldwin Sipho Ngbane, Minister of Arts, Culture, Science, and Technology
- November 2000 Mr. Jabu Moleketi, Provincial Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Gauteng Province
- April 2001 Mr. Alec Erwin, Minister of Trade and Industry
- October 2001 Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President
- January 2002 Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs (International Conference on reconstruction assistance to Afghanistan)
- May 2002 Mr. Aziz Pahad, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (Japan-South Africa partnership forum)
- March 2003 Mr. Ronnie Kasrils, Minister of Water Affairs and Forestry
- March 2003 Ms. Thoko Angela Didiza, Minister of Agriculture and Land Affairs
- September 2003 Mr. Thabo Mbeki, President (TICAD III)
- September 2003 Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Minister of Foreign Affairs (TICAD III)
