Japan-Kazakhstan Relations 
January 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established on 26 January 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Almaty on 20 January 1993.
- Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan opened in Tokyo on 22 February 1996.
- Embassy of Japan moved to Astana on 1 January 2005.
- Number of Japanese Residents in Kazakhstan:
- 118 (as of Oct 2009)
- Trade with Japan (2008):
- Export to Japan: 87.9 billion yen (ferro-alloy)
- Import from Japan: 21.5 billion yen (cars, steel pipes and tubes, construction machines)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- 5 billion U.S. dollar (as of 2008)
- Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loan: 88.78 billion yen (the total till FY2007)
- Grant: 5.91 billion yen (the total till FY2007)
- Technical Cooperation: 11.04 billion yen (the total till FY2007)
- Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2008):
- 407.4 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- 9.6 million yen (Grassroots Grant Aid)
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Kazakhstan
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Year (Month) Name 1992 (May) Mr. Michio WATANABE, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1992 (Aug.) Mr. Masayoshi TAKEMURA, Member of the House of Representatives (Chairman of Committee of Kazakhstan, Japan-Kazakhstan Parliamentary League) 1996 (May) Mr. Masayoshi TAKEMURA, Member of the House of Representatives 1997 (Jul.) Mr. Keizo OBUCHI, Member of the House of Representatives 1997 (Sep.) Mr. Taro ASO, Minister, Economic Planning Agency 2000 (Aug.) Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Former Prime Minister 2002 (Apr.) Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2002 (Jul.) Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2003 (Feb.) Mr. Tetsuro YANO, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2003 (Jun.) Mr. Hiroyuki MORISHITA, Tsuyoshi SAITO, Member of the House of Councilors 2003 (Jun.) Mr. Yoshiro MORI, Former Prime Minister 2004 (May) Mr. Ryutaro HASHIMOTO, Former Prime Minister (the Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development) 2004 (Aug.) Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2006 (Jan.) Mr. Nobutaka MACHIMURA, Former Foreign Minister 2006 (Aug.) Mr. Junichiro KOIZUMI, Prime Minister 2007 (Apr.) Mr. Akira AMARI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry 2007 (May) Mr. Shinsuke OKUNO, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice 2007 (Jun.) Mr. Katsuei HIRASAWA, Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office - From Kazakhstan to Japan
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Year (Month) Name 1992 (Oct.) Mr. T. Suleimenov, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1994 (Apr.) Mr. N.A. Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan 1994 (Jun.) Mr. M. Urkumbayev, Minister of Economic Affairs 1996 (Oct.) Mr. A. Kazhegeldin, Prime Minister 1997 (May) Mr. U. Shukeyev, Minister of Economy and Trade 1998 (Mar.) Mr. Y. Utembayev, Chairman, Strategic Planning and Reforms Agency 1998 (Oct.) Mr. S. Burkitbayev, Minister of Transport, Communication and Tourism 1998 (Dec.) Mr. Y. Utembayev, Chairman, Strategic Planning and Reforms Agency 1999 (Sep.) Mr. Tokaev, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1999 (Dec.) Mr. Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev, President 2000 (Jun.) Mr. Baigeldi, Vice Chairman of Upper Chamber 2000 (Dec.) Mr. Kulekeyev, Minister of Economic Affairs 2002 (Jan.) Mr. Abseitov, Subordinate Officer of Foreign Affairs 2002 (Dec.) Mr. Tokayev, Secretary of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2005 (Jun.) Mr. Akhmetov, Prime Minister 2006 (Jun.) Mr. Abdrakhmanov, Special Envoy of the Government 2006 (Nov.) Mr. Abykayev, Chairman of Upper Chamber 2006 (Dec.) Mr. Mukhamedzhanov, Chairman of Lower Chamber 2007 (Dec.) Mr. Yessimou, Minister of Agriculture 2007 (Dec.) Mr. Orazbakov, Minister of Industry and Trade 2008 (Jun.) Mr. Nazarbayev, President 2008 (Dec.) Mr. Kul-Mukhammed, Minister of Culture and Information 2009 (Aug.) Mr. Saydabayev, Secretary of State
Bilateral Treaties/Agreements
| 1995.12 | Renunciation by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of Convention on Avoidance of Double Taxation (=Convention between the government of Japan and the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income") |
| 2004.8 | Signing of the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| 2009.12 | The Convention between Japan and the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income |
- Dispatch of Election Observers to the Parliamentary (Mazhlis) Election of the Republic of Kazakhstan (January 2012)
- Visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Kazakhstan by Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Overview and Evaluation) (Augusut 2010)
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Kanat SAUDABAYEV, Secretary of State ? Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan (March 2010)
- Agreement between the government of Japan and the government of the republic of Kazakhstan for cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy (March 2010)
- Third Round of Negotiations to Conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (March 2009)
- Signing of the Convention between Japan and the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (December 2008)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (June 2008)
- Second Round of Negotiations to Conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (September 2007)
- The First Round of Negotiations to conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (June 2007)
- Negotiations to Conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy (June 2007)
- Start of Negotiations to Conclude an Agreement between Japan and Kazakhstan for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the Implementation of Nuclear Security Cooperation with Kazakhstan (April 2007)
- Assistance for United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security Project "Enhancing Human Security in the Former Nuclear Test Site of Semipalatinsk" in Kazakhstan (January 2007)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to Visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan (August 2006)
- "Central Asia plus Japan" Intellectual Dialogue (Tokyo Dialogue) (March 2006)
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (January 2006)
- Dispatch of Japanese Election Observers to the Presidential Election of Kazakhstan (December 2005)
- Joint Statement on Kazakhstan's Bilateral WTO Accession Negotiations with Japan (June 2005)
- Joint Announcement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on further development of partnership and cooperation (August 2004)
- Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi to Kazakhstan (Press Release) (August 2004)
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbaev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (December 1999)
- The Tokyo International Conference on Semipalatinsk (August 1999)
(Open a New Window)Press Secretary's Press Conference on Kazakhstan
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | December | 8 |
- Embassy of Japan in Kazakhstan Web Site (Russian and Japanese Only)
- Embassy of Japan in Kazakhstan, Almaty Office Web Site (Russian and Japanese Only)
- Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan Web Site
- Technical Secretariat on Cooperation for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
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