Japan-Malaysia Relations 
October 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic relations:
- Established in 1957
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Malaysia: 9,928 (October 2006)
- Number of Malaysian nationals residing in Japan: 7,910 (January 2006)
- Trade with Japan:
- Exports: 1,618 billion yen for 2005 (machinery, LNG, timber)
- Imports: 1,383 billion yen for 2005 (electronical parts, machinery, steel)
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- 58.1 billion yen (2005)
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: $ 9,693 million (Cumulative Total in FY2005)
- Grants: $ 122 million (Cumulative Total in FY2005)
- Technical Cooperation: $ 105 billion (Cumulative Total in FY2005)
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Malaysia
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Year Name 2003 Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi 2005 Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi Foreign Minister Taro Aso 2006 Emperor and Empress Foreign Minister Taro Aso 2007 Prime Minister Shinzo Abe - From Malaysia to Japan
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Year Name 2003 Prime Minister Mahathir Prime Minister Abdullah 2004 Prime Minister Abdullah 2005 King Syed Sirajuddin Prime Minister Abdullah 2006 Prime Minister Abdullah 2007 Prime Minister Abdullah
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2006)
1,561.5 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
10.8 million yen (Grant Assistance for Cultural Grassroots Projects)
- Dispatch of Instructors to the Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre (December 2011)
- Dispatch of an Instructor to the Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre(October 2011)
- Japan-Malaysia Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Working Lunch (Overview) (October 2011)
- Dispatch of Instructors to the Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre (May 2011)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Malaysia Hon. Dato' Sri Mohd Najib by Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeaki Matsumoto (May 2011)
- Dispatch of an Instructor to the Malaysian Peacekeeping Training Centre (April 2011)
- Visit to Japan of The Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak,Prime Minister of Malaysia (April 2010)
- Visit to Japan of The Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak,Prime Minister of Malaysia (March 2010)
- Protocol Amending the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Malaysia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fisical Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (February 2010)
- Agreement in Principle on the Revisions of the Japan-Malaysia Tax Agreement (December 2009)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Liberalization of the Services Sector by Malaysian Prime Minister Dato' Seri Haji Mohd Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak (April 2009)
- Courtesy Call on Ms. Seiko Hashimoto, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, by Mr. Tan Sri Rastam Mohd Isa, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia (January 2009)
- The Japan-Malaysia Bilateral Consultations (January 2009)
- Dispatch of Ambassador on Special Mission to the Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Independence of Malaysia (August 2007)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to Indonesia, India and Malaysia (August 2007)
- Visit to Japan by The Honourable Dato' Sri Mohd Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Malaysia (March 2007)
- Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to Visit Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand (June 2006)
- Training Course on Prevention and Crisis Management of Biological Terrorism (July 2005)
- Visit to Japan of His Majesty Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and Her Majesty Tengku Fauziah Abdul Rashid, the Raja Permaisuri Agong of Malaysia (Announcement by the Press Secretary) (February 2005)
- Dispatch of a Government and Private-sector Joint Mission on BIMP-EAGA (BIMP-East ASEAN Growth Area) (August 2004)
- Japan-Malaysia Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (June 2004)
- First Day of the ASEAN-Japan Commemorative Summit (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (December 2003)
- Prime Minister Koizumi Sends Message to New Prime Minister Abdullah and former Prime Minister Mahathir (Malaysia: New Prime Minister Abdullah's inauguration) (October 2003)
- Japan-Malaysia Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (June 2003)
- Visit to Japan by Dato' Seri Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad, Prime Minister of Malaysia (December 2002)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore (January 2002)
- Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on the Demise of His Majesty Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah, Yang Di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia (November 2001)
- Summit Meeting Between Japan and Malaysia (Outline) (October 2001)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and Malaysia (September 2001)
- Special Yen Loan to Malaysia (March 2000)
- Emergency Aid to Malaysia for Responding to the Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis (April 1999)
- ODA Loan to Malaysia - Assistance to rehabilitate Malaysia's economy (March 1999)
- APEC 1998 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (November 1998)
- Japanese Response to Indonesia's Forest Fires and Malaysia's Air Pollution (October, 1997)
- Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto's Message to the People of Malaysia (January, 1997)
(Open a New Window)Press Secretary's Press Conference on Malaysia
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | May | 22 |
| 2006 | March | 31 |
| 2005 | July | 14 |
| May | 20 | |
| February | 15 | |
| 2004 | January | 9 |
| 2003 | November | 14 |
| July | 8 | |
| 1999 | March | 5 |
| 1998 | October | 2 |
- Embassy of Japan in Malaysia Website
- Consular Office of Japan in Johor Bahru Website
- Consular Office of Japan in Kota Kinabalu Website
- Consulate-General of Japan in Penang Website
- Embassy of Malaysia in Japan Website
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