Japan-Croatia Relations 
April 2009
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Japan and Croatia established diplomatic relations on March 5, 1993.
The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan was established in September, 1993.
The Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Croatia was established in February, 1998. - Japan's Trade with Croatia:
- Export: 5.5 billion yen (vehicles, engines)
- Import: 11.4 billion yen (tuna, fish food)
- Japan's ODA to Croatia:
- Grant aid: 695 million yen (cumulative total up to FY2007)
Technical cooperation: 663 million yen (cumulative total up to FY2007) - Number of Residents:
- Japanese nationals in Croatia: 110 (as of October, 2007)
- Croatian nationals in Japan: 96 (as of December, 2007)
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Croatia
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Year Name 1995: Minister for Foreign Affairs Yohei Kono 1999: State Secretary for Finance Sadakazu Tanigaki 2000: Representative of the Government Tatsuo Arima 2002: H.I.H. Princess Sayako 2005: Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy Yasufumi Tanahashi
Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Keishiro Fukushima2007: Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Midori Matsushima 2008: Vice President of the House of Councilors Akiko Santo - From Croatia to Japan
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Year Name 1992: Minister of Foreign Affairs Zvonimir Separovic 1993: Minister in the Government Zlatko Matesa 1996: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mate Granic 1997: President of the Croatian Parliament Vlatko Pavletic 1999: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Borislav Skegro 2000: Deputy Prime Minister Slavko Linic and Minister of Finance Mato Crkvenac 2001: Minister of Economy Goranko Fizulic
Minister of Tourism Pave Zupan Ruskovic2002: Minister of Finance Mato Crkvenac
Minister of Foreign Affairs Tonino Picula
Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Building Radmir Cacic2003: Minister of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning Bozo Kovacevic 2004: Minister of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship Branko Vukelic 2005: Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Family Affairs, War Veterans, and Intergenerational Soldidarity Jadranka Kosor
Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic
Minister of Finance Ivan Suker
Minister of Culture Bozo Biskupic2006: Minister of Science, Education and Sports Dragan Primorac 2008: President Stjepan Mesic
Cultural Exchanges
Sister cities: Kyoto-Zagreb, Kawasaki-Rijeka, Hekinan-Pula
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Gordan Jandrokovic, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration, Republic of Croatia (August 2010)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Stjepan Mesic, President of the Republic of Croatia (February 2008)
- Statement by H.E. Ms. Midori MATSUSHIMA, Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, at the Croatia Summit 2007 (July 2007)
- Announcement by the Press Secretary on the Visit to Japan by Ms. Jadranka Kosor, Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia (March 2005)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Croatia and Yugoslavia (December 2002)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi and Foreign Minister Tonino Picula (Joint Press Release) (November 2002)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Situation in Croatia (February 2000)
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