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Japan-Kazakhstan Relations (Basic Data)

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

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

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