Europe
Japan-Kyrgyz Republic Relations (Basic Data)
January 29, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established on 26th January 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Bishkek on 27th January 2003.
- Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic opened in Tokyo on 22nd April 2004.
Number of Japanese Residents:
- 122(as of October.2023)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports from Japan: 3.77 billion yen (power generating machine, construction machines rubber tires and tubes, parts of motor vehicles)
- Imports to Japan: 290 million yen (electrical machinery, metalliferous ores and scrap, sugar, sugar preparation & honey)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 37.580 billion yen (the total until FY2022)
- Grants: 36.791 billion yen (the total until FY2022)
- Technical cooperation: 22.699 billion yen (the total until FY2022)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal up to 2023):
- Cultural Grant Aid: 5 projects (257 million yen)
- Grassroots Grant Aid: 9 projects (70 million yen)
- Total: 327 million yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Apr. | Mr. Michio WATANABE, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 1997 Jul. | Mr. Keizo OBUCHI, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 1997 Sep. | Mr. Taro ASO, Minister for Economic Planning Agency |
| 1999 Aug. | Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2002 Apr. | Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2002 Jul. | Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 Jan. | Ms. Shinako TSUCHIYA, Secretary of Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2004 Aug. | Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2005 Jul. | Mr. Keishiro FUKUSHIMA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2005 Aug. | Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister |
| 2005 Nov. | Mr. Yoshiaki HARADA, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House of Representatives |
| 2006 Aug. | Mr. Toshiki KAIFU, former Prime Minister |
| 2008 Jul. | Ms. Kanae YAMAMOTO, Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2012 Jan. | Mr. Kazuyuki HAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 Jul. | Mr. Fumio KISHIDA, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 Apr. | Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 Oct. | Mr. Shinzo ABE, Prime Minister |
| 2016 Apr. | Ms. Miki YAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2018 Sep. | Mr. Gen NAKATANI, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2018 Dec. | Mr. Kenji YAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2022 Jun. | Mr. Taro HONDA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 Jul. | Mr. Toshiaki ENDO (Deputy Chairman of the Japan-Kyrgyzstan Parliamentary Friendship League), Ms. Ayuko KATO, Member of the House of Representatives and Mr. Taro HONDA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2023 Aug. | Ms. Yuumi YOSHIKAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2024 Jun. | Mr. Kiyoto TSUJI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Oct. | Mr. T. CHYNGYSHEV, Prime Minister |
| 1993 Apr. | Mr. A. AKAEV, President (official working visit) |
| 1994 Nov. | Mr. A. DJUMAGULOV, Prime Minister |
| 1996 Oct. | Mr. A. DJUMAGULOV, Prime Minister |
| 1996 Nov. | Mr. A. DJUMAGULOV, Prime Minister |
| 1997 May | Mr. T. KOICHUMANOV, Minister of Economy |
| 1998 Aug. | Mr. I. ABUDURAZAKOV, State Secretary |
| 1998 Oct. | Mr. A. AKAEV, President |
| 2000 Feb. | Mr. A. MURALIEV, Prime Minister |
| 2001 Jun. | Mr. K. BAKIEV, Prime Minister |
| 2001 Nov. | Mr. M. IMANALIEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2002 Jan. | Mr. M. IMANALIEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 Nov. | Mr. OTORBAEV, Vice-Prime Minister |
| 2004 Jan. | Mr. AITMATOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2004 Apr. | Mr. A. AKAEV, President |
| 2005 Jun. | Ms. BOLDJUROVA, Acting Deputy Prime Minister |
| 2005 Jun. | Mr. MURALIEV, Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade |
| 2006 Jun. | Mr. DJEKSHENKULOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2006 Sep. | Mr. RUSTENBEKOV, Minister of Emergency Situations |
| 2007 Nov. | Mr. BAKIEV, President |
| 2007 Dec. | Mr. DOSBOL, Vice-Prime Minister |
| 2008 Nov. | Mr. ABUDURAZAKOV, Former State Secretary |
| 2009 May | Mr. SULAIMANOV, Minister of Transport and Communications |
| 2010 Dec. | Mr. ISAKOV, Minister of Transport and Communications |
| 2011 Aug. | Mr. BABANOV, First Vice Prime-Minister |
| 2011 Oct. | Mr. MAMBETJANOV, Minister of Finance |
| 2012 Jul. | Mr. VORONOV, Minister of Emergency Situations |
| 2012 Oct. | Mr. OTORBAEV, First Vice Prime-Minister Mr. LAVROVA, Minister of Finance |
| 2012 Nov. | Mr. ABDYLDAEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 Feb. | Mr. ATAMBAYEV, President Mr. ABDYLDAEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 May | Ms. TALIEVA, Vice-Prime Minister |
| 2013 Oct. | Mr. SADYKOV, Minister of Education and Science |
| 2013 Nov. | Mr. NARIMBAEV, Head of the Presidential Office |
| 2014 Nov. | Mr. ZHEENBEKOV, Speaker of the Jogorku Kenesh (Parliament) |
| 2017 Mar. | Mr. ABDYLDAEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2019 Jun. | Mr. BORONOV, First Deputy Prime Minister |
| 2019 Oct. | Mr. ZHEENBEKOV, President Mr. AIDARBEKOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2022 Dec. | Mr. ZHAPAROV, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers - Head of the President’s Administration |
| 2022 Dec. | Mr. KULUBAEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 Nov. | Mr. ZHAPAROV, President Mr. KULUBAEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2024 Sep. | Mr. IBRAEV, Minister of Energy |