Japan-Norway Relations 
February 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in November, 1905
- Japanese Nationals:
- 738 (as of October, 2007)
- Norwegian Nationals in Japan:
- 423 (as of December, 2007)
- Trade with Japan (in Japanese Yen):
- Export: 196 billion (2007) Seafood, Nickel, Silicon Wafer, etc.
- Import: 132 billion (2007) Automobiles, Seamless Pipe, Construction Machinery, etc.
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Norway
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Year Name 1995 Sept. Vice President of the House of Councilors Kanpei Matsuo 1997 June Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto 2005 May Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress 2008 Dec. Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirofumi Nakasone - From Norway to Japan
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Year Name 2001 Their Majesties King Harold V, King of Norway and Her Majesty Queen Sonja 2001 Minister of Foreign Affairs Jagland 2002 Minister of Foreign Affairs Petersen 2003 Prime Minister Bondevik 2004 Minister of Foreign Affairs Petersen 2005 H.R.H. Crown Prince Haakon 2007 Minister of Foreign Affairs Støre
- Message of Condolence from Prime Minister Naoto Kan to Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Norway(23 July, 2011)
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, on Bomb explosion and shooting incidents in Oslo (23 July, 2011)
- Mr. Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, to Attend the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference (May 2010)
- Signing of the Convention on Cluster Munitions (December 2008)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Norway (October 2007)
- Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan's Visit to Ireland and Norway
- Statement by the Chief Cabinet Secretary on the Visit to Europe by Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress of Japan (May 2005)
- Itinerary of Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan's Visit to Ireland and the Kingdom of Norway (April 2005)
- Statement by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Their Majesties' Visit to European Countries (December 2004)
- Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan to visit Norway (December 2004)
- Meeting Between Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Petersen of the Kingdom of Norway and working Dinner Hosted by Foreign Minister Kawaguchi (Summary) (May 2004)
- Japan-Norway Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (May 2003)
- Visit to Japan of His Majesty King Harald V, King of Norway and Her Majesty Queen Sonja (March 2001)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Norway
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | April | 12 |
| 2004 | December | 10 |
| 2001 | March | 6 |
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