Japan-Tajikistan Relations (Basic Data)

February 2012

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:: Established in 2 February 1992.; Embassy of Japan opened in Dushanbe in January 2002.
Number of Japanese Residents:: 39 (as of October 2009)
Trade with Japan (2007):: Export to Japan: 0.6 million yen (rubber products, etc.); Import from Japan: 180 million yen (cars, construction machines)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:: List of Exchange of Notes; Grant: 8.634 billion yen (the total till FY2007); Technical Cooperation: 2.927 billion yen (the total till FY2007)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2007):: 187.2 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid); 50.2 million yen (Grassroots Grant Aid)

From Japan to Tajikistan

Year	Name
1998 Aug.	Mr. Keizo Takemi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
1999 Aug.	Mr. Keizo Takemi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs
2000 Feb.	Mr. Keizo Takemi, Member of the House of Councilors (former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs) (as a Head of the Monitoring Mission for Parliamentary Election)
2000 July.	Mr. Muneo Suzuki, Member of the House of Representatives Mr. Keizo Takemi, Member of the House of Councilors
2001 Oct.	Mr. Muneo Suzuki, Member of the House of Representatives (Special Envoy for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi)
2002 Jan.	Mr. Muneo Suzuki, Member of the House of Representatives
2003 Aug.	Mr. Keizo Takemi, Member of the House of Councilors (International Fresh Water Forum)
2004 Aug.	Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Visiting to Central Asia)
2008 Jul.	Mr. Yoshihisa Furukawa, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice

From Tajikistan to Japan

Year	Name
1992 Oct.	Mr. Kholiknazarov, Foreign Minister
1996 Oct.	Mr. Azimov, Prime Minister
2000 Mar.	Mr. Nazarov, Foreign Minister
2001 Jan.	Mr. Nuri, President of the Islamic Rebirth Party
2001 Feb.	Mr. Ziyoyev, Minister of Emergency Situation
2001 Feb.	Mr. Khairulloyev, Chairman of the House of Representatives
2001 May.	Mr. Emomali Rahmonov, President
2002 Jan.	Mr. Nazarov, Foreign Minister
2003 Feb.	Mr. Emomali Rahmonov, President
2005 Sep.	Mr. Soliev, Minister of Economy and Trade
2006 Jun.	Mr. Nazarov, Foreign Minister
2007 Dec.	Mr. Emomali Rahmon, President