Japan-Ukraine Relations 
January 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 26 January 1992
- Japanese Nationals:
- 163 (as of February 2007)
- Trade with Japan:
- Export: 548 million yen (automobile, steel pipe for boring oil and gas)
- Import: 12 billion yen (aluminium, dairy products)
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Technical cooperation: 187 million yen
- (reception of trainees and dispatch of experts)
VIP Visits
- From Japan to Ukraine
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Year Name 1995 Mr. Yanagisawa, Parliamentary Vice Minister 1996 July Mr. Ikeda, Minister for Foreign Affairs 1997 August Mr. Saito, President of the House of Councillors 1997 September Mr. Hayashi, Member of the House of Representatives 1997 October Mr. Yanagisawa, Member of the House of Representatives 1998 January Mr. Akiyama, Vice Minister, National Defence Agency 1998 November KEIDANREN Economic Mission 2001 March KEIDANREN Economic Mission 2003 September Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2005 Mr. Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2006 Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs
- From Ukraine to Japan
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Year Name 1995 March Mr. Kuchma, President of Ukraine 1997 May Mr. Udovenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1997 October Mr. Shpek, Chairman of the Reconstruction and Development Agency 1998 March Mr. Udovenko, Minister of Foreign Affairs (as a Chairman of the U.N. General Assembly) 2004 June Mr. Kostyantyn Gryschenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs 2005 July Mr. Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine 2008 March Mr. Volodymyr Ogryzko, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)
326.1 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)
- Exchange of Letters Written by the Leaders and Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Ukraine in Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Establishment of their Diplomatic Ties (January 2012)
- The First Round of Negotiations for the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Ukraine concerning Cooperation to Advance Aftermath Response Activities for Accidents at Nuclear Power Stations (January 2012)
- "GUAM+Japan" Energy Security Workshop (January 2012)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Viktor Yanukovych, the President of Ukraine (January 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Elections of Ukraine (Run-off Election) (February 2010)
- Dispatch of Election Observers to the Presidential Election of Ukraine (January 2010)
- Visit of Mr. Ihor Kohut, Director of the Laboratory of Legislative Initiatives, Ukraine, to Japan (December 2009)
- "GUAM-Japan" Tourism Promotion Workshop (November 2009)
- Japan-Ukraine Joint Statement (March 2009)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on Natural Gas from Russia to Ukraine (January 2009)
- Assistance by the United Nations Trust Fund for Human Security to the project "Human Security for Individuals and Communities in Chernobyl-Affected Areas through Local Information Provision" in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia (November 2008)
- Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in Western Ukraine (August 2008)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Volodymyr Ogryzko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and His Wife (March 2008)
- Dispatch of Election Observers for Ukraine's Supreme Council (Parliament) Elections (September 2007)
- "GUAM + Japan" Meeting (June 2007)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine (May 2007)
- Mr. Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Attend Foreign Ministers' Meeting of the G8 and Visit Ukraine (June 2006)
- Mr. Shotaro Yachi, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Europe (May 2006)
- Dispatch of Election Observers for Ukraine's Supreme Council (Parliament) Elections (March 2006)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine (July 2005)
- Japan-Ukraine Summit Meeting (Summary) (July 22, 2005)
- Joint Statement on a New Partnership in the 21st Century between Japan and Ukraine (July 21, 2005)
- Joint Press Release on the Cooperation between Japan and Ukraine in the field of Science and Technology (July 21, 2005)
- Rising Sun Flag Possessed by Imperial Japanese Army Soldier, an Exhibit at the National Museum of the Great Patriotic War in Ukraine, to be Returned (July 21, 2005)
- Mr. Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, to Visit Japan (July 14, 2005)
- Dispatch of a Special Envoy for the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of Ukraine (January 2005)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi to President-elect of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko (January 2005)
- Statement by Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Runoff Revote in Ukraine (December 2004)
- Poster Calling for the Fair Implementation of Presidential Election in Ukraine (December 2004)
- Assistance for the Presidential Runoff Re-election in Ukraine (December 2004)
- Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Presidential Election in Ukraine (December 2004)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Presidential Runoff Election in Ukraine (November 2004)
- Dispatch of Japanese Election Observers for the Presidential Election in Ukraine (Run-off election) (November 2004)
- Dispatch of Japanese Election Observers for the Presidential Election in Ukraine (October 2004)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Kostyantyn Gryschenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine - The New Phase of developing Japan-Ukraine Relations - (June 2004)
- Assistance for Supporting Chernobyl-Affected Individuals in Ukraine (February 2004)
- Joint Communiqué between Japan and Ukraine (September 2003)
- Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi, Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit European Countries and Attend the 5th WTO Ministerial Conference (September 2003)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Closedown of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (December 2000)
- Pledge of an Additional Contribution by Japan for the Chernobyl Shelter Fund (July 2000)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Decision of the Government of Ukraine to Close Down the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (June 2000)
- Emergency Aid to Ukraine for Flood Disaster (November 1998)
Secretary's Press Conference on Ukraine
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | March | 18 |
| 2007 | December | 4 |
| 2005 | November | 4 |
| July | 14, 22 | |
| March | 29 | |
| January | 18 | |
| 2004 | December | 3, 10, 21, 28 |
| November | 2 | |
| 2000 | December | 15 |
| July | 7 |
- Embassy of Japan in Ukraine Web Site
- Embassy of Ukraine in Japan Web Site
- Technical Secretariat on Cooperation for the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons
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