Japan-Bahrain Relations 
April 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 1972
- Japanese Nationals:
- 220 (as of January 2009)
- Trade with Japan (in US Dollars)(2007):
- Exports: 430.1 million dollars
- Imports: 676.6 million dollars
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- Loan Aid: 0
- Grant Aid: 0.44 million dollars
- Technical Cooperation: 17.37 million dollars
VIP Visits
- From the Kingdom of Bahrain to Japan
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Year Name 1990. 11 H.E. Ali Bin Khalifa Bin Sulman Al Khalifa for attending for the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty the Emperor 1994. 9 H.E. Ali Bin Khalifa Bin Sulman Al Khalifa for attending to the conference of ITU in Kyoto 1994. 10 Shaikh Isa Bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Chairman of the Council of sport for young men Mr. Hassan Ibrahim Al Mehri, Deputy State Secretary for Education 1994. 11 H.E. Yousif Ahmed Al Shirawi, Minister of Development and Industry 2001. 2 H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2004.10 H.E. Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak Al-Khalifa, Assistant Andersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs 2005.11 H.E. Mr. Rasheed Mohammed Al-Maraj, Governor, Baahrain Monetary Agency 2006.6 H.E. Mr. Rasheed Mohammed Al-Maraj, Governor, Baahrain Monetary Agency 2007.11 Mr.Abdul Latif Al Zayani, Chief of Public Security, Ministry of Interior 2008.2 H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2008.3 Dr. Jasim Husain, Member of the Council of Representatives 2008.6 H.E. Mr. Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Dahrani, Chairman of the Council of Representatives 2008.10 H.H. Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and Chairman of Economic Development Board - Japan to the Kingdom of Bahrain
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Year Name 1991. 7 Mr. Muneo Suzuki, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs 1994.11 Their Imperial Highness Crown Prince Naruhito and Princess Masako 1997.11 Mr. Shinji Sato, Representative of the Government of Japan 1999.3 Mr. Nobutaka Machimura, Ambassador on Special Mission for attending for the enthronement ceremony of the Amir, H.H. Sheikh Hamad Bin Isa Al Khalifa 2001. 3 Mr. Seishiro Eto, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2001.8 Ms. Kaori Maruya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2002.9 Mr. Kenshiro Matsunami, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2005.6 Mr. Katsuyuki Kawai, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2005.11 Mr. Katsutoshi Kaneta, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs 2006.1 Mr. Fumio Kyuma, Chairman of General Council, Liberal Democratic Party 2006.7 Mr. Taro Kimura, Senior Vice-Minister for Defence 2006.10 Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs 2006.12 Ms. Yuriko Koike, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister 2007.7 Mr. Kazunori Tanaka, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence 2007.7 Mr.Eiji Yoshikawa, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force 2007.9 Mr. Itsunori Onodera, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs 2007.10 Mr. Minoru Terada, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence 2007.12 Ms. Yuriko Koike, Former Minister of Defence 2008.4 Mr. Tsutomu Takebe, Chairperson of Japan-Bahrain Parliamentary Friendship League 2008.7 Mr.Hiroshi Okuda, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister 2008.7 Mr.Ryotaro Tanose, Member of the House of Representative 2008.12 Mr.Yoshimasa Hayashi, Former Minister of Defence 2008.12 Mr.Ryota Takeda, Parliamentary Secretary for Defence 2009.2 Mr.Gen Nakatani, Member of the House of Representative 2009.3 Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs 2009.5 Mr.Yasuo Fukuda, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister
Cultural Relations
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Year Name 2003.10 Demonstration of OKINAWAN traditional music, dance and Karate on the occasion of the 12th Bahrain international music festival. 2003.12 Le Club Basheraf (Arab music concert by the Japanese musicians). 2004.5 Flower arrangement demonstration. 2004.11 Japanese drummers’ performance by "Leonald Eto and Leo Project Ensemble". 2006.2 Karate demonstration. 2006.4 Poetry recital by Ms.Madoka Mayuzumi. 2007.1 Japanese traditional music concert. 2007.6 Origami workshop. 2008.3 Piano recital by Mr.Toshiki Usui. 2008.5 Japanese calligraphy and tea ceremony demonstration by Ms.Kyoko Horie. 2009.2 Japanese economist lecture by Prof. Haruo Shimada
- Visit to Japan of His Majesty Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa, King of Bahrain (April 2012)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Submission of a Report by the Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (November 25,2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Commencement of the National Dialogue in Bahrain (July 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, on demonstrations in Bahrain, Yemen and Libya (February 2011)
- Visit to Japan of His Highness Shaikh Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Bahrain (October 2008)
- Meeting between Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Al Daharani, Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Kingdom of Bahrain (June 2008)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain (February 2008)
- Mr. Itsunori Onodera, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Bahrain and Attend High-level Meeting concerning Darfur Issue (September 2007)
- Mr. Katsutoshi KANEDA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit the Czech Republic and the Republic of Hungary and to Attend the Second Meeting of the "Forum for the Future" to be held in the Kingdom of Bahrain, together with the First Meeting of the "Task Force on Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET)" (November 2005)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Election for the House of Representatives in Bahrain (November 2002)
- Amendment to the Constitution of Bahrain (February 2002)
- The Visit to the State of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman of Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Seishiro Eto (Outline and Evaluation) (March 2001)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Peaceful Settlement of the Border Dispute between Qatar and Bahrain (March 2001)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Referendum in Bahrain (February 2001)
- The Visit to Japan of Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammed bin Mubarak Al Khalifa of the State of Bahrain (Overview and Evaluation) (February 2001)
- Comment by the Press Secretary on the Appointment of Women and Minorities in the Consultative Council in Bahrain (October 2000)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Normalization of Qatar-Bahrain Relations (January 2000)
- Statement of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi at the demise of His Highness Shaikh Isa Bin Salman Al Khalifa, Amir of the State of Bahrain (March 1999)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Bahrain
| Year | Month | Date |
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| 2008 | October | 7 |
| 2005 | June | 24 |
| 2002 | November | 1 |
| 2001 | January | 30 |
| 1999 | March | 9 |
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