Japan-United Arab Emirates Relations (Basic Data) 
April 2011
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in May 1972
- Embassy of U.A.E. in Tokyo opens in December 1973
- Embassy of Japan in U.A.E. opens in April 1974
- Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in UAE: 3,486 (as of October 2009)
- Trade with Japan (in US Dollars):
- Exports: $22.7 billion dollars (crude oil, natural gas) (2009)
- Imports: $6.9 billion dollars (cars, electric items, machinery, texture) (2009)
VIP Visits (recent 10 years)
- From Japan to U.A.E.
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Year Name 2001 Minister for Foreign Affairs Yohei Kono 2001 Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (Special Envoy for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi) 2004 Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi 2007 Prime Minister Sinzo Abe 2008 Minister for Foreign Affairs Hirofumi Nakasone 2009 Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda (Special Envoy for Prime Minister Taro Aso) - From U.A.E. to Japan
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Year Name 2004 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan 2007 Minister of Economy H.E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan 2009 Minister of Foreign Affairs H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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