Japan-United Arab Emirates Relations 
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
- Japan-UAE Foreign Ministers' Meeting (April 2011)
- Dispatch of Mr. Hiroshi Okuda, Special Advisor to the Cabinet, to Gulf Countries as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister (May 2008)
- 1st Meeting of the Japan-United Arab Emirates Joint Economic Committee (Joint Statement) (December 2007)
- Visit to Japan of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince of United Arab Emirates (December 2007)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to the Middle East Countries (April 2007)
- The Second Round of Negotiations on the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income with the United Arab Emirates (March 2007)
- Launch of Negotiations for Conventions for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income with the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait (November 2006)
- Mr. Shintaro Ito, Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs, to visit the Middle East (July 2006)
- Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, former Prime Minister, to Visit Egypt and the UAE (July 2005)
- Statement of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi at the demise of His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (November 2004)
- Joint Announcement on Consolidation of Friendly Relations between Japan and the United Arab Emirates (April 2004)
- Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Arab Emirates (Summary and Evaluation) (January 2004)
- Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoriko Kawaguchi to Visit Iran and the United Arab Emirates (January 2004)
- Visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt and the United Arab Emirates by Prime Minister's Special Envoy Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto (October 2001)
- Dispatch of Prime Minister's Special Envoy Former Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto to the Middle East (October 2001)
- Foreign Minister Yohei Kono's Visit to Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and Russia (January 2001)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on UAE
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | July | 14 |
| 2004 | January | 6 |
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