Japan-Yemen Relations 
January 2012
Basic Data
- Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in May 25, 1990 after unification
Before then,
September 22, 1970 for former Northern Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic)
April 10, 1974 for former Southern Yemen (the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) - Japanese Nationals:
- 67 (as of January 2008)
- Trade with Japan (2007):
- Exports: 370 million US Dollar
- Imports: 180 million US Dollar
- Direct Investment from Japan:
- None
- Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loan: 60,849 million yen
- Grant: 61,208 million yen
- Technical Cooperation: 8,542 million yen
VIP Visits (after unification)
- From Japan to Yemen
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Year Name May 2000 Mr. Tatsuo Ozawa, Ambassador on Special Mission
(on occasion of 10th Anniversary of Unification)Sep 2000 Mr.Yasuo Fukuda, Member of the House of Representatives and the then -Chairman of Japan- Yemen Friendship Association Aug 2001 Ms.Kaori Maruya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Sep 2002 Mr.Seiken Sugiura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Mar 2005 Mr.Katsuhiko Kawai, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Jul 2006 Mr.Shintaro Ito, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Jun 2008 Mr.Osamu Uno, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs - From Yemen to Japan
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Year Name Nov 1993 Dr. Iriyani, Minister of Planning and Development Dec 1996 Dr. Iriyani, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Nov 1997 Dr. Al-Shuaibi, Minister of Education Feb 1998 Mr. Husain, Minister of Fish Wealth May 1998 Mr. Al-Wajeeh, Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources March 1999 Mr. Saleh, President Aug 1999 Mr. Al-Wajeeh, Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources Nov 2001 Mr.Ahmedi, Minister of Fish Wealth Jan 2002 Mr.Sofan, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Mar 2002 Mr.Qirbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mar 2004 Mr.Iriyani, Minister of Water and Environment Feb 2005 Mr.Shareef, President of Supreme Election Committee Nov 2005 Mr.Saleh, President Aug 2007 Mr.Obad, Minister of Youth and Sports Mar 2008 Mr.Bahah, Minister of Oil and Minerals Apr 2008 Mr.Arhabi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Jun 2008 Mr.Akwa, Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Feb 2009 Mr.Attar, Chairman of the General Investment Authority
Cultural Exchange
In 2005, Yemen participated in Nagoya International Exhibition.
Japanese Cultural Week was held in 2007 and 2008 at Sana'a.
- Emergency Grant Aid for the 2012 Presidential Election in the Republic of Yemen (January 2012)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Inauguration of the New Yemeni Cabinet (December 2011)
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Signing of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Initiative by H.E. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen (November 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in Yemen (September 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Situation in the Republic of Yemen (May 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, on the Armed Clash in Yemen (April 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, on the Use of Arms against Demonstrators in Yemen (March 2011)
- Statement by the Press Secretary, on demonstrations in Bahrain, Yemen and Libya (February 2011)
- Japan-Yemen Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (November 2010)
- Dispatch of a Preparatory Study Team to the Republic of Yemen to Assist in the Improvement of Maritime Security Capabilities (April 2010)
- Exchange of Notes for Environmental Program Grant Aid for the Republic of Yemen (The Project for Introduction of Clean Energy by Solar Electricity Generation System) (December 2009)
- Emergency Grant Aid for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the Republic of Yemen (November 2009)
- Dispatch of Economic Cooperation Study Teams to Surrounding Countries (Djibouti and Yemen) in Connection with the Issue of Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden (April 2009)
- Emergency Grant Aid to the Republic of Yemen for Flood Disaster (December 2008)
- Emergency Assistance for Flood Disaster in the Republic of Yemen (October 2008)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Attack on the US Embassy in Yemen (September 2008)
- Kidnapping of Japanese Women in Yemen (Safely Released Victims Met with Japanese Embassy Officials) (May 2008)
- Meeting between Mr. Masahiko Koumura, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Mr.Abdul-Karim Ismael Al-Arhabi, Deputy Premier and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation, Republic of Yemen (April 2008)
- Grant Assistance for Underprivileged Farmers in the Palestinian territories, Yemen, Sudan, Eritrea, and Ethiopia through the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) (July 2007)
- Statement by Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Mr. Shintaro Ito at Ceremony at the Al-Shorta Hospital in Sana'a, Yemen (August 2006)
- Mr. Shintaro Ito, Vice-Minister (Parliamentary) for Foreign Affairs, to visit the Middle East (July 2006)
- Japan-Yemen Joint Press Statement on the occasion of the visit by President Ali Abdullah Saleh of the Republic of Yemen to Japan (November 2005)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen (Announcement by the Press Secretary) (November 2005)
- Statement by the Press Secretary on the Signing of Border Demarcation Agreement between Saudi Arabia and Yemen (June 2000)
- Joint Press Statement on the occasion of the visit of President Ali Abudullah Saleh of the Republic of Yemen to Japan (March 1999)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of the Republic of Yemen (Announcement by the Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) (February 1999)
Press Secretary's Press Conference on Yemen
| Year | Month | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | January | 28 |
| 2000 | June | 23 |
| 1999 | February | 16 |
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