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November 6, 2025

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

Year  
1960.7 Japan recognized the independence of Somalia
1982.10 Somalia established an Embassy in Tokyo. (The Embassy was closed in 1990)

(Embassy of Japan in Kenya has been accredited to the Federal Republic of Somalia)

Japanese Nationals:

  • Number of Japanese nationals residing in Somalia: 3 (as of October 2024)

Trade with Japan (2024):

  • Exports to Japan: 1.04 billion yen
  • Imports from Japan: 473 million yen
  • Direct Investment from Japan: none

Japan's Economic Cooperation (Up to FY 2022):

  • List of Exchange of Notes
  • Loans: 6.47 billion yen (Up to FY 2023)
  • Grants: 22.908 billion yen (Up to FY 2023)
  • Technical Cooperation: 2.036 billion yen (Up to FY 2023)

VIP Visits

From Japan to Somalia
Year Name
January 1993 Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mr. Koji Kakizawa
From Somalia to Japan
Year Name
February 2010 "Minister for Foreign Affaires," Ali Ahmed Jama
June 2013 President, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (TICAD V)
November 2013 Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Mr. Jamal Mohamed Barrow
March 2014 President, H.E. Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
January 2015 Minister of Post and Telecommunication, H.E. Mohamed Ibrahim Haji Adan
October 2018 State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr Abdi (TICAD Ministerial meeting)
August 2019 President, H.E. Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed “Farmaajo” (TICAD7)
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Ahmed Isse Awad (TICAD7)
Nobember 2019 State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Abdulkadir Ahmed Kheyr Abdi (The Ceremony of the Enthronement)
August 2024 Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Ahmed Moallim Fiqi (TICAD Ministerial meeting)
August 2025 Minister of Planning, Investment and Economic Development, H.E. Mohamud Abdirahman Sheikh Farah (TICAD 9)
October 2025 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Isaak Mohamud Mursal (Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai)
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