Japan-Pakistan Relations
Japan-Pakistan Relations (Basic Data)
April 18, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic relations:
- Established in April 1952
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Pakistan: 964 (2024)
- Number of Pakistani Nationals residing in Japan: 25,334 (2023)
Number of Japanese-affiliated companies in Pakistan:
- 74 (2024)
Trade with Japan:
- Exports: JPY 33.7 billion (cotton products, textile goods, chemical products etc.) (2023)
- Imports: JPY 146.9 billion (automobiles, machinery, steel etc.) (2023)
Direct Investment from Japan:
- - $ 5 million (2023-24)
Japan's Economic Cooperation:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 817.48 billion yen (up to 2023)
- Grants: 307.59 billion yen (up to 2023)
- Technical Cooperation: 67.05 billion yen (up to 2023)
Cultural Exchanges
- Cultural grant, conservation work at Mohenjo-daro, visiting programs, seminars, exhibitions etc.
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Prime Minister KAIFU Toshiki |
| 1992 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino |
| 1995 | Minister for International Trade and Industry, HASHIMOTO Ryutaro |
| 1997 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, IKEDA Yukihiko |
| 1999 | State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, YAMAMOTO Ichita |
| 2000 | Prime Minister MORI Yoshiro |
| 2001 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, TANAKA Makiko |
| 2001 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, SUGIURA Seiken |
| 2002 | Prime Minister's special Representative, OGATA Sadako |
| 2002 | Prime Minister's Personal Envoy, HORIUCHI Mitsuo |
| 2004 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, KAWAGUCHI Yoriko |
| 2005 | Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, NAKAGAWA Shoichi |
| 2005 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, MACHIMURA Nobutaka |
| 2005 | Prime Minister KOIZUMI Junichiro |
| 2006 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, ASO Taro |
| 2007 | Minister for Defense, KOIKE Yuriko |
| 2008 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, KOMURA Masahiko |
| 2009 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, OKADA Katsuya |
| 2010 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, KIKUTA Makiko |
| 2013 | Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, KIMURA Taro |
| 2013 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, KIUCHI Minoru |
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, NAKANE Kazuyuki |
| 2017 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, KISHI Nobuo |
| 2018 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, KONO Taro |
| 2018 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, HORII Iwao |
| 2018 | Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, NAKANE Kazuyuki |
| 2018 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister, SONOURA Kentaro |
| 2022 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, HONDA Taro |
| 2022 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, SATOMI Ryuji |
| 2024 | State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, ABE Toshiko |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1990 | President, Ghulam lshag Khan |
| 1992 | Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif |
| 1993 | Minister for Finance, Syed Babar Ali |
| 1995 | Chairman Senate, Wasim Sajjad |
| 1996 | Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto |
| 1997 | Minister for Population Welfare, Science and Technology, Abida Hussain Minister for Education, Ghous Ali Shah |
| 1998 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Gohar Ayub Khan |
| 1998 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Sartaj Aziz |
| 1998 | Minister for culture, Labor and Manpower, Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad |
| 2001 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abdul Sattar |
| 2001 | Special Envoy of the President, Shaukat Aziz |
| 2002 | President, General Pervez Musharraf Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs, Shaukat Aziz Minister for Interior, Moinaddin Haidar |
| 2003 | Minister for Commerce, Humayun Akhtar Khan Minister for Water and Power, Aftab Ahmad Sherpao |
| 2005 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri Prime Minister, Shaukat Aziz |
| 2009 | President, Asif Ali Zardari Minister for Foreign Affairs, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi Minister for Information and Mass-Media Broadcasting, Qamar Zaman Kaira Minister for Planning and Development, Makhdoom Shahabuddin Advisor to President for Interior, Rehman Malik Advisor to President for Finance, Shankat Tarin |
| 2009 | Minister for Science and Technology, Muhammed Azam Khan Swati |
| 2011 | President, Asif Ali Zardari |
| 2012 | Minister for Commerce, Amin Fahim |
| 2012 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hina Rabbani Khar |
| 2012 | Minister for Finance, Hafeez Sheikh |
| 2013 | Minister for Planning, Development & Reform, Ahsan Iqbal |
| 2015 | Minister for Finance, Revenue, Economic Affairs, Statistics and Privatization, Ishaq Dar |
| 2015 | Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, Syed Tariq Fatemi |
| 2016 | Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| 2016 | Advisor to the Prime Minister for National Security, Nasser Khan Janjua |
| 2017 | Speaker of the National Assembly, Sardar Ayaz Sadiq |
| 2018 | Advisor to the Prime Minister for Commerce, Textile and Investment, Abdul Razak Dawood |
| 2019 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Hussain Qureshi |
| 2019 | Minister for Energy and Petroleum, Omar Ayub Khan |
| 2019 | President, Arif Alvi |
| 2020 | Minister for Economic Affairs, Muhammad Hammad Azhar |
| 2022 | Minister for Power, Khurram Dastgir Khan |
| 2023 | Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |
| 2023 | Minister for Board of Investment, Chaudhry Salik Hussain |