Japan-Armenia Relations
Japan-Armenia Relations (Basic Data)
September 4, 2024
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established on 7th September 1992.
- Embassy of the Republic of Armenia opened in Tokyo on 13 July 2010
- Embassy of Japan opened in Yerevan on 1 January 2015.
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Armenia: 38 (Oct 2023)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports from Japan: 3.25 billion yen (construction machines, motor vehicles, essential oils and perfume, electrical machinery, rubber tires and tubes, etc.)
- Imports to Japan: 4.76 billion yen (clothing, aluminum and aluminum alloys, tobacco, inorganic chemicals, etc.)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 31.808 billion yen (the total till FY 2021)
- Grants: 9.729 billion yen (the total till FY 2021)
- Technical cooperation: 4.788 billion yen (the total till FY 2021)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal up to 2023):
- Cultural Grant Aid: 8 projects (450 million yen)
- Grassroots Grant Aid: 8 projects (65 million yen)
- Total: 515 million yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1999 Oct. | The Caucasus Friendship Mission (Headed by Mr. Taro NAKAYAMA, the member of the House of Representatives) |
| 2011 May | Mr. Hisashi TOKUNAGA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 Nov. | Mr. Takao MAKINO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 Jan. | Mr. Minoru KIUCHI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2016 Aug. | Delegation of the Japan-Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Association (Mr. Seishiro ETO, Chairman of the Japan-Armenian Parliamentary Friendship Association) |
| 2017 Jun. | Mr. Motome TAKISAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2018 Feb. | Mr. Manabu HORII, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2018 Sep. | Mr. Taro KONO, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2022 May | Mr. Taro HONDA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 May | Ms. Yuumi YOSHIKAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Oct. | Mr. BAGURATIAN, Deputy Prime Minister (to attend to the Tokyo Conference to Assist to Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) |
| 1999 Feb. | Mr. MIKAERIAN, Minister of Energy (to attend the signing Ceremony for Loan Agreement) |
| 1999 Aug. | Mr. OSKANIAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2001 Jun. | Mr. OSKANIAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to attend the Three Caucasus States Exhibition) |
| 2001 Dec. | Mr. Robert KOCHARIAN, President |
| 2005 Jun. | Mr. MARGARIAN, Prime Minister (as the Guest of the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan) |
| 2009 Nov. | Mr. NALBANDIAN, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2012 Jun. | Mr. SARGSYAN, President |
| 2012 Jul. | Mr. YERITZYAN, Minister of Emergency Situations |
| 2012 Sep. | Mr. GABRIELYAN，Minister of Finance |
| 2012 Dec. | Mr. GALSTYAN，Deputy Minister of Energy and Natural Resources |
| 2012 Dec. | Mr. SAMUELYAN，Deputy Minister of Culture |
| 2014 Jun. | Mr. FARMANYAN, Head of Armenia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group Mr. ARZOUMANIAN, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 May | Mr. SHARMAZANOV, Vice President of the National Assembly Mr. FARMANYAN, Head of the Armenia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group Mr. ARZOUMANIAN, Deputy Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| 2016 Dec. | Mr. FARMANYAN, Head of the Armenia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Group |
| 2017 Jan. | Mr. SAHAKYAN, President of National Assembly |
| 2019 Jun. | Ms. NAZARYAN, Vice President of the National Assembly (to attend the Women Political Leaders Summit) |
| 2019 Oct. | Mr. SARKISSIAN, President（to attend the Ceremonies of the Accession to the Throne） |
| 2021 Mar. | Mr. BADASYAN, Minister of Justice (to attend the Kyoto Congress) |
| 2021 Jul. | Mr. SARKISSIAN, President (to attend the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games) |
| 2022 Sep. | Mr. ARSHAKYAN, Vice President of the National Assembly |