Japan-Azerbaijan Relations
Japan-Azerbaijan Relations (Basic Data)
September 4, 2024
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established on 7th September 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Baku on 21 January 2000.
- Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan opened in Tokyo on 12 October 2005.
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Azerbaijan: 39 (October 2023)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports from Japan: 8.26 billion yen (iron and steel products (tubes, pipes and fittings), motor vehicles, power generating machine, electrical machinery, etc.)
- Imports to Japan: 1.82 billion yen (non-ferrous metals (aluminum & aluminum alloys), crude materials (natural graphite & kaolin), crude vegetable materials, etc.)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 101.162 billion yen (the total till FY 2021)
- Grants: 10.614 billion yen (the total till FY 2021)
- Technical cooperation: 3.686 billion yen (the total till FY 2021)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal up to 2022):
- Cultural Grant Aid: 5 projects (225 million yen)
- Grassroots Grant Aid: 9 projects (76 million yen)
- Total: 302 million yen
VIP Visits
Year | Name |
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1999 May | Mr. Masahiko KOUMURA, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
1999 Oct. | The Caucasus Friendship Mission (headed by Mr. Taro NAKAYAMA, the member of the House of Representatives) |
2002 Jul. | Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Head of the Silk Road Energy Mission) |
2003 Feb. | Mr. Tetsuro YANO, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2003 Sep. | Mr. Shoji MOTOOKA, Vice-chairman of the House of Councilors |
2004 Aug. | Mr. Akira AMARI, member of the House of Representatives (Head of the Japan-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Friendship Association) |
2005 Jan. | Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2005 Jul. | Mr. Yoshiaki HARADA, member of the House of Representatives |
2005 Dec. | Mr. Daishiro YAMAGIWA, member of the House of Representatives |
2006 Jul. | Ms. Akiko YAMANAKA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
2007 Aug. | Ms. Midori MATSUSHIMA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
2008 Jun. | Ms. Akiko YAMANAKA, member of the House of Representatives |
2009 Apr. | Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2011 May | Mr.Hisashi TOKUNAGA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2014 Apr. | Mr. Takao MAKINO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2015 Jan. | Mr. Minoru KIUCHI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2015 Apr. | Mr. Kenichiro UENO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure , Transport and Tourism |
2015 May | Mr. Taro ASO, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance |
2015 Oct. | Mr. Akira AMARI, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy |
2016 May | Mr. Kazunori TANAKA, Director-General, International Bureau, Liberal Democratic Party |
2016 Aug. | Mr. Motome TAKISAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2017 Feb. | Mr. Yoshifumi MATSUMURA, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
2017 Sep. | Mr. Manabu HORII, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2018 May | Mr. Daisaku HIRAKI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
2018 Sep | Mr. Taro KONO, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
2019 Sep | Mr. Kenji YAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-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 |
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1992 Oct. | Mr. GASUIMOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to attend to the Tokyo Conference on Assistance to The New Independent States) |
1996 May | Mr. ARIEV, President of the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Mr. ALIEV, Vice President of SOCAR |
1998 Jan. | Mr. RASI-ZADE, Prime Minister (to attend to the Consultative Group Meeting for Azerbaijan hosted by World Bank) |
1998 Feb. | Mr. ALIEV, President |
1999 Mar. | Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister |
1999 Oct. | Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (to attend the Japan-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Conference) |
2001 Jun. | Mr. GULIYEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to attend the Three Caucasus States Exhibition) |
2001 Nov. | Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (to attend the Japan-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Conference) |
2005 May | Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (as the Guest of the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan) |
2006 Mar. | Mr. ALIEV, President |
2008 Feb. | Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (to attend the Japan-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Conference) |
2009 May | Mr. MARDANOV, Minister of Education |
2009 Jun. | Mr. MAMMADYAROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
2010 May | Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (to attend the Japan Azerbaijan Joint Economic Conference) |
2013 Dec. | Mr. ABBASOV, Minister of Communications and Information Technologies |
2014 Feb. | Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (to attend the Japan Azerbaijan Joint Economic Conference) |
2014 Jun. | Majors of the Republic of Azerbaijan (headed by Mr. Huseyn MOVSUMOV, Deputy Director, Regional administration and self-governance affairs division, Presidential Administration) |
2015 Apr. | Mr. ASADOV, Speaker of Milli Mejlis (Parliament) |
2015 Aug. | Mr. HASANOV, Deputy Prime Minister |
2016 Feb. | The New Azerbaijan Party (YAP) delegation |
2016 Mar. | Dr. HASANOV, Assistant of the President |
2016 Oct. | Mr. BABAYEV, Chairman of Azerbaijan-Japan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group |
2016 Oct. | Mr. RAHIMOV, Minister of Youth and Sports |
2017 May | Mr. SHARIFOV, Minister of Finance |
2017 Oct. | Mr. BABAYEV, Chairman of Azerbaijan-Japan Inter-parliamentary Friendship Group |
2019 Mar. | Mr. Mikayil JABBAROV, Minister of Taxes |
2019 Oct. | Mr. ASADOV, Chairman of Milli Majlis (Parliament) |
2019 Nov. | Mr. BABAYEV, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources (to attend the Japan Azerbaijan Joint Economic Conference) |
2021 Mar. | Mr. MAMMADOV, Minister of Justice (to attend the 14th United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice) |