Japan-Croatia Relations
Japan-Croatia Relations (Basic Data)
March 24, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Japan and Croatia established diplomatic relations on March 5, 1993.
- The Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan was established in September 1993.
- The Embassy of Japan in the Republic of Croatia was established in February 1998.
Japan's Trade with Croatia:
- Exports: 16.2 billion yen (vehicles, steel, etc.)
- Imports: 12.2 billion yen (tuna, medicines, etc.)
(Trade Statistics of Japan, 2023)
Japan's ODA to Croatia:
- Grant aid: 950 million yen (cumulative total up to FY2011)
- Technical cooperation: 978 million yen (cumulative total up to FY2011)
Number of Residents:
- Japanese nationals in Croatia: 207 (as of October 2024)
- Croatian nationals in Japan: 162 (as of June 2024)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1995 | Minister for Foreign Affairs KONO Yohei |
| 1999 | State Secretary for Finance TANIGAKI Sadakazu |
| 2000 | Representative of the Government ARIMA Tatsuo |
| 2002 | H.I.H. Princess Sayako |
| 2003 | Vice Minister for Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology IKENOBOU Yasuko |
| 2004 | President of the Japan-Croatia Parliamentary Friendship League MINAMINO Chieko |
| 2005 | Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy TANAHASHI Yasufumi Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUKUSHIMA Keishiro |
| 2007 | Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUSHIMA Midori |
| 2008 | Vice President of the House of Councilors SANTO Akiko |
| 2010 | Vice Minister for Finance FURUMOTO Shinichiro |
| 2013 | Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs KIUCHI Minoru H.I.H. Prince and Princess Akishino Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs KISHI Nobuo |
| 2014 | Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs MAKINO Takao Minister for Justice TANIGAKI Sadakazu |
| 2015 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SONOURA Kentaro |
| 2017 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs KISHI Nobuo |
| 2018 | Special Advisor to the Prime Minister SONOURA Kentaro Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs YAMADA Kenji |
| 2019 | Minister for Foreign Affairs KONO Taro |
| 2023 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs YOSHIKAWA Yuumi |
| 2023 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto |
| 2024 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUKAZAWA Yoichi |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Zvonimir Separovic |
| 1993 | Minister in the Government Zlatko Matesa |
| 1996 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mate Granic |
| 1997 | President of the Croatian Parliament Vlatko Pavletic |
| 1999 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Borislav Skegro |
| 2000 | Deputy Prime Minister Slavko Linic and Minister of Finance Mato Crkvenac |
| 2001 | Minister of Economy Goranko Fizulic Minister of Tourism Pave Zupan Ruskovic |
| 2002 | Minister of Finance Mato Crkvenac Minister of Foreign Affairs Tonino Picula Minister of Public Works, Reconstruction and Building Radmir Cacic |
| 2003 | Minister of Environmental Protection and Physical Planning Bozo Kovacevic Minister of Finance Mato Crkvenac Minister of Tourism Pave Zupan Ruskovic |
| 2004 | Minister of the Economy, Labour and Entrepreneurship Branko Vukelic and State Secretary Head of the Central State Office for Development Strategy Ante Babic |
| 2005 | Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Family Affairs, War Veterans, and Intergenerational Soldidarity Jadranka Kosor Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic Minister of Finance Ivan Suker Minister of Culture Bozo Biskupic President of the Croatia-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League Tonci Tadic |
| 2006 | Minister of Science, Education and Sports Dragan Primorac |
| 2008 | President Stjepan Mesic |
| 2010 | Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Luka Bebic Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration Gordan Jandrokovic |
| 2012 | Deputy Prime Minister Neven Mimica Minister of Finance Slavko Linic |
| 2013 | Deputy Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Josko Klisovic |
| 2014 | Minister of Economy Ivan Vrdoljak Minister of Tourism Darko Lorencin Minister of Entrepreneurship Gordan Maras |
| 2015 | Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic |
| 2017 | State Secretary, General State Office for Sports Janica Kostelic |
| 2019 | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Marija Pejcinovic Buric Speaker of the Croatian Parliament Gordan Jandrokovic Auditor General Ivan Kresic Deputy Speaker of the Croatian Parliamnet Zeljko Reiner |
| 2023 | State Secretary, Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs Frano Matusic Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Gordan Grlic Radman |
Cultural Exchanges
- Sister cities: Kyoto-Zagreb, Kawasaki-Rijeka, Hekinan-Pula