Japan-Georgia Relations
Japan-Georgia Relations (Basic Data)
May 20, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established on 3rd August 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Tbilisi on 1 January 2009
- Embassy of Georgia opened in Tokyo in February 2007
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Georgia: 200 (Oct. 2024)
Trade with Japan (2024):
- Exports from Japan: 84.4 billion yen (motor vehicles, rubber tires and tubes, parts of motor vehicles, cycles with engines, etc.)
- Imports to Japan: 2.2 billion yen (fruits, aluminum and aluminum alloys, clothing and accessories, wine, non-ferrous metal scrap, etc.)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 66.199 billion yen (the total till FY 2022)
- Grants: 12.775 billion yen (the total till FY 2022)
- Technical cooperation: 2.909 billion yen (the total till FY 2022)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal up to 2023):
- Cultural Grant Aid: 2 projects (68.4 million yen)
- Grassroots Grant Aid: 7 projects (54.4 million yen)
- Total: 123 million yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1997 Aug. | Mr. Taro NAKAYAMA, the Member of the House of Representatives |
| 1999 Oct. | The Caucasus Friendship Mission (Headed by Mr. Taro NAKAYAMA, the Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 2006 Jul. | Ms. Akiko YAMANAKA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2006 Aug. | Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, the member of the House of Representatives |
| 2007 May | Mr. Masakazu SEKIGUCHI, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2009 May | Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 Nov. | Mr. Takao MAKINO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 Jul. | Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, the member of the House of Representatives |
| 2015 May | Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 May | Mr. Isshu SUGAWARA, State Minister of Finance |
| 2017 Jan. | Mr. Ryosei TANAKA, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| 2017 Jun. | Mr. Motome TAKISAWA, 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 |
| 2023 May | Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, the member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Masaaki TAIRA, the member of the House of Representatives |
| 2023 Aug. | The House of Representatives delegation |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Oct. | Mr. CHIGVAIDZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to attend to the Tokyo Conference to Assist to Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics) |
| 1997 Dec. | Mr. LEKISHVILI, State Minister (invitation by the private sector) |
| 1999 Mar. | Mr. SHEVARDNADZE, President |
| 2001 Jun. | Mr. MENAGARISHVILI, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to attend the Three Caucasus States Exhibition) |
| 2005 Sep. | Mr. CHOGOVADZE, Economic Development Minister (as the Guest of the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan) |
| 2007 Mar. | Mr. SAAKASHVILI, President |
| 2009 Mar. | Mr. VASHADZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 Mar. | Mr. VASHADZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 Sep. | Ms. KOBALIA, Minister of Economic and Sustainable Development |
| 2012 Jun. | Mr. GILAURI, Prime Minister |
| 2012 Jul. | Mr. VACHADZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 May | Ms. PANJIKIDZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 Oct. | Mr. PAPUASHVILI, President of the Constitutional Court of Georgia |
| 2014 Oct. | Mr. MARGVELASHVILI, President |
| 2015 Nov. | Ms. KHIDASHELI, Minister of Defence |
| 2016 Feb. | Mr. USPASHVILI, Speaker of the Parliament |
| 2016 May | Ms. SANIKIDZE, Minister of Education and Science |
| 2016 Jun. | Mr. KHADURI, Minister of Finance |
| 2016 Nov. | Mr. ELOSHVILI, Minister of Energy |
| 2017 May | Mr. KUMSISHVILI, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance |
| 2017 Jun. | Mr. JANELIDZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2017 Sep. | Mr. KAKHISHVILI, Minister of Corrections |
| 2019 Mar. | Mr. BAKHTADZE, Prime Minister, Mr. KOBULIA, Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development, Mr. DAVITASHVILI, Minister of Environment Protection and Agriculture |
| 2019 Oct. | Ms. ZOURABICHVILI, President |
| 2019 Nov. | Mr. CNKHENKELI, Minister of Education and Science |
| 2022 Nov. | Mr. PAPUASHVILI, Chairman of the Parliament |
| 2022 Dec. | Mr. DARCHIASHVILI, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 Aug. | Mr. SAMKHARADZE, Chairperson of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Parliament of Georgia |