Europe
Japan-Iceland Relations (Basic Data)
November 27, 2023
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
Established in 1956
Number of Residents:
- 148 Japanese residing in Iceland (as of October, 2022)
(Source : Annual Report of Statistics on Japanese Nationals Overseas) - 78 Icelandic residing in Japan (as of June, 2022)
(Source : Immigration Services Agency of Japan)
Trade with Japan (as of 2022):
- Export to Japan: 26 billion yen (marine products, steels)
- Import from Japan: 9 billion yen (autos, electric equipments)
(Source: Trade Statistics of the Ministry of Finance of Japan)
Visitors between Japan and Iceland (2019):
- From Japan to Iceland: 18,512 (Source: Japan National Tourism Organization)
- From Iceland to Japan: 1,698 (Source: Immigration Services Agency of Japan)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1999 Jun. | Mr. OBUCHI Keizo, Prime Minister |
| 2001 Jul. | Mr. KOJIMA Toshio, Parliamentary Secretaries for Foreign Affairs |
| 2002 Aug. | Japan-Iceland Parliamentarians’ Friendship League |
| 2002 Sep. | Mr. MURATA Yoshitaka, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Monetary Affairs Agency |
| 2008 Jul. | Japan-Iceland Parliamentarians’ Friendship League |
| 2013 Jul. | Mr. ISHIHARA Nobuteru, Minister of the Environment |
| 2014 Jul. | Mr. MAKINO Takao, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2016 Aug. | Japan-Iceland Parliamentarians’ Friendship League |
| 2017 Jul. | Mr. MATSUNO Hirokazu, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 2017 Jul. | Members of Diet Affairs Committee, House of Councilors |
| 2017 Sep. | Members of Special Research Committee, House of Councilors |
| 2018 Oct. | Mr. KONO Taro, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 Apr. | Mr. NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2023 Aug. | Mr. NISHIMURA Akihiro, Minister of the Environment |
| 2023 Sep. | Members of Special Research Committee, House of Councilors |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2001 Oct. | Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2001 Nov. | Mr. Árni Mathiesen, Minister of Fisheries |
| 2001 Dec. | Ms. Sólveig Guðrún Pétursdóttir, Minister of Justice |
| 2002 Nov. | H.E. Ms. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Former President |
| 2003 Jan. | Mr. Davíð Oddsson, Prime Minister |
| 2004 Nov. | Mr. Halldór Blöndal, Speaker of the Althing |
| 2005 Jul. | Mr. Halldór Ásgrímsson, Prime Minister |
| 2005 Sep. | Mr. Davíð Oddsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2006 Dec. | Ms. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 Nov. | Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 Feb. | Mr. Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture |
| 2014 Nov. | Mr. Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 Mar. | Ms. Ólöf Nordal, Minister of the Interior |
| 2016 Mar. | Members of Parliament |
| 2017 Nov. | Mr. Kristján Skarphéðinsson, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Industries and Innovation |
| 2018 Feb. | H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Former President |
| 2018 May | Mr. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2018 Sep. | Ms. Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation |
| 2019 May | Ms. Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture |
| 2019 Sep. | Mr. Einar Gunnarsson, Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs of Iceland |
| 2019 Oct. | H.E. Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President |
| 2022 Dec. | H.E. Mr. Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, President |
| 2023 Mar. | Mr. Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister of Environment, Energy and Climate |
| 2023 Mar. | H.E. Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, Former President |