Japan-Italy Relations
Japan-Italy Relations (Basic Data)
November 4, 2021
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 1866 with the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Number of Residents:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in Italy: 14,937 (2019)
- Number of Italian nationals residing in Japan: 4,695 (2020)
Trade with Japan (2019)
- Imports from Japan: 501.3 billion yen (machines, chemicals, transportation machinery,products by raw material)
- Exports to Japan: 1,264.7 billion yen (foods, medicine, transportation machinery, others)
Direct Investment from Japan
- Cumulative total as of end of 2019: 585.1 billion yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Minister of Defense KYUMA Fumio Minister of Justice HATOYAMA Kunio |
| 2008 | Prime Minister FUKUDA Yasuo Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry AMARI Akira Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries WAKABAYASHI Masatoshi Speaker of the House of Representatives KONO Yohei |
| 2009 | Prime Minister ASO Taro Minister of Finance YOSANO Kaoru Minister of Finance NAKAGAWA Syoichi Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry NIKAI Toshihiro Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries ISHIBA Shigeru Minister of the Environment SAITO Tetsuo Foreign Minister NAKASONE Hirofumi |
| 2010 | His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince |
| 2012 | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries GUNJI Akira Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission KODAIRA Tadamasa |
| 2014 | Prime Minister ABE Shinzo (June and October) Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries HAYASHI Yoshimasa Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry MOTEGI Toshimitsu Minister of Defense ONODERA Itsunori Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy AMARI Akira Minister of Finance ASO Taro |
| 2015 | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries HAYASHI Yoshimasa Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy AMARI Akira Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and technology HASE Hiroshi |
| 2016 | Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino Prime Minister ABE Shinzo Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance ASO Taro Foreign Minister KISHIDA Fumio Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology HASE Hiroshi State Minister for Foreign Affairs KIHARA Seiji State Minister of Defense WAKAMIYA Kenji |
| 2017 | Prime Minister ABE Shinzo (March and May) Foreign Minister KISHIDA Fumio Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance ASO Taro Minister of the Environment YAMAMOTO Koichi Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism ISHII Keiichi State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ISOZAKI Yosuke State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications AKAMA Jiro Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission OKONOGI Hachiro Speaker of the House of Representatives |
| 2018 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKANE Kazuyuki Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries SAITO Ken Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Foreign Affairs HORII Manabu Minister of Defense ONODERA Itsunori Foreign Minister KONO Taro State Minister for Foreign Affairs ABE Toshiko |
| 2019 |
Prime Minister ABE Shinzo (April) Commissioners of the Japan Sports Agency SUZUKI Daichi Foreign Minister KONO Taro President of the Japan-Italy Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union AMARI Akira State Minister for Foreign Affairs WAKAMIYA Kenji |
| 2021 | Foreign Minister MOTEGI Toshimitsu Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance ASO Taro Minister of the Environment KOIZUMI Shinjiro State Minister for Foreign Affairs WASHIO Eiichiro State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry NAGASAKA Yasumasa Commissioner for Cultural Affairs TOKURA Shunichi Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications TAKEDA Ryota Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology HAGIUDA Koichi Minister of State for Special Missions INOUE Shinji Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries NOGAMI Kotaro |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2007 | Prime Minister Romano Prodi Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Massimo D’Alema Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Culture and Tourism Francesco Rutelli Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies Paolo De Castro Minister of Family Maria Rosaria Bindi Minister for Administrative Reforms and Innovations Luigi Nicolais Minister of Economy and Finances Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa |
| 2008 | Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini Minister for the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea Stefania Prestigiacomo Minister of Economy and Finances Giulio Tremonti Minister of Economic Development Claudio Scajola |
| 2009 | President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano |
| 2010 | Mayor of Rome Gianni Alemanno |
| 2012 | Prime Minister Mario Monti Minister of Defense Giampaolo Di Paola Minister of Economy and Finances Vittorio Grilli |
| 2013 | Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Marta Dassù Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Archi |
| 2015 | Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies Maurizio Martina Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Lapo Pistelli Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Benedetto Della Vedova |
| 2016 | Prime Minister Matteo Renzi Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni Minister of Economy and Finance Pier Carlo Padoan Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Policies Maurizio Martina Minister for the Environment and Protection of Land and Sea Gian Luca Galletti Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Graziano Delrio Minister of Education, Universities and Research Stefania Giannini |
| 2017 | Minister of Defence Roberta Pinotti Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Maria Elena Boschi Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Vincenzo Amendola Undersecretary of State for Economic Development Ivan Scalfarotto |
| 2019 | Undersecretary of State for Cultural Heritage and Activities Lucia Borgonzoni Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forest Policies Gian Marco Centinaio Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Minister of Economy and Finance Giovanni Tria Undersecretary of State for Economic Development Michele Geraci Minister of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea Sergio Costa Undersecretary of State for Economic Development Davide Crippa President of the Senate of the Republic Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati Undersecretary of State for Labour and Social Policies Claudio Cominardi Minister of Health Roberto Speranza Undersecretary of State for Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism Lorenzo Bonaccorsi Vice-President of the Senate of the Republic Ignazio La Russa Vice-President of the Chamber of Deputies Mara Carfagna Undersecretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ivan Scalfarotto Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Emanuela Del Re |
| 2021 | Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Council of Ministers Valentina Vezzali (Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020) |