Japan-Kazakhstan Relations
Japan-Kazakhstan Relations (Basic Data)
October 15, 2024
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established on 26 January 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Almaty on 20 January 1993.
- Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan opened in Tokyo on 22 February 1996.
- Embassy of Japan moved to Astana on 1 January 2005.
Number of Japanese Residents in Kazakhstan:
- 132 (as of Oct. 2023)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports from Japan: 94.3 billion yen (motor vehicles, construction machines, rubber tires and tubes, parts of motor vehicles, etc.)
- Imports to Japan: 118.1 billion yen (spiegeleisen & ferro-alloy, alminium & alminium alloys, inorganic chemicals, copper and copper alloys, etc.)
Direct Investment positions from Japan:
- 5,660 million U.S. dollars (as of 2022)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 95.149 billion yen (the total till FY2021)
- Grants: 6.856 billion yen (the total till FY2021)
- Technical Cooperation: 13.809 billion yen (the total till FY2021)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal up to 2023):
- Cultural Grant Aid: 9 projects (407 million yen)
- Grassroots Grant Aid: 3 projects (10 million yen)
- Total: 417 million yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 May | Mr. Michio WATANABE, Vice Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 1992 Aug. | Mr. Masayoshi TAKEMURA, Member of the House of Representatives (Chairman of the Japan-Kazakhstan Parliamentary League) |
| 1996 May | Mr. Masayoshi TAKEMURA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 1997 Jul. | Mr. Keizo OBUCHI, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 1997 Sep. | Mr. Taro ASO, Minister, Economic Planning Agency |
| 2000 Aug. | Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Former Prime Minister |
| 2002 Apr. | Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2002 Jul. | Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 Feb. | Mr. Tetsuro YANO, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 Jun. | Mr. Hiroyuki MORISHITA, Tsuyoshi SAITO, Member of the House of Councilors |
| 2003 Jun. | Mr. Yoshiro MORI, Former Prime Minister |
| 2003 Sep. | Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Former Prime Minister |
| 2004 May | Mr. Ryutaro HASHIMOTO, Former Prime Minister (the Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development) |
| 2004 Aug. | Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2006 Jan. | Mr. Nobutaka MACHIMURA, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2006 Aug. | Mr. Junichiro KOIZUMI, Prime Minister |
| 2007 Apr. | Mr. Akira AMARI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2007 May | Mr. Shinsuke OKUNO, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice |
| 2007 May | Mr. Shoichi NAKAGAWA, Chairperson, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party of JAPAN, Mr. Takeo KAWAMURA, Mr. Kenji KOSAKA, Members of the House of Representatives |
| 2007 Jun. | Mr. Katsuei HIRASAWA, Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office |
| 2008 May | Ms. Kanae YAMAMOTO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2010 Aug. | Mr. Katsuya OKADA, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 Nov. | Mr. Yutaka BANNO, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2011 May | Mr. Yukio HATOYAMA, Former Prime Minister |
| 2012 May | Mr. Yukio EDANO, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2012 Sep. | Mr. Kazuyuki HAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2012 Oct. | Mr. Yosuke KONDO, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2013 Jul. | Ms. Yukari SATO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2014 Aug. | Mr. Toshimitsu MOTEGI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2015 Apr. | Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 Oct. | Mr. Shinzo ABE, Prime Minister |
| 2016 Aug. | Mr. Motome TAKISAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2017 Jul. | House of Representatives delegation (Takeo KAWAMURA, Chairman of the Japan-Kazakhstan Parliamentary Friendship League) |
| 2017 Jul. | Mr. Hiroshige SEKO, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2017 Jul. | Mr. Takayuki KOBAYASHI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Defense |
| 2017 Aug. | Mr. Kazuyuki NAKANE, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2017 Aug. | Mr. Daisaku HIRAKI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2017 Sep. | Mr. Yoji MUTO, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2017 Sep. | Mr. Kosaburo NISHIME, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2018 Oct. | Mr. Yasuo FUKUDA, Former Prime Minister, Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, Member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, Member of the House of Councilors, Ms. Karen MAKISHIMA, Member of the House of Representatives (International Conference Investing in Youth) |
| 2018 Dec. | Mr. Kenji YAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2019 May. | Mr. Toshiaki ENDO, Minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games |
| 2019 Sep. | Mr. Fumiaki KOBAYASHI, Member of the House of Representatives, Yasutaka NAKASONE, Member of the House of Representatives, Taro HONDA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2021 Aug. | Mr. Satoshi NAKANISHI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2022 Apr. | Mr. Yoshimasa HAYASHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 Jan. | Ms. Yuumi YOSHIKAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 Jul. | Mr. Toshiaki ENDO (Chairman of the Japan-Kazakhstan Parliamentary Friendship League), Ms. Ayuko KATO, Member of the House of Representatives and Mr. Taro HONDA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2023 Aug. | Ms. Yuumi YOSHIKAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2024 Jan. | Mr. Ryosuke KOZUKI, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2024 Jun. | Mr. Kiyoto TSUJI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Yoichi FUKASAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Oct. | Mr. T. SULEIMENOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1994 Apr. | Mr. Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, President |
| 1994 Jun. | Mr. M. URKUMBAYEV, Minister of Economic Affairs |
| 1996 Oct. | Mr. A. KAZHEGELDIN, Prime Minister |
| 1997 May | Mr. U. SHUKEYEV, Minister of Economy and Trade |
| 1998 Mar. | Mr. Y. UTEMBAYEV, Chairman, Strategic Planning and Reforms Agency |
| 1998 Oct. | Mr. S. BURKITBAYEV, Minister of Transport, Communication and Tourism |
| 1998 Dec. | Mr. Y. UTEMBAYEV, Chairman, Strategic Planning and Reforms Agency |
| 1999 Sep. | Mr. TOKAEV, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1999 Dec. | Mr. Nursultan NAZARBAYEV, President |
| 2000 Jun. | Mr. BAIGELDI, Vice Chairman of Upper Chamber |
| 2000 Dec. | Mr. KULEKEYEV, Minister of Economic Affairs |
| 2002 Jan. | Mr. ABSEITOV, Subordinate Officer of Foreign Affairs |
| 2002 Dec. | Mr. TOKAYEV, Secretary of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2005 Jun. | Mr. AKHMETOV, Prime Minister |
| 2006 Jun. | Mr. ABDRAKHMANOV, Special Envoy of the Government |
| 2006 Nov. | Mr. ABYKAYEV, Chairman of Upper Chamber |
| 2006 Dec. | Mr. MUKHAMEDZHANOV, Chairman of Lower Chamber |
| 2007 Dec. | Mr. YESSIMOU, Minister of Agriculture |
| 2007 Dec. | Mr. ORAZBAKOV, Minister of Industry and Trade |
| 2008 Jun. | Mr. NAZARBAYEV, President |
| 2008 Dec. | Mr. KUL-MUKHAMMED, Minister of Culture and Information |
| 2009 Aug. | Mr. SAYDABAYEV, Secretary of State |
| 2010 Mar. | Mr. SAYDABAYEV, Secretary of State, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2011 Jul. | Mr. ORYNBAYEV, deputy prime minister |
| 2012 Oct. | Mr. ORYNBAYEV, deputy prime minister |
| 2012 Nov. | Mr. IDRISSOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 Feb. | Mr. ISEKESHEV, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and New Technologies |
| 2013 Apr. | Mr. MAMI, Chairman of Upper Chamber |
| 2015 Aug. | Ms. ABDYKALIKOVA, Secretary of State |
| 2016 Apr. | Ms. ISINBAYEVA, Vice-Chairwoman of Lower Chamber |
| 2016 Nov. | Mr. NAZARBAYEV, President |
| 2018 May | Mr. ABAYEV, Minister of Information and Communication |
| 2019 Mar. | Ms. ISINBAYEVA, Vice-Chairwoman of Lower Chamber |
| 2019 Oct. | Mr. NAZARBAYEV, First President |
| 2022 Sep. | Mr. TILEUBERDI, Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2022 Dec. | Mr. ZHAMAUBAEV, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Finance |
| 2022 Dec. | Mr. TILEUBERDI, Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 Nov. | Ms. SULEIMENOVA, Advisor to the President - Special Representative of the President on International Environmental Cooperation |
Bilateral Treaties / Agreements
| 1995.12 | Renunciation by the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan of Convention on Avoidance of Double Taxation (=Convention between the government of Japan and the government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics for the avoidance of double taxation with respect to taxes on income") |
| 2004.8 | Signing of the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan |
| 2008.12 | Signing of the Convention between Japan and the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income |
| 2009.12 | Entry into force of above-mentioned Convention |
| 2010.3 | Signing of the Agreement between the government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the government of Japan for Cooperation in the Peaceful Use of Nuclear Energy |
| 2011.5 | Entry into force of above-mentioned Agreement |
| 2014.10 | Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Promotion and Protection of Investment |
| 2015.10 | Entry into force of above-mentioned Agreement |