Japan-Luxembourg Relations

July 18, 2024

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:

  • Established in 1927

Japanese Nationals in Luxembourg:

  • 751 (October 2023, Annual Report of Statistics on Japanese Nationals Overseas)

Luxembourgian Nationals in Japan:

  • 57 (December 2023, Immigration Services Agency of Japan)

Trade with Japan

  • Exports (from Japan to Luxembourg): 80.8 billion yen
  • Imports (from Luxembourg to Japan): 10.3 billion yen
  • (2023, Trade Statistics of Japan)

VIP Visits

From Japan to Luxembourg:
Year Name
1997 Their Majesties The Emperor and Empress (May)
2005 Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino (Jan)
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (May)
2012 His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince (Oct)
2015 Minister of Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida (Nov)
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (Dec)
2016 President of the Japan-Luxembourg Parliamentary Friendship League Yoshimasa Hayashi (Sep)
2017 Her Imperial Highness Princess Takamado (Jul)
From Luxembourg to Japan:
Year Name
1997 Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junkcer (Mar-Apr)
1998 His Royal Highness Grand-Duke Jean and Their Royal Highnesses the Crown Prince and Crown Princess (Nagano Olympic) (Feb)
1999 Their Royal Highnesses the Grand-Duke and Grand-Duchess (Apr)
2001 Minister of Family and Integration Marie-Josée Jacobs (Dec)
2003 His Royal Highness Grand-Duke Henri (Sep)
2005 Minister of Home Affairs and Town and Country Planning Jean-Marie Halsdorf (Jan)
Minister of the Economy and Foreign Trade, Minister of Sport Jeannot Krecke (Apr)
Deputy Prime Minister,Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Jean Asselborn (May)
2006 Minister of Treasury and Budget Luc Frieden (Oct)
2007 Minister of Defence Jean-Louis Schiltz (Oct)
2008 Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junkcer (Feb)
2010 Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junkcer (May)
2011 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn (Apr)
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Guillaume (May), Minister of the Economy Jeannot Krecke (May)
2012 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn (Jul)
Prime Minister Jean-Claude Junkcer (Oct), Minister of Finance Luc Frieden (Oct)
Minister for Communications and the Media François Biltgen (Oct)
Minister of the Economy Etienne Schneider (Dec)
2013 Their Royal Highnesses Prince Felix and Princess Claire (Nov)
2014 Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Guillaume and Princess Stephanie (Oct)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy Etienne Schneider (Oct), Minister of Sustainable Development and Infrastructure François Bausch (Oct)
2015 Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna (Jan)
Minister for Home Affairs Dan Kersch (Mar)
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (Jul),Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna (Jul)
2016 Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna (Jan)
2017 Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna (Jan, Nov)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy Etienne Schneider (Apr, Nov)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn (May, Nov)
Minister for Health Lydia Mutsch (Oct)
His Royal Highness Grand-Duke Henri and Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra (Nov)
2018 Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna (Jan)
2019 Minister of Finance Pierre Gramegna (Jan)
Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn (Oct)
His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri (Oct)
2021 His Royal Highness Grand Duke Henri (On the occasion of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games)(Jul)
2022 Prime Minister Xavier Bettel
(On the occasion of the state funeral for former Prime Minister Abe) (Sep)
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel (Oct)
Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes (Oct)
Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot (Nov)
2024 Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Xavier Bettel (Jan, Jun)
His Royal Highness Crown Prince Guillaume (Jun)
Minister of the Economy Lex Delles (Jun)
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