Europe
Japan-Tajikistan Relations (Basic Data)
October 31, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established on 2 February 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Dushanbe on 26 January 2002.
- Embassy of the Republic of Tajikistan opened in Tokyo on 28 November 2007.
Number of Japanese Residents:
- 57 (as of October 2024)
Trade with Japan (2024):
- Exports from Japan: 2.16 billion yen (motor vehicles, meat and meat preparation, construction machines, etc.)
- Imports to Japan: 140 million yen (medical products, other food preparation, etc.)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Grant: 45.571 billion yen (the total till FY 2023)
- Technical Cooperation: 12.337 billion yen (the total till FY 2023)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal up to 2024):
- Cultural Grant Aid: 6 projects (310 million yen)
- Grassroots Grant Aid: 12 projects (104 million yen)
- Total: 414 million yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1998 Aug. | Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 1999 Aug. | Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2000 Feb. | Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, Member of the House of Councilors (former State Secretary for Foreign Affairs) (as a Head of the Monitoring Mission for Parliamentary Election) |
| 2000 Jul. | Mr. Muneo SUZUKI, Member of the House of Representatives Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, Member of the House of Councilors |
| 2001 Oct. | Mr. Muneo SUZUKI, Member of the House of Representatives (Special Envoy for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi) |
| 2002 Jan. | Mr. Muneo SUZUKI, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2003 Aug. | Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, Member of the House of Councilors (International Fresh Water Forum) |
| 2004 Aug. | Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Visiting to Central Asia) |
| 2008 Jul. | Mr. Yoshihisa FURUKAWA, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice |
| 2010 Sep. | Mr.Muneo SUZUKI, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House of Representatives |
| 2012 Mar. | Mr. Jo NAKANO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2012 Sep. | Mr. Kazuyuki HAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 Mar. | Mr. Minoru KIUCHI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 Nov. | Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 Oct. | Mr. Shinzo ABE, Prime Minister |
| 2017 Sep. | Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, Member of the House of Councilors |
| 2018 Sep. | Mr. Keiji FURUYA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2019 May | Mr. Taro KONO, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2022 Jun. | Mr. Taro HONDA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2022 Aug. | Mr. Keiji FURUYA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2023 Aug. | Ms. Yuumi YOSHIKAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2024 Jun. | Mr. Kiyoto TSUJI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2025 Feb. | Mr. Akihisa NAGASHIMA, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (Special Envoy of the Prime-Minister) |
| 2025 May | Mr. Hisayuki FUJII, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Oct. | Mr. KHOLIKNAZAROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 1996 Oct. | Mr. AZIMOV, Prime Minister |
| 2000 Mar. | Mr. NAZAROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2001 Jan. | Mr. NURI, President of the Islamic Rebirth Party |
| 2001 Feb. | Mr. ZIYOYEV, Minister of Emergency Situation |
| 2001 Feb. | Mr. KHAIRULLOYEV, Chairman of the House of Representatives |
| 2001 May | Mr. RAHMONOV, President |
| 2002 Jan. | Mr. NAZAROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 Feb. | Mr. RAHMONOV, President |
| 2005 Sep. | Mr. SOLIEV, Minister of Economy and Trade |
| 2006 Jun. | Mr. NAZAROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2007 Dec. | Mr. RAHMON, President |
| 2012 Jul. | Mr. ABDURAKHIMOV, Chairman of Committee of Emergency Situations and Civil Defence |
| 2012 Oct. | Mr. NAZHMUDDINOV, Minister of Finance |
| 2012 Nov. | Mr. ZARIFI, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2013 Dec. | Mr. SALIMZODA, Chairman of Committee on International Relations,Public association and Information |
| 2014 Jun. | Mr. ASLOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2017 Apr. | Mr. KHIKMATULLOZODA, Minister of the Economic Development and Trade |
| 2018 Oct. | Mr. RAHMON, President |
| 2019 Mar. | Mr. SALIMZODA, Chairman of the Inter-Parliamentary Group of Tajik-Japanese Friendship |
| 2019 Oct. | Mr. UBAIDULLOEV, Chairman of the Majlisi Milli Majlisi Oli (upper house of Parliament) |
| 2022 Apr. | Mr. JUMA, Minister of Energy and Water Resources |
| 2022 Dec. | Mr. SAID, First Deputy Prime Minister |
| 2022 Dec. | Mr. MUHRIDDIN, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2025 Jun. | Mr. KHOLIQZODA, First Deputy Prime Minister (Official Guest of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai) |