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Japan-Uzbekistan Relations (Basic Data)
October 29, 2018
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 26 January 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Tashikent in January 1993.
- Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan opened in Tokyo in February 1996.
Number of Japanese Residents in Uzbekistan:
- 132 (as of Oct. 2017)
Number of Uzbek Residents in Japan:
- 3,068 (as of Dec. 2017)
Trade with Japan (2017):
- Export from Japan: 13.56 billion yen (transport equipment, textile machines, electrical machinery, etc.)
- Import to Japan: 500 million yen(textile yarn, fabrics, nonferrous metal, etc.)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 276.630 billion yen (the total till FY2016)
- Grant: 25.002 billion yen (the total till FY2016)
- Technical Cooperation: 19.142 billion yen (the total till FY2016)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2016):
- 504 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid and Grassroots Grant Aid)
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1995 Sep. | Japan-Uzbekistan Parliamentary League of Friendship |
| 1996 Apr. | Mr. Masayoshi TAKEMURA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 1997 Jul. | Dialogue mission to Russia and Central Asia (headed by Mr. Keizo OBUCHI, Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 1997 Sep. | Mr. Taro ASO, Minister of the Economic Planning Agency |
| 1998 May | Mr. Koki CHUMA, Chairman of the Committee of the foreign affairs, House of Representative |
| 1998 Nov. | Mr. Kozo WATANABE, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representative |
| 1999 May | Mr. Masahiko KOUMURA, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2000 Jul. | Mr. Muneo SUZUKI, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2000 Jul. | Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, Member of the House of Councilors |
| 2000 Aug. | Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2001 Aug. | Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2001 Oct. | Mr. Muneo SUZUKI, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2002 Jan. | Mr. Yoshiro MORI, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2002 May | Mr. Taro ASO, Chairman, Policy Research Council of LDP |
| 2002 Jul. | Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs(Head of the Silk road Energy Mission) |
| 2002 Sep. | Mr. Takayoshi TANIGUCHI, Senior Vice Minister of Finance |
| 2002 Nov. | Mr. Toshihiro NIKAI, Secretary General of Conservative Party |
| 2003 Jan. | Ms. Shinako TSUCHIYA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2003 May | Mr. Masajuro SHIOKAWA, Minister of Finance |
| 2004 Aug. | Mr. Goji SAKAMOTO, Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2004 Aug. | Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, 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 Aug. | Ms. Midori MATSUSHIMA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2008 Jul. | Mr. Fukushiro NUKAGA, Minister of Finance |
| 2009 Apr. | Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 May | Mr. Naoto KAN, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance |
| 2010 Aug. | Mr. Katsuya OKADA, Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2012 May | Mr. Ryuji YAMANE, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2014 Jan. | Ms.Yoko KAMIKAWA, Senior Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications |
| 2014 May | Mr. Taro ASO，Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance |
| 2014 Aug. | Mr. Toshimitsu MOTEGI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2014 Nov. | Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 Jul. | Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2015 Oct. | Mr. Shinzo ABE, Prime Minister |
| 2016 Apr. | Ms. Miki YAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2016 Sep. | Mr. Motome TAKISAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2018 Jul. | Mr. Kazuyuki NAKANE, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Oct. | Mr. MUTAROV, Prime Minister |
| 1994 May | Mr. KARIMOV, President |
| 1996 Mar. | Mr. HAMIDOV, Minister of Finance |
| 1996 Dec. | Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister |
| 1998 Jan. | Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister |
| 1999 Mar. | Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister |
| 1999 Nov. | Mr. KAMILOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2000 Dec. | Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations |
| 2001 Jan. | Mr. NURMURADOV, Minister of Finance |
| 2001 Dec. | Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister |
| 2002 Jun. | Mr. AZIMOV, Vice Prime Minister Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations |
| 2002 July. | Mr. KARIMOV, President |
| 2003 Dec. | Mr. SAFAYEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. ARIPOV, Vice Prime Minister Mr. POLVON-ZODA, Minister of Justice |
| 2004 July. | Mr. AZIMOV, Vice Prime Minister |
| 2004 Oct. | Mr. RAKHIMOV, Minister of Finance |
| 2005 Sep. | Mr. AZIZKHODJAEV, Minister of Culture and Sports |
| 2006 May | Mr. AZIMOV, Vice Prime Minister |
| 2006 Jun. | Mr. GANIEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2010 Apr. | Mr. GANIEV, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade |
| 2010 Dec. | Mr. SOBIROV, Chairman of the Senate |
| 2011 Feb. | Mr. KARIMOV, President |
| 2012 Dec. | Mr. KHUDAYBERGENOV，Minister of Emergency Situations |
| 2013 Mar. | Mr. GANIYEV，Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade |
| 2013 Jun. | Mr. GANIYEV，Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade |
| 2013 Dec. | Mr. GANIYEV，Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade |
| 2014 Mar. | Mr. GANIYEV，Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade |
| 2015 Jan. | Mr. AZIMOV, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance |
| 2015 Oct. | Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade |
| 2016 May | Mr. ABDUKHAKIMOV, Minister of Labor |
| 2016 May | Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade |
| 2017 Jul. | Mr. KURBANOV, Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports |
| 2017 Sep. | Mr. ABDUKHAKIMOV, Chairman of the State committee for tourism development |
| 2018 Mar. | Mr. ABDUKHAKIMOV, Chairman of the State committee for tourism development |
| 2018 Oct. | Mr. KHOLMURADOV, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Investment Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan |
| 2018 Oct. | Mr. KHODJAEV, Minister of Foreign Trade |