Europe
Japan-Uzbekistan Relations (Basic Data)
June 9, 2025
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in 26 January 1992.
- Embassy of Japan opened in Tashkent in January 1993.
- Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan opened in Tokyo in February 1996.
Number of Japanese Residents in Uzbekistan:
- 161 (as of Oct. 2024)
Number of Uzbek Residents in Japan:
- 6,962 (as of Jun. 2024)
Trade with Japan (2024):
- Exports from Japan: 66.26 billion yen (power generating machine, motor vehicles, electrical power machinery, textile machines, etc.)
- Imports to Japan: 2.71 billion yen (vegetables (beans), alminium & alminium alloys, potassic fertilizers, etc.)
Japan's Official Development Assistance:
- List of Exchange of Notes
- Loans: 528.016 billion yen (the total till FY2022)
- Grants: 29.690 billion yen (the total till FY2022)
- Technical Cooperation: 21.494 billion yen (the total till FY2022)
Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal up to 2024):
- Cultural Grant Aid: 14 projects (831 million yen)
- Grassroots Grant Aid: 9 projects (68 million yen)
- Total: 899 million yen
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1995 Sep. | Japan-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Friendship Association (Chairman : Mr. Hiroshi KUMAGAI, Member of the House of Representatives) |
| 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 Mar. | Mr. Isao MATSUMIYA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 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 | Sep. Mr. Keisuke SUZUKI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure , Transport and Tourism |
| 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 |
| 2019 Jul. | Mr. Hiroyuki NAKAMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology |
| 2019 Sep. | Mr. Fukami KOBAYASHI, Mr. Yasutaka NAKASONE, Mr. Taro HONDA, Members 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 Sep. | Mr. Tadahiko ITO, Mr. Hideki MAKIHARA, Mr. Manabu TERADA, Yoshinori OOGUCHI, Mr. Masahisa MIYAZAKI, Members of the House of Representatives |
| 2024 Jan. | Mr. Ryosuke KOZUKI, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2024 Jun. | Mr. Kiyoto TSUJI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2025 Feb. | Mr. Akihisa NAGASHIMA, Special Adviser to the Prime-Minister (Special Envoy of the Prime-Minister) |
| 2025 Apr. | Mr. Yoshihiro SEKI, Mr. Yoshinori NEMOTO, Katsuhito NEMOTO, Hitoshi AOYAGI, Members of the House of Representatives, Ms. Michiko UENO, Mr. Hideya SUGIO, Members of the House of Councilors (to attend the 150th Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly) |
| 2025 Apr.-May | Mr. Keisuke SUZUKI, Minister of Justice |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 1992 Oct. | Mr. MUTAROV, Prime Minister, Mr. ABDURAZZAKOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. BAKIBAEV, Minister of Finance |
| 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. ARIPOV, Vice Prime Minister Mr. SAFAYEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs 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 |
| 2018 Oct. | Mr. KHODJAEV, Minister of Foreign Trade |
| 2019 Jan. | Mr. KUDBIYEV, Minister of Employment and Labor Relations |
| 2019 Jul. | Mr. GANIEV, Deputy Prime Minister |
| 2019 Oct. | Mr. UMURZAKOV, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade |
| 2019 Oct. | Ms. NARBAEVA, Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) |
| 2019 Dec. | Mr. MIRZIYOYEV, President |
| 2020 Dec. | Mr. UMURZAKOV, Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade |
| 2022 Apr. | Mr. UMURZAKOV, Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade |
| 2022 Sep. | Mr. ABDURAKHMONOV, Minister of Innovative Development |
| 2022 Sep. | Mr. SAFOEV, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) |
| 2022 Oct. | Mr. KHUSANOV, Minister of employment and labor relations |
| 2022 Oct. | Mr. DAVLETOV, Minister of Justice |
| 2022 Nov. | Mr. ABDUHAKIMOV, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and cultural heritage |
| 2022 Dec. | Mr. NOROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2023 Jul. | Mr. KUCHKAROV, Deputy Prime Minister |
| 2024 Mar. | Mr. SAIDOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2024 Jun. | Mr. KUDRATOV, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade |
| 2024 Oct. | Mr. KUDRATOV, Minister of Investment, Industry and Trade |
| 2025 Feb. | Mr. SAFOEV, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) |
| 2025 May | Ms. MIRZIYOYEVA, Advisor to the President |
| 2025 May | Mr. ISMOILOV, Speaker of the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) |