Europe
Japan-Uzbekistan Relations (Basic Data)
January 8, 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:
- 163 (as of Oct.2023)
Number of Uzbek Residents in Japan:
- 6,591 (as of Dec. 2023)
Trade with Japan (2023):
- Exports from Japan: 33.98 billion yen (motor vehicles, machinery, electrical machines, etc.)
- Imports to Japan: 4.18 billion yen (machinery, fruits and vegetables, 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 2023):
- 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 |
| 2024 Jan. | Mr. Ryosuke KOZUKI, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2024 Jun. | Mr. Kiyoto TSUJI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 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 |