Japan-Jordan Relations

Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1954, Japan and Jordan have maintained friendly bilateral relations, including those between the imperial and royal families.
Jordan has been actively engaged in the Middle East peace process. The political and economic stability of Jordan, which is situated in a special geopolitical position, directly affects the stability of the Middle East region.
Japan fully recognizes such importance of Jordan and has actively extended assistance to the country. Taking into account the fact that Jordan has been making steady progress toward economic liberalization and aiming to nurture promising and internationally competitive industries in Jordan, Japan has initiated to extend intellectual assistance to Jordan, taking advantage of the know-how accumulated through the history of Japanese industrial governance.
The state visit by His Majesty King Abdullah in 1999 introduced a new chapter in the relations between the two countries. Japan is determined to further strengthen the ties between the two countries, for instance, by broadening the foundation of mutual understanding between the two countries to the grass-roots level through wider exchanges of citizens of the two countries.

Diplomatic Relations:

• 1954 diplomatic relations established
• 1974 Jordanian Embassy opened in Tokyo
• 1974 Japanese Embassy opened in Amman
• Friendship between Imperial and Royal is maintained favorably. His Majesty King Abdullah has visited Japan 15 times

Bilateral Treaties and Arrangements:

• 1985 Technical Assistance Agreement came into effect
• 1995 Aviation Agreement came into effect
• 1997 Reciprocal Visa Fee Waiver Agreement came into effect
• 2012 Agreement for Cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy came into effect
• 2020 Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investment

Number of Residents:

• Number of Japanese Nationals residing in Jordan: 245 (as of October 2023)
• Number of Jordanian Nationals residing in Japan: 256 (as of December 2023)

Trade with Japan: (in US$)

• Exports: $12.38 billion (2022) (fertilizer, phosphorus ore)
• Imports: $ 27.29 billion (2022) (motorcar, rubber tire)

Japan's achievement in Assistance:

• Given the significant role of Jordan in regard to the Middle East peace process and the sustainable peace in the region, Japan has been implementing economic cooperation to the nation actively. Japan has been providing effective assistance to Jordan in each area combining relevant aid modalities including loan, grant and technical cooperation.

Japan's Economic Cooperation:

• List of Exchange of Notes
• Japan's assistance to Jordan up to FY 2021
• Loans: 313.419 billion yen
• Grants: 98.587 billion yen
• Technical cooperation: 39.236 billion yen

Cultural Exchange:

• (1) Cultural grant assistance in total: 1540million yen (23 projects)
• (2) In Jordan, Japanese animation and manga have enormous popularity especially among young people. The interest in Japanese culture such as martial arts, Japanese food and traditional arts is also high. Japan has developed active cultural exchange programs, through events of introducing Japanese culture and the Japanese speech contest.