
Japan-Arab States Network
日本・アラブ諸国ネットワーク
شبكة اليابان والدول العربية
Our initiative aims to facilitate cooperation
between Japan and the Arab States
E-mail: info@arabu.jp
The History of the Japan-Arab States Relations
1980 - 1989
1980: TIH Prince and Princess Mikasa of Japan visited Jordan
1980 July: Minister of Petroleum of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Dr. Maneh Said Al Otaiba visited Japan
1981: Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat visited Japan
1981 July: BEN ALI, Former Prime Minister of Comoros visited Japan
1981 October: Minister of Petroleum of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Dr. Maneh Said Al Otaiba visited Japan
1982: Japan opens a consular office in Alexandria
1982: HM King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan and Crown Prince Abudullah of Jordan visited Japan
1982 October: Somalia established an Embassy in Tokyo
1983: HM King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan visited Japan
1983 July: Yozo ISHIKAWA, Parliamentary Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Sudan
1983 November: Minister of Defense of the United Arab Emirates, H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited Japan
1983 November: Goodwill mission (Leader: Masanao ODAKA, the Executive Director of The Middle East Research Institute of Japan) of Japan visited Sudan
1984: Japanese embassy in Saudi Arabia moved to Riyadh
1984: Agreement on Technical Cooperation between Japan and the Arab Republic of Egypt
1984: Emir of the State of Qatar Khalifa Bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Japan
1984 March: Minister of Petroleum of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Dr. Maneh Said Al Otaiba visited Japan
1984 March: Said Mahdi Soilihi KAFE, Foreign Minister of Comoros visited Japan
1985: 1st Japan-Tunisia Joint Committee has taken place
1985: Technical Assistance Agreement between Syria and Japan was signed
1985: Technical Assistance Agreement between Japan and Jordan came into effect
1985: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar Suhaim Bin Hamad Al Thani visited Japan
1985: Fisheries Agreement between Japan and Morocco
1985: Foreign Minister of Japan, Shintaro Abe visited Jordan
1985: Shaikh Isa Bin Mohammed AL KHALIFA, Chairman of the Council of Sport for Young Men of Bahrain visited Japan
1985: SATO, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications of Japan visited Bahrain
1986: Chairman of Policy Bureau, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Masayuki Fujio visited Qatar (Special Envoy)
1986: GCC Youth Group (Leader: Takamori MAKINO, Member of the House of Representatives) of Japan visited Bahrain
1986: House of Representatives Investigation Team (Leader: Yozo ISHIKAWA, Member of the House of Representatives) of Japan visited Bahrain
1986 September: Minister of Petroleum of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Dr. Maneh Said Al Otaiba visited Japan
1987: Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Japan, Takao Fujii visited Qatar
1987: Foreign Minister of Jordan, Taher Al Masri visited Japan
1987: Foreign Minister of Japan, Tadashi Kuranari visited Jordan
1987: FUJII, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Finance of Japan visited Bahrain
1987 April: Ahmed Abdallah, President of Comoros visited Japan (unofficial visit)
1988: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan and HRH Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan visited Japan
1988: Foreign Minister of Japan, Sosuke Uno visited Jordan
1988 January: Japan-Sudan Parliamentary Friendship Association (Leader: Member of House of Councillors Mr. TASHIRO) of Japan visited Sudan
1988 February: Minister of Petroleum of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Dr. Maneh Said Al Otaiba visited Japan
1988 October: Mohamed Ali, Minister of Agriculture visited Japan
1989: KUNIHIRO, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain
1989: Personal Representative of His Majesty the Sultan of Oman, H.H. Sayyid Thuwainy bin Shihab bin Faisal Al Said visited Japan
1989: Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar Ahmad Bin Saif Al Thani visited Japan (to attend Funeral Ceremony of Emperor Showa)
1989: Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Oman, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah visited Japan
1989: Special Advisor to H.M. the Sultan, Sultanate of Oman, H.E. Dr. Omar Abdur Munim Al-Zawawi visited Japan
1989: Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat visited Japan
1989 January: Yousif Ahmed AL SHIRAWI, Minister of Development and Industry of Bahrain visited Japan
1989 February: Japan-Sudan Parliamentary Friendship Association (Leader: Member of House of Councillors Mr.TASHIRO) visited Sudan
1989 February: H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Rashid Abdullah Al-Nuaimi (to attend the state funeral for the late His Imperial Majesty the Emperor of Showa) visited Japan
1989 February: HM King Al Hussein bin Talal of Jordan visited Japan
1989 February: Salim Ben, Governor of. the Grand Comoro Island visited Japan
1989 February: KAFE, Foreign Minister of Comoros visited Japan
1989 March: Ali Bin Khalifa Bin Sulman AL KHALIFA of Bahrain visited Japan for Mourning Ceremony of Emperor Showa
1989 October: HM Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
Source
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Embassy of Japan in Bahrain
https://www.bh.emb-japan.go.jp/japan/relationship.htm