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
2000 - 2009
2000: Minister of International Cooperation of Palestine, Nabil Sha'ath visited Japan
2000: Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) / President of the PA Yasser Arafat visited Japan
2000: Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan, Takashi Fukaya visited Saudi Arabia
2000: State Foreign Secretary of Japan, AZUMA Shozo visited Palestine
2000: Chairman of the Lebanon-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association, Talal Merabi visited Japan
2000: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yohei Kono visited Syria
2000: HRH Prince Hamzah Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
2000: I.H. Prince and Princess Takamado of Japan visited Egypt
2000: Minister of Oil and Gas of Oman, Mohammad bin Marmad bin Saif al Rumhy visited Japan
2000: Minister of Finance, Economy and Trade of Qatar, Yousef Hussein Kamal visited Japan
2000: Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2000: Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Oman, Yousuf bin Alawi bin Abdullah visited Japan
2000 February: Statement by the Press Secretary of Japan on Signing of Framework Agreement for Peace in Djibouti
2000 February: Masahiko KOUMURA, Former Foreign Minister of Japan visited Algeria
2000 May: Dr. Nabil Sha'ath, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority visited Japan
2000 May: Mr. Tatsuo Ozawa, Ambassador on Special Mission of Japan(on occasion of 10th Anniversary of Unification) visited Yemen
2000 May: Youcef YOUSFI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria visited Japan
2000 July: Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, President of Algeria visited Japan
2000 August: Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization visited Japan
2000 September: Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Member of the House of Representatives and the then-Chairman of Japan-Yemen Friendship Association visited Yemen
2000 September: Visit to Japan by Mr. Ben Yahia, Foreign Minister of Tunisia
2000 September: Kiyohiro ARAKI, Senior State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Algeria
2001: Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, SUGIURA Seiken visited Palestine
2001: Former Foreign Minister of Japan, Masahiko Koumura (Special Envoy for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi) visited Saudi Arabia
2001: Minister of Economic, Trade and Industry of Japan, Takao Hiranuma visited Saudi Arabia
2001: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yohei Kono visited Saudi Arabia
2001: Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Eto Seishiro visited Oman
2001: Consort of the Emir of the State of Qatar Moza Bint Nasser visited Japan
2001: Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2001: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yohei Kono visited Qatar
2001: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Takeo Hiranuma; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Tsutomu Takebe; Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Shigeo Uetake visited Qatar (the 4th WTO Ministerial Meeting)
2001: Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Maruya Kaori visited Oman
2001: Prime Minister, of Lebanon Rafic Hariri visited Japan
2001: Minister of Economy and Trade of Lebanon, Basel Fleihane visited Japan
2001: Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Seiken Sugiura visited Lebanon
2001: Prime Minister of Jordan, Ali Abu Al-Ragheb visited Japan
2001: KAIFU Toshiki, Former Prime Minister of Japan visited Egypt
2001: Deputy Foreign Minister of Syria, Walid Al-Muallem visited Japan
2001: SUGIURA Seiken, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Egypt
2001: Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resouces of Egypt visited Japan
2001: Ahmed Nazif, Minister of Telecommunication and Information of Egypt visited Japan
2001 January: Nobutaka MACHIMURA, Education and Science Minister of Japan visited Algeria
2001 January: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yohei Kono visited Qatar
2001 January: Deputy Director General of the Defence Agency of Japan, Shigeru Ishiwa visited Syria
2001 January: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yohei Kono's Visit to the United Arab Emirates
2001 January: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yohei Kono visited Kuwait
2001 February: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Mubarak AL KHALIFA, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain visited Japan
2001 March: Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Seishiro Eto visited Oman
2001 March: Seishiro ETO, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain
2001 May: Yusif, Director of Asian Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan visited Japan
2001 July: Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Takeo Hiranuma visited the United Arab Emirates
2001 July: Slimane CHIKH, Member of the National Council (Former Minister of Education) of Algeria visited Japan
2001 August: Ms. Kaori Maruya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen
2001 August: Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Seiken Sugiura visited Syria
2001 August: Kaori MARUYA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain
2001 September: Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi sent Letters to the Leader of Saudi Arabia
2001 October: Visit to the United Arab Emirates by Prime Minister's Special Envoy Former Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto
2001 October: Speech by Ryutaro Hashimoto, Former Prime Minister of Japan at the ceremony of the completion of the Suez Canal Bridge
2001 November: Abdelkader MESSAHEL, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria visited Japan
2001 November: Mr. Ali Hassan Ahmedi, Minister of Fish Wealth of Yemen visited Japan
2001 November: Emergency Assistance to Algeria for Torrential Rain Disaster
2001 December: Dr. Al-Tigani Salih Fidail, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan visited Japan
2002: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri visited Japan
2002: Minister of Finance of Qatar, Yousef Hussein Kamal visited Japan
2002: Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2002: Minister of National Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia, Al-Gosaibi visited Japan
2002: Minister of Economy and Trade of Lebanon, Basel Fleihane visited Japan
2002: Chairman of the Lebanon-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association, Yashin Jaber visited Japan
2002: Special Envoy for the Middle East of Japan, Tatsuo Arima visited Lebanon
2002: Minister of National Heritage and Cultureof Oman, Sayyd Haithem bin Tariq Al-Said visited Japan
2002: Minister of National Economy and Supervisor of the Ministry of Finance of Oman, Ahmad bin Abdul Nabi Macki visited Japan
2002: Minister of Oil and Gas of Oman, Mohammad bin Marmad bin Saif al Rumhy visited Japan
2002: Chairman of the Palestinian Legislative Council of Palestine, Ahmed Qurei visited Japan
2002: Minister of International Cooperation of Palestine, Nabil Sha'ath and Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade of Palestine, Maher Al Masri visited Japan
2002: Secretary General of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, YAMASAKI Taku visited Palestine
2002: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KAWAGUCHI Yoriko visited Palestine
2002: Special Advisor to H.M. the Sultan of Oman, Dr. Omar Abdur Munim Al-Zawawi visited Japan
2002: Chief of Staff, JMSDF of Japan, Ishikawa Toru visited Oman
2002: Fayza Abul Naga, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Egypt visited Japan
2002: KOUMURA Masahiko, Former Foreign Minister of Japan visited Egypt (Special Envoy for Prime Minister KOIZUMI Junichiro)
2002: Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi visited Syria
2002: Minister of Economy and Foreign Trade of Syria, Ghassan Al-Rifai visited Japan
2002: Bahrain established an Economic Development Board (EDB) (one of the six branches around the world was established in Tokyo)
2002 January: Mr. Ahmad Mohammed Sofan, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Yemen visited Japan
2002 January: Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi visited Japan
2002 January: Ali TOUNSI, Director General of DGSN of Algeria visited Japan
2002 March: Mr. Abubakr Abdullah Al-Qirbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen visited Japan
2002 March: Abu Ala, Speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council visited Japan
2002 April: Telephone conversation between Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nabil Sha'ath of the Palestinian Authority
2002 May: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, Marwan Al Muasher visited Japan
2002 May: Kenshiro MATSUNAMI, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Algeria
2002 June: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
2002 September: H.E. SALMAN, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Bahrain visited Japan for International Energy Forum
2002 September: Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources of the United Arab Emirates, H.E. Obeid bin Seif Al Nasseri visited Japan
2002 September: Mr. Seiken Sugiura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen
2002 September: Japan-Iraq Foreign Ministers' Meeting
2002 September: Kenshiro MATSUNAMI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain
2002 September: Chakib KHELIL, Minister of Energy and Mines of Algeria visited Japan
2002 December: Japan-Tunisia Foreign Ministers Meeting
2002 December: Palestinian Delegation headed by Dr. Nabil Sha'ath, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Palestinian Interim Authority visited Japan
2003: Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2003: Minister of National Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia, Al-Gosaibi visited Japan
2003: Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Yamani visited Japan
2003: Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi visited Saudi Arabia
2003: Secretary General, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Taku Yamazaki; Secretary General, New Komeito of Japan, Tetsuzo Fuyushiba; Secretary General, New Conservative Party of Japan, Toshihiro Nikai; Member, House of Representative of Japan, Gen Nakatani visited Qatar
2003: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KAWAGUCHI Yoriko visited Palestine
2003: Senior Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, MOTEGI Toshimitsu visited Palestine
2003: The Palestinian Authority re-opened the Permanent General Mission of Palestine in Tokyo 2003: Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali, Minister of Foreign Trade of Egypt visited Japan
2003: KOUMURA Masahiko, Former Foreign Minister of Japan visited Egypt (Special Envoy for Prime Minister KOIZUMI Junichiro)
2003: Member of the House of Representative of Japan, Koike Yuriko visited Oman
2003: Minister of National Economy and Supervisor of the Ministry of Finance of Oman, Ahmad bin Abdul Nabi Macki visited Japan
2003: Undersecretary for Education Curricula, Ministry of Education of Oman, Dr. Fawzia bint Nasser Al-Farsi visited Japan
2003: Minister of Electricity of Syria, Muneeb Al-Daher visited Japan
2003: Chief of Staff, JMSDF of Japan, Furusho Koichi visited Oman
2003: Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs of Oman, Yousuf bin Alawi bi Abdullah visited Japan
2003: KOIZUMI Junichiro Prime Minister of Japan visited Egypt
2003 January: Joint Invitation Program of Japan for Israeli and Palestinian Young Leaders
2003 February: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Bassem Awadallah visited Japan
2003 March: Toshimitsu Motegi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq
2003 April: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi visited Jordan
2003 April: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi visited Syria
2003 May: Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia, Mohamed Nouri Jouini visited Japan
2003 May: Mutrif Siddig, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan visited Japan
2003 May: Toshimitsu Motegi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq
2003 May: Dispatch of Japan Disaster Relief medical team for Earthquake Disaster in Algeria
2003 May: Holding of a Conference "Towards Stable Coexistence of Mutually Interdependent States of Israel and Palestine" to Build Confidence between the Israelis and the Palestinians
2003 May: Emergency Aid for Earthquake Disaster in Algeria
2003 June: The Fifth Japan-Tunisia Joint Committee Meeting
2003 July: Keitaro SATO, Ambassador in Charge of Peacebuilding in Africa visited Sudan
2003 August: Keitaro SATO, Ambassador in Charge of Peacebuilding in Africa visited Sudan
2003 August: Telephone Talks Between Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi and Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister Nabil Sha'ath
2003 September: Abdelkader MESSAHEL, Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeeria visited Japan
2003 September: Vice-President of House of Councillors, Japan, Shoji MOTOOKA visited Tunisia
2003 September: Prime Minister, Tunisia, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia, Mohamed Nouri Jouini visited Japan
2003 September: Badreddin Mohamed Ahmed Suliman, Advisor to the President for Economic Affairs (on the occasion of TICAD III) of Sudan visited Japan
2003 September: Tetsuro YANO, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Sudan
2003 October: HRH Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan visited Japan
2003 October: Ali Abdulameer Allawi, Minister of Trade of Iraq visited Japan
2003 October: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, Yoriko KAWAGUCHI visited Tunisia
2003 October: Japan-Egypt Joint Workshop for Medical Cooperation for Iraq (Summary and Evaluation)
2003 October: Demonstration of Okinawan traditional music, dance and Karate on the occasion of the 12th Bahrain international music festival.
2003 November: Visit to Republic of Tunisia by Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi
2003 November: KAWAGUCHI Yoriko, Foreign Minister of Japan visited Egypt
2003 December: Closure of the Consular Office of Japan in Alexandria, Arab Republic of Egypt
2003 December: Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Ichiro Aizawa visited Syria
2003 December: Telephone Talks Between Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabeel Sha'ath of the Palestinian Authority
2004: President of Finance and Budget Committee of the Parliament of Lebanon, Samir Azar visited Japan
2004: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, Al-Naimi visited Japan
2004: Minister of Transport and Communications of Oman, Sheikh Muhammed bin Abdullah bin Isa al Harthy visited Japan
2004: Minister of Oil and Gas of Oman, Mohammad bin Marmad bin Saif al Rumhy visited Japan
2004: Minister of National Economy and Supervisor of the Ministry of Finance of Oman, Ahmad bin Abdul Nabi Macki visited Japan
2004: Commander of the Royal Navy of Oman, Rear Admiral Solim bin Abdullah bin Rashid al Alawi visited Japan
2004: President of the Public Authority for Craft Industries of Oman, Sheikha Aáisha bint Khalfom bin Jumeil Al Siyabiya visited Japan
2004: Special Advisor to H.M. the Sultan of Oman, Dr. Omar Abdur Munin Al-Zawawi visited Japan
2004: Minister of International Cooperation Nabil Sha'ath and Minister of Finance of Palestine, Salam Fayyad visited Japan
2004: Chief Negotiator of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Saeb Erekat, Minister of Detainee Affairs of Palestine, Omar Abdul Raziq and Minister of PECDAR of Palestine, Mohammad Shtayyeh visited Japan
2004: Special Representative of Japan, KAWAGUCHI Yoriko visited Palestine
2004: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, FUKUSHIMA Keishiro visited Palestine
2004: Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Kazunori Tanaka visited Lebanon
2004: Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Japan
2004: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Dr. Mohamed Sabah Al Salem Al-Sabah visited Japan
2004: Deputy Foreign Minister of Syria, Iisa Darweesh visited Japan
2004: Minister of Energy of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Fahd Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah visited Japan
2004: Minister of Commerce and Industry of Kuwait, Abdullah Abdul Rahman Al-Taweel visited Japan
2004: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jabor Al-Thani visited Japan
2004: Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2004: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah visited Japan
2004: Minister of environment of Japan, Yuriko Koike visited Kuwait
2004: Committee on Middle Eastern Affairs, House of Representatives of Japan visited Kuwait
2004: State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan Shuzen Tanigawa visited Kuwait
2004: Minister of State for Defense of Japan, Yoshinori Ohno visited Kuwait
2004: Secretary General, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, Tsutomu Takebe visited Kuwait
2004: Secretary General, New Komeito of Japan, Tetsuzo Fuyushiba visited Kuwait
2004: HASHIMOTO Ryutaro, Former Prime Minister of Japan visited Egypt
2004: Japan recognized the Iraqi Interim government
2004: AISAWA Ichirou, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Egypt (Special Envoy for Prime Minister KOIZUMI Junichiro)
2004: MACHIMURA Nobukata, Foreign Minister of Japan visited Egypt (International Conference on Iraq at Sharm El-Sheikh)
2004: Mamdouh Reyad, Minister of State for the Environment Affairs of Egypt visited Japan
2004: Technological Assistance Agreement between Algeria and Japan
2004 January: Visit by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi to the Islamic Republic of Iran and the United Arab Emirates
2004 January: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi to Visit the United Arab Emirates
2004 February: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Bassem Awadallah visited Japan
2004 February: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Nabeel Shaath and Minister of Finance of Palestine, Salam Fayad of the Palestinian Authority visited Japan
2004 March: Dr. Mohammed Bahr Al Uloom, Chairman of the Governing Council of Iraq for March visited Iraq
2004 March: Mr. Mohammed Lotf Iriyani, Minister of Water and Environment of Yemen visited Japan
2004 March: Al Tijani Adam Ali Tahir, Minister of Environment of Sudan visited Japan
2004 March: Dr. Sulaf Al Deen Salih Mohamed, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid Commission of Sudan visited Japan
2004 March: Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid, Minister of Water Resources of Iraq visited Japan
2004 March: Dr. Al-Abadi, Minister of Communication of Iraq visited Japan
2004 March: Dr. Abdul Amir Al Abood, Minister of Agriculture of Iraq visited Japan
2004 March: Muhammad Tawfiq Rahim, Minister of Industry and Minerals of Iraq visited Japan
2004 March: Sami Azara Al Ma'jun, Minister of Labor and Social Affairs of Iraq visited Japan
2004 March: Abdul Kareem, Minister of Environment of Iraq visited Japan
2004 March: Cherif RAHMANI, Minister of Land Planning and Environment of Algeria visited Japan
2004 April: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan (upon invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) visited Japan
2004 April: Joint Announcement on Consolidation of Friendly Relations between Japan and the United Arab Emirates
2004 May: Visit by Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, Masahiko Koumura to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2004 May: Letter from Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi to Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie of the Palestinian Authority (PA) and from Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi to Minister of Foreign Affairs Nabil Shaath of the PA
2004 May: Yoshiro MORI, Former Prime Minister of Japan visited Algeria
2004 May: Former Prime Minister, Japan, Yoshiro MORI visited Tunisia
2004 May and June: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tunisia, Habib Ben Yahia visited Japan
2004 June: Meeting Between Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi and First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani of the State of Qatar, and a Dinner Hosted by Foreign Minister Kawaguchi
2004 June: Minister of Fishery of Mauritania visited Japan
2004 June: Visit by Special Envoy of Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi of Japan, Ichiro Aisawa to Egypt and Libya
2004 July: Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia, Mohamed Nouri Jouini visited Japan
2004 July: Special Envoy of Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister Prime Minister of Japan visited Egypt
2004 July: Japan-State of Kuwait Summit Meeting
2004 July: The Second Conference for Confidence-Building between the Israelis and the Palestinians
2004 July: Japan-State of Kuwait Joint Statement
2004 July: MATSUURA Koichiro, Director-General of UNESCO of Japan visited Comoros
2004 August: Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan visited Japan
2004 August: Members of the House of Representatives of Japan, MURATA, KITAMURA visited Mauritania
2004 September: Dr. Mustafa Osman Ismail, Minister of Foreign Affairs (a Working Visit upon Invitation by Minister for Foreign Affairs) of Sudan visited Japan
2004 September: Keitaro SATO, Ambassador in Charge of Peacebuilding in Africa visited Sudan
2004 September: Mohamed MEZIANE, Chief Executive Officer of SONATRACH of Algeria visited Japan
2004 October: Shaikh Abdulaziz bin Mubarak AL-KHALIFA, Assistant Undersecretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Bahrain visited Japan
2004 October: Dr. Braham Salih, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq visited Japan
2004 October: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Bassem Awadallah visited Japan
2004 October: Dr. Mehdi Hafedh, Minister of Planning and Development Cooperation of Iraq visited Japan
2004 October: Dr. Aiham Ai-Sammarae, Minister of Electricity of Iraq visited Japan
2004 October: Nasreen Barwari, Minister of Municipality and Public Works of Iraq visited Japan
2004 October: Dr. Muhammed Ali Al-Hakim, Minister of Communication of Iraq visited Japan
2004 October: Dr. Ala'din Alwan, Minister of Health of Iraq visited Japan
2004 October: Launching of the Second Japan-Egypt Joint Medical Cooperation for Iraq
2004 October: Abdou MADI MARI, State Secretary in charge of Territorial Security of Comoros visited Japan
2004 November: Ambassador of Japan, Ms. Yoriko Kawaguchi (Aide to Prime Minister, ex-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, condolence visit for H.H. Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the late President of the United Arab Emirates) visited the United Arab Emirates
2004 November: Dr. El Zubeir Bashir Taha, Minister of Science and Technology (on the occasion of STS Forum) of Sudan visited Japan
2004 November: Maoulana CHARIF, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industrial Promotion of Comoros visited Japan (TICAD-AATIC)
2004 December: Dispatch of a Japanese delegation to the international observation mission for the election of the Ra'ees of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority
2004 December: Yoshinori Ohno, Minister of State for Defense of Japan visited Samawa, Iraq
2004 December: Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, President of Algeria visited Japan
2004 December: Ichiro AISAWA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Sudan
2004 December: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
2005: Minister of National Economy and Supervisor of the Ministry of Finance of Oman, Ahmad bin Abdul Nabi Macki visited Japan
2005: Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Yamani visited Japan
2005: Crown Prince and Former Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto visited Saudi Arabia
2005: Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kawai Katsuyuki visited Oman
2005: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KAWAI Katsuyuki visited Palestine
2005: President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas visited Japan
2005: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, MACHIMURA Nobutaka visited Palestine
2005: Sheikha Hussa Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah of Kuwait visited Japan
2005: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Keishiro Fukushima visited Kuwait
2005: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Katsuyuki Kawai visited Kuwait
2005: Minister of State for Defense of Japan, Fukushiro Nukaga visited Kuwait
2005: Fayza Abul Naga, Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt visited Japan
2005: Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Salma, Crown Prince of Morocco, Moulay Hassan visited Japan
2005: Her Royal Highness Princess of Morocco, Lalla Amina visited Japan
2005: Fathallah OUALALOU, Minister of Finance and Economy of Morocco, visited Japan
2005: Yemen participated in Nagoya International Exhibition.
2005: Rasheed Mohamed Rasheed, Minister of Foreign Trade and Industry of Egypt visited Japan
2005: Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2005: Emir of the State of Qatar Hamad Bin Khalifa Al-Thani and Consort of the Emir Moza Bint Nasser visited Japan
2005: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Qatar, Hamad Bin Jassim Al-Thani visited Japan
2005: Minister of Finance of Qatar, Yousef Hussein Kamal visited Japan
2005: Minister of Economy and Commerce of Qatar, Mohamed Bin Ahmed Al-Thani visited Japan
2005: Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Katsuyuki Kawai visited Qatar
2005: KONO Yohei, The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Egypt
2005 January: Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited the Palestinian Territories
2005 January: Masaharu Kohno, Director-General for Sub-Saharan African Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan attended the Signing Ceremony of the North-South Comprehensive Peace Agreement in Sudan
2005 January: Foreign Minister of Japan, Nobutaka Machimura visited the Palestinian Autonomous Areas and Israel
2005 February: Mr. Khaled Abdulwahhab Shareef, President of Supreme Election Committee of Yemen visited Japan
2005 March: Meeting between Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ichiro Aisawa and Government Officials of the Republic of the Sudan and Members of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)
2005 March: The Third Japan-Egypt Joint Medical Cooperation for Iraq
2005 March: Mr. Katsuhiko Kawai, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen
2005 March: Visit to Japan by Joint Visiting Groups to Support Reconstruction in Sudan
2005 March: Joint National Transition Team (JNTT) of Sudan visited Japan
2005 April: Ichiro Aisawa, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan attended the Oslo Donors' Conference on Sudan 2005
2005 April: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, Katsuyuki KAWAI visited Tunisia
2005 April: Katsuyuki KAWAI, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Algeria
2005 May: Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority visited Japan
2005 May: Delegation of the Democratic Party of Japan to Middle East and Sudan (Leader: Katsuya OKADA, President, The Democratic Party of Japan) visited Sudan
2005 May: Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority
2005 May: Visit to Japan of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Amir of the State of Qatar and Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Nasser Abdullah Al Misnad, the Consort of the Amir
2005 May: President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority visited Japan
2005 May: SUTO Takaya, Ambassador in charge of UN Reform of Japan visited Comoros
2005 June: Prime Minister, Tunisia, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia, Mohamed Nouri Jouini visited Japan
2005 June: Katsuyuki KAWAI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain
2005 June: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Suhair Al-Ali visited Japan
2005 June: HIH Princess Takamado of Japan visited Jordan
2005 June: Hajim Al-Hasani, Speaker of the National Assembly of Iraq visited Japan
2005 July: Mr. Ryutaro Hashimoto, former Prime Minister of Japan, to Visit the UAE
2005 July: Keitaro SATO, Ambassador in Charge of Peacebuilding in Africa visited Sudan
2005 July: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania, BEUAL visited Japan
2005 July: Ryutaro Hashimoto, former Prime Minister of Japan visited Egypt
2005 September: Abdelkader Semmari, President of Algeria-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League visited Japan
2005 August: Former Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto visited Saudi Arabia
2005 October: Nasreen Barwari, Minister of Public Works of Iraq visited Japan
2005 October: Minister of Justice and Human Rights, Tunisia, Bechir Tekkari visited Japan
2005 November: Mr. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen visited Japan
2005 November: His Majesty the King of Morocco, Mohamed VI visited Japan (State visit)
2005 November: Minister of Internal Affairs and Communication, Japan, Heizo TAKENAKA visited Tunisia
2005 November: Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq visited Japan
2005 November: Rasheed Mohammed AL-MARAJ, Governor, Bahrain Monetary Agency visited Japan
2005 November: Japan-African Union Parliamentary Friendship Association (Leader: Koji OMI, Member of the House of Representatives) visited Sudan
2005 November: Katsutoshi KANETA, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain
2005 December: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
2005 December: Youth Invitation Program from Palestinian Territories to Japan
2005 December: Dr. Altijani Salih Fidail, Minister of International Cooperation of Sudan visited Japan
2005 December: Dr. Ibrahim al-Ja'afari, Prime Minister of Iraq visited Japan
2005 December: Dr. Ibrahim Bahr Al-Uloum, Minister of Oil of Iraq visited Japan
2005 December: Fukushiro Nukaga, Minister of State for Defense of Japan visited Samawa, Iraq
2005 December: Boudjemaa HAICHOUR, Minister of Postal and Information Technology of Algeria visited Japan
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2006: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait, Dr. Ismael Khudor Al-Shatti visited Japan
2006: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, ITO Shintaro visited Palestine
2006: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Shoichi Nakagawa visited Saudi Arabia
2006: Prime Minister of Japan, KOIZUMI Junichiro visited Palestine
2006: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, ITO Shintaro visited Palestine
2006: Minister of National Economy and Supervisor of the Ministry of Finance of Oman, Ahmad bin Abdul Nabi Macki visited Japan
2006: Chief of Staff, JMSDF of Japan, Saito Takashi visited Oman
2006: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Aso visited Kuwait
2006: Committee on Middle Eastern Affairs, House of Representatives of Japan visited Kuwait
2006: Minister of State for Defense of Japan, Fukushiro Nukaga visited Kuwait
2006: State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Katsutoshi Kaneda visited Kuwait
2006: Senior Vice-Minister for defence of Japan, Taro Kimura visited Kuwait
2006: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Aso visited Kuwait
2006: Special Adviser of the Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Mohammed Al-Khaled M.Al-Sabah visited
2006: KOSAKA Kenji, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan visited Egypt
2006: KOIKE Yuriko, Minister of Environment of Japan visited Egypt
2006: Mohamed LAENSER, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Sea Fisheries of Morocco, visited Japan
2006: Mohammed BOUSSAÏD, Minister for Public Sector Modernization of Morocco visited Japan
2006: Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Akiko Yamanaka visited Qatar
2006: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Toshihiro Nikai visited Qatar (the 10th International Energy Forum)
2006: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Taro Aso visited Qatar (the 5th Asian Cooperation Dialogue)
2006: Special Mission Committee for EPA/FTA, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, visited Qatar
2006: Special Advisor to Prime Minister of Japan, Yuriko Koike visited Qatar
2006: Chief of Staff, the Qatari Armed Forces of Qatar, Major General Hamad Bin Ali Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2006: Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan (attended 1st Japan-Qatar Joint Economic Committee)
2006: Dr. Hany Hilal, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt visited Japan
2006 January: President of House of Representatives, Japan, Yohei KONO visited Tunisia
2006 January: Fumio KYUMA, Chairman of General Council, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan visited Bahrain
2006 January: Minister of Health, Tunisia, Mohamed Ridha Kechrid visited Japan
2006 February: Yasuhisa SHIOZAKI, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Sudan
2006 February: The 17th Women's Exchange Program Japan-Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Territories
2006 April: Visit to Japan of His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2006 May: Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia, Mohamed Nouri Jouini visited Japan
2006 May: Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt visited Japan
2006 June: Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of the Djibouti visited Japan
2006 June: Rasheed Mohammed AL-MARAJ, Governor, Bahrain Monetary Agency visited Japan
2006 June: Mohamed BENAISSA, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Morocco visited Japan
2006 July: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tunisia, Abdelwaheb Abdallah visited Japan
2006 July: Minister of Energy and Oil of Mauritania, MOHAMED ALI visited Japan
2006 July: Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi visited Jordan
2006 July: Mr. Shintaro Ito, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen
2006 July: Taro KIMURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Defense of Japan visited Bahrain
2006 July: Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kuwait
2006 July: Yoshitaka SAKURADA, Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office of Japan visited Algeria
2006 August: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, Shintaro ITO visited Tunisia
2006 August: Dr. El Zubeir Bashir Taha, Minister of Science and Technology (on the occasion of STS Forum) of Sudan visited Japan
2006 August: Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, ITO visited Mauritania
2006 August: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan visited Japan
2006 October: Keitaro Sato, Ambassador of Japan in charge of Peace Building in Africa visited Sudan
2006 October: Takeshi IWAYA, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain
2006 October: Dr. Hussain Al-Shahristani, Minister of Oil of Iraq visited Japan
2006 November: Dr. Lam Akol Ajawin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sudan visited Japan
2006 November: Launch of Negotiations for Conventions for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income between Japan and the United Arab Emirates
2006 November: Ambassador Tatsuo Arima visited the Palestinian Authority
2006 November: Launch Negotiations for Conventions for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income with Kuwait
2006 December: Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq
2006 December: Malik Agar Ayar, Minister of Investment (on the occasion of a JETRO Investment Seminar) of Sudan visited Japan
2006 December: TM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited Japan
2006 December: Yuriko KOIKE, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan visited Bahrain
2007: Chancellor to the Prime Minister of Kuwait Dr. Sheikh Salem Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Japan
2007: Special Advisor to H.M. the Sultan of Oman, Dr. Omar Abdur Munin Al-Zawawi visited Japan
2007: Minister of National Economy and Supervisor of the Ministry of Finance of Oman, Ahmad bin Abdul Nabi Macki visited Japan
2007: Chief Negotiator of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat visited Japan
2007: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Ziad Abu Amr visited Japan
2007: The Representative office of Japan to the Palestinian Authority moved from Gaza to Ramallah.
2007: Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan, KOIKE Yuriko visited Palestine
2007: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, ASO Taro visited Palestine
2007: Minister of Sports Affairs of Oman, Eng. Ali bin Masoud bin Ali Al Sunaidy visited Japan
2007: Member of the State Council of Oman, Muna Mahfouz Salem Al-Manthary visited Japan
2007: Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Sekiguchi Masakazu visited Oman
2007: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan (attended 2nd Japan-Qatar Joint Economic Committee)
2007: Special Advisor to Prime Minister of Japan, Yuriko Koike visited Qatar
2007: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Qatar
2007: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Sana'a
2007: Senior Vice-Minister for Finance of Japan, Kazunori Tanaka visited Qatar
2007: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, Al-Naimi visited Japan
2007: Secretary-General of the National Security Council Prince of Saudi Arabia, Bandar Bin Sultan visited Japan
2007: Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Katsuhito Asano visited Syria
2007: Ali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan
2007: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Saudi Arabia
2007: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Akira Amari visited Saudi Arabia
2007: Senior Vice-Minister of Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Kenshiro Matsunami visited Qatar
2007: Senior Vice Minister of Finance of Japan, Tanaka Kazunori visited Oman
2007: Chief of Staff, JMSDF of Japan, Yoshikawa Eiji visited Oman
2007: Kuwait-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League visited Japan
2007: Founder and President of the Kuwaiti Voluntary Committee Sheikha Amthal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Japan
2007: Special Advisor for the Prime Minister of Japan, Yuriko Koike visited Kuwait
2007: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Kuwait
2007: Special Committee on terrorism and Iraq, House of Representatives of Japan visited Kuwait
2007: Dr. Hany Hilal, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt visited Japan
2007: Ahmad Darwish, Minister of State for Administrative Development of Egypt visited Japan
2007: ABE Shinzo, Prime Minister of Japan visited Egypt
2007: NAKAYAMA Taro, Former Foreign Minister of Japan visited Egypt (The Japan and Arab Dialogue Forum)
2007 January: Kazunori TANAKA, Senior Vice-Minister for Finance of Japan visited Sudan
2007 March: The Second Round of Negotiations on the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income with the State of Kuwait
2007 March: Keitaro SATO, Ambassador in Charge of Peacebuilding in Africa visited Sudan
2007 March: Tariq Al-Hashimi, Vice President of Iraq visited Japan
2007 March: The Second Round of Negotiations on the Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income between Japan and the United Arab Emirates
2007 March: Startup Meeting for Four-Party Consultative Unit for the Concept of the "Corridor for Peace and Prosperity" and the Third Conference for Confidence-Building between the Israelis and the Palestinians
2007 April: Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, HAMADA visited Mauritania
2007 April: Masayoshi Hamada, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan attended the Presidential Inauguration Ceremony of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania (as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan)
2007 April: Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Mnister of Iraq visited Japan
2007 April: Fourth Round of Formal Negotiations on Bilateral Investment Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2007 April: Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia, Mohamed Nouri Jouini visited Japan
2007 May: Dr. Ziad Abu-Amr, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority visited Japan
2007 May: Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Libya
2007 May: Joint Statement between the State of Kuwait and Japan
2007 May: Japan-Egypt Joint Statement
2007 May: HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
2007 May: ASO Taro, Foreign Minister of Japan visited Egypt (Ministerial Meeting on Iraq at Sharm El-Sheikh)
2007 June: Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan attended Enlarged International Contact Group Meeting on Darfur
2007 June: Dr. Ahmed Belal Osman, Advisor to President (private invitation) of Sudan visited Japan
2007 June: Mohamed MEZIANE, Chief Executive Officer of SONATRACH of Algeria visited Japan
2007 July: HRH Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
2007 July: Vice Admiral, Eiji YOSHIKAWA, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force visited Bahrain
2007 July: Kazunori TANAKA, Parliamentary Secretary for Defense of Japan visited Bahrain
2007 August: Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs visited the Palestinian territories
2007 August: Mr. Hamoud Mohamed Obad, Minister of Youth and Sports of Yemen visited Japan
2007 August: Japan-Mauritania Foreign Ministerial Talks and Dinner
2007 August: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mauritania, LEMINE visited Japan
2007 August: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Aso visited Jordan
2007 September: Mohamed BEJAWI, Former Foreign Minister of Algeria visited Japan
2007 September: Minister of Fishery of Mauritania, SOUMARE visited Japan
2007 September: Itsunori Onodera, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain and Attend High-level Meeting concerning Darfur Issue (
2007 September: Itsunori ONODERA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain and attended High-level Meeting concerning Darfur Issue
2007 October: Tabita Shokai, Minister of Health (private invitation) of Sudan visited Japan
2007 October: Dr. El Zubeir Bashir Taha, Minister of Interior (on the occasion of STS Forum) of Sudan visited Japan
2007 October: Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Regional Cooperation (Government of Southern Sudan) (by the Opinion Leader Invitation scheme) visited Japan
2007 October: Minoru TERADA, Parliamentary Secretary for Defense of Japan visited Bahrain
2007 November: Abdullatif bin Rashid AL-ZAYANI, Chief of Public Security, Ministry of Interior of Bahrain visited Japan
2007 November: Itsuyuki ONODERA, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Algeria
2007 November: Mohamed BEJAWI, Former Foreign Minister of Algeria visited Japan
2007 December: Yuriko KOIKE, Former Minister of Defense of Japan visited Bahrain
2007 December: 1st Meeting of the Japan-United Arab Emirates Joint Economic Committee
2007 December: Visit to Japan of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince of United Arab Emirates
2007 December: Amar GHOUL, Public Works Minister of Algeria visited Japan
2007 December: Fifth Round of Formal Negotiations on Bilateral Investment Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2008: Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Kisaburo Tokai visited Saudi Arabia
2008: Special Envoy of Prime Minister of Japan, Hiroshi Okuda visited Saudi Arabia
2008: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Akira Amari visited Saudi Arabia
2008: UNO Osamu, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Egypt
2008: KISHIDA Fumio, Minister of State for Scientific and Technology Policy of Japan visited Egypt
2008: Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs of Japan, Kamikawa Yoko visited Oman
2008: Chief Negotiator of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Saeb Erekat and Minister of PECDAR of Palestine, Mohammad Shtayyeh visited Japan
2008: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, NAKAYAMA Yasuhide visited Palestine
2008: Special Envoy of Japan, Okuda Hiroshi visited Oman
2008: Senior Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Yamauchi Toshio visited Oman
2008: Minister of Heritage and Culture of Oman, Haitham bin Tarik Al-Said visited Japan
2008: Minister of National Economy and supervisor of the Ministry of Finance of Oman, Ahmed bin Abdul Nabi Macki visited Japan
2008: Chairman of the National Records and Achieves Authority of Oman, Dr. hamad Mohammed Dhuuaihi Al-Dawyani visited Japan
2008: Member of the State Council of Oman, Dr. Samira bint Mohamed Al-Moosa visited Japan
2008: Prime Minister of Kuwait, Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah visited Japan
2008: Member of the International Olympic Council of Kuwait, Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Japan
2008: Member of the International Olympic Council of Jordan, Sheikh Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Japan
2008: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Osamu Uno visited Kuwait
2008: Abbas EL FASSI, Prime Minister of Morocco visited Japan (TICAD IV)
2008: Ahmed Reda CHAMI, Minister of Industry, Trade and New Technologies of Morocco visited Japan
2008: Amina BENKHADRA, Minister of Energy, Mine, Water and Environment of Morocco visited Japan
2008: State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Itsunori Onodera visited Kuwait
2008: Parliamentary Secretary for Finance of Japan, Ichiro Miyashita visited Kuwait
2008: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Akira Amari visited Kuwait
2008: Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, Hiroshi Okuda visited Kuwait
2008: Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister of Defense of Japan, Akinori Eto visited Kuwait
2008: Parliamentary Secretary for Defense of Japan, Tsukasa Akimoto visited Qatar
2008: Senior Vice-Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan, Takayoshi Taniguchi visited Qatar
2008: Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, Hiroshi Okuda visited Qatar
2008: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nobuhide Minorikawa visited Qatar
2008: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan (attended 3rd Japan-Qatar Joint Economic Committee)
2008: Security Committee, House of Representatives of Japan, visited Kuwait
2008: Minister of Finance of Japan, Fukushiro Nukaga visited Kuwait
2008: Zoheir Garranah, Minister of Tourism of Egypt visited Japan
2008: Mahmoud Mohieddin, Minister of Investment of Egypt visited Japan
2008: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Sana'a
2008: Dr. Mahmoud Abu Zeid, Minister of Irrigation and Water Resouces of Egypt visited Japan
2008: Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt visited Japan (TICAD IV)
2008: Dr. Youssef Boutros Ghali, Minister of Finance of Egypt visited Japan
2008: Dr. Hany Hilal, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of Egypt visited Japan
2008 January: Tetsuro YANO, Member of the House of Councillors (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan) visited Sudan
2008 February: Joint Statement between Japan and the Kingdom of Bahrain
2008 February: Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Bahrain visited Japan
2008 March: Mr. Khaled Mahfood Bahah, Minister of Oil and Minerals of Yemen visited Japan
2008 March: Secretary of State under the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tunisia, Saida Chtioui visited Japan
2008 March: Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East, to Attend the Arab League Summit, and to Visit the State of Israel, the Palestinian Territories, and the United States of America
2008 March: Japan-Egypt Year of Science and Technology 2008: Opening Ceremony in Grand Hall of Cairo University
2008 March: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan, Osamu UNO visited Tunisia
2008 March: Dr. Tatsuo Arima, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East attended the Arab League Summit, and visited the Palestinian Territories
2008 March: Dr. Jasim HUSAIN, Member of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain visited Japan
2008 March: Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie, Assistant to the President (by the Invitation by Minister for Foreign Affairs) of Sudan visited Japan
2008 March: Sayyid Haitham bin Tarik Al Said, Minister of Heritage and Culture of the Sultanate of Oman visited Japan
2008 April: President of the Chamber of Councillors, Tunisia, Abdallah Kallar visited Japan
2008 April: Mr. Abdulkarim Ismail Al-Arhabi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Yemen visited Japan
2008 April: Itsunori Onodera, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kuwait
2008 April: Tsutomu TAKEBE, Chairperson of Japan-Bahrain Parliamentary Friendship League visited Bahrain
2008 May: President Abdallahi of Mauritania visited Japan (TICAD IV)
2008 May: Dispatch of Hiroshi Okuda, Special Advisor to the Cabinet, to Gulf Countries as Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan
2008 May: Prime Minister, Tunisia, Mohamed Ghannouchi, Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia, Mohamed Nouri Jouini visited Japan
2008 May: Field Marshal Omer Hassan Ahmed al Bashir, President of the Sudan (on the occasion of TICAD IV) visited Japan
2008 May: Itsunori ONODERA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yasuhide NAKAYAMA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Keitaro SATO, Ambassador in Charge of Peacebuilding in Africa visited Sudan
2008 May: The Seventh Round of Formal Negotiations on Bilateral Investment Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2008 May: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan visited Japan
2008 May: Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed SAMBI, President of Comoros visited Japan (TICAD IV)
2008 June: Akira Amari, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq
2008 June: Naseer Al-Ani, Head of Presidential Council of Iraq visited Japan
2008 June: Mr. Osamu Uno, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen
2008 June: Mr. Khaled Al-Akwa, Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen visited Japan
2008 June: Japan-Egypt Consultations on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
2008 June: Khalifa bin Ahmed AL DAHRANI, Chairman of the Council of Representatives of Bahrain visited Japan and met Masahiko KOUMURA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
2008 July: Study mission of House of Councillors (Leader: Tetsuro YANO, Member of the House of Councillors) of Japan visited Sudan
2008 July: Hiroshi OKUDA, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan visited Bahrain
2008 July: Senior Vice-Minister of Environment, Japan, Ikuzo SAKURAI visited Tunisia
2008 July: Foreign Minister of Jordan, Salaheddin Al-Bashir visited Japan
2008 July: Ryotaro TANOSE, Member of the House of Representative of Japan visited Bahrain
2008 July: Japan-Algeria Summit Meeting
2008 July: His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohamed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait visited Japan
2008 July: Abdelaziz BOUTEFLIKA, President of Algeria visited Japan
2008 August: The delegation led by Asahiko MIHARA, Member of the House of Representatives (Director-General, International Bureau, Liberal Democratic Party) of Japan visited Sudan
2008 August: Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Air Services
2008 October: H.R.H. Shaikh Salman bin Hamad AL KHALIFA, Crown Prince and Chairman of Economic Development Board of Bahrain visited Japan
2008 October: Dr. El Zubeir Bashir Taha, Minister of Agriculture and Forests, Ibrahim Ahmed Omer, Minister of Science and Technology (on the occasion of STS Forum) of Sudan visited Japan
2008 October: Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Tunisia, Lahar Bououni visited Japan
2008 October: HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan visited Japan
2008 October: The Fourth Conference for Confidence-Building between the Israelis and the Palestinians
2008 October: Sheikh Hussam bin Isa AL KHALIFA, Advisor, Prime Minister’s Court of Bahrain visited Japan
2008 November: Dispatch of Japanese Instructors to PKO Centers in Egypt
2008 November: SHIBAYAMA Masahiko, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Egypt 2008 December: HRH Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
2008 December: Seiko Hashimoto, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Baghdad Samawa, Iraq
2008 December: Participation of Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japn, in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to Address the Issue of the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia
2008 December: Yoshimasa HAYASHI, Former Minister of Defense of Japan visited Bahrain
2008 December: Ryota TAKEDA, Parliamentary Secretary for Defense of Japan visited Bahrain
2009: Former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy of Japan, Ota Hiroko visited Oman
2009: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nishimura Yasutoshi visited Oman
2009: Minister of National Economy of Palestine, Hasan Abu-Libdeh visited Japan
2009: Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Saudi Arabia
2009: Former Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuo Fukuda visited Saudi Arabia
2009: Ali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan
2009: Agreement for Air Services between Japan and Saudi Arabia was established
2009: Former Prime Minister and Special Envoy of Japan, Fukuda Yasuo visited Oman
2009: H.E. Sayyid Badr bin Hamad al Busaidi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Oman visited Japan
2009: Minister of Oil and Gas of Oman, Mohammad bin Marmad bin Saif al Rumhy visited Japan
2009: Minister of Higher Education of Oman, Rawya bint Saud bin Ahmed al Busaidiyah visited Japan
2009: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Aden
2009: ITO Shintaro, State Secreatry for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Egypt (The International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza)
2009: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah visited Japan
2009: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Masahiko Shibayama visited Kuwait
2009: Special Envoy for the Middle East of Japan, Yutaka Iimura visited Lebanon
2009: NAKASONE Hirofumi, Foreign Minister of Japan visited Egypt
2009: Koichi TAKEMASA, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Morocco
2009: Akiko SANTO, Vice President of the House of Councillors of Japan visited Morocco
2009: Heir Apparent of the State of Qatar Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani visited Japan
2009: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2009: Minister of State for International Cooperation and Cabinet Member of Qatar, Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2009: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar, Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah visited Japan (attended 4th Japan-Qatar Joint Economic Committee)
2009: Minister of State for International Cooperation and Cabinet Member of Qatar, Khalid Bin Mohamed Al-Attiyah visited Japan
2009: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yasutoshi Nishimura visited Syria
2009: I. H. Princess Takamado of Japan visited Egypt
2009 January: Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of Syria, Fayssal Mekdad visited Japan
2009 January: Ali Ahmed Karti, State Minister of Foreign Affairs (by the Opinion Leader Invitation scheme) of Sudan visited Japan
2009 January: Shinzo Abe, Former Prime Minister (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq
2009 January: "Declaration on Establishing a Comprehensive Partnership between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Iraq" was signed on the occasion of the visit by Shinzo Abe, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, to Iraq
2009 February: Keitaro SATO, Ambassador in Charge of Peacebuilding in Africa visited Sudan
2009 February: Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs attended the International Conference in support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza
2009 February: Gen NAKATANI, Member of the House of Representative of Japan visited Bahrain
2009 February: Mr. Salah Al-Attar, Chairman of the General Investment Authority of Yemen visited Japan
2009 February: Talks between Keitaro Sato, Special Envoy for UN Reform and Ambassador in Charge of Peace Building in Africa, and H.E. Mr. Ahmad Bin Abdullah Al-Mahmoud, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar
2009 March: The 7th Seminar on "Dialogue among Civilizations between Japan and the Islamic World" in Kuwait
2009 March: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Suhair Al-Ali visited Japan
2009 March: Signing of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning the Establishment of Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology
2009 March: Dr. Luka Biong, Minister of Presidential Affairs in the Government of Southern Sudan (on the occasion of the TICAD IV Follow-up Symposium) visited Japan
2009 March: Dr. Awad Ahmed El- Jaz,Special Envoy of the President of the Sudan (Minister of Finance and National Economy) visited Japan
2009 March: Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Bahrain
2009 April: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan
2009 April: Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Egypt
2009 April: Dr. Awad Ahmed El-Jaz, Sudanese Envoy pays Courtesy Call on Takeo Kawamura, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan
2009 April: Talk between Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation of Djibouti
2009 May: Japan-Egypt Ministerial Meeting
2009 May: Visit to Japan of His Highness Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani Heir Apparent of the State of Qatar
2009 May: Yasuo FUKUDA, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan visited Bahrain
2009 June: Vice Admiral, Toru IZUMI, Commander in chief, Self Defense Fleet of Japan visited Bahrain
2009 June: President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Sadako OGATA visited Tunisia
2009 June: "Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of Japan and the Republic of Iraq" was issued on the occasion of the visit by Hoshyar Mahmoud Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq, to Japan
2009 June: Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq visited Japan
2009 June: Seiko HASHIMOTO, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Algeria
2009 July: Extension of the Dispatch of the International Peace Cooperation Corps in the Golan Heights
2009 July: Minister for Foreign Affairs, Tunisia, Abdelwaheb Abdallah visited Japan
2009 July: Visit to the Middle East by H.E. Mr. Yutaka Iimura, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East (Representative of the Government of Japan)
2009 July: Hussain Al-Shahristani, Minister of Oil of Iraq visited Japan
2009 July: Fawzi Hariri, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources of Iraq visited Japan
2009 August: Yutaka Iimura, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East (Representative of the Government of Japan) visited Palestinian Territories
2009 October: Dr. Mutrif Siddiq, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (on the occasion of Japan-Sudan Policy Dialogue) visited Japan
2009 October: Meeting between Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Mutrif Siddiq, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of the Sudan
2009 October: Minister of Culture and Protection of National Heritage, Tunisia, Abderraouf El Basti visited Japan
2009 October: Meeting between Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Pagan Amum Okiech, Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement
2009 October: Pagan Amum Okiech, Secretary General of Sudan People’s Liberation Movement, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Sudan visited Japan (by the invitation of the MOFA of Japan)
2009 November: Bahrain-Japan Friendship Society’s Delegation headed by Nasser Mohammed Jameel AL-ARAYEDH visited Japan
2009 November: Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh, Minister of National Economy of the Palestinian Authority visited Japan
2009 November: Brig. Ali Ahmad Rasa, Chairman of the Yemen Coast Guard of Yemen visited Japan
2009 November: Meeting between Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Professor Abdalla Ahmed Abdalla, Deputy Chairman of the National Elections Commission of Sudan
2009 November: Professor Abdalla Ahmed Abdalla, Deputy Chairman of the National Elections Commission of Sudan(by the Opinion Leader Invitation scheme) visited Japan
2009 November: Minister of Culture of Syria, Riad Naasan Agha visited Japan
2009 November: Rasheed Mohammed AL-MARAJ, Governor, Central Bank of Bahrain visited Japan
2009 December: Ministry of Social Development of Jordan, Hala Lattouf visited Japan
2009 December: Ali Hassan Bahdon, Minister of Equipment and Transportation of Djibouti visited Japan
2009 December: Hidehisa OTSUJI, Fomer Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan visited Bahrain
2009 December: General, Ryoichi ORIKI, Commander in chief, Joint Staff of Japan visited Bahrain
2009 December: Dr. Yahya Muhammed Al-Mutawakkil, Minister of Industry and Trade of Yemen visited Japan
2009 December: Mr. Hidehisa Otsuji, former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan visited Yemen
2009 December: Kazuya SHINBA, Senior Vice-Minister for Defense of Japan visited Bahrain
2009 December: Minister of Development and International Cooperation, Tunisia, Mohamed Nouri Jouini visited Japan
2009 December: Vice President of House of Councillors, Japan, Akiko SANTO visited Tunisia
2009 December: Koichi Takemasa, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Tadahiro Matsushita, Senior Vice Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq
2009 December: Minister of Industry and mining of Mauritania, OUDAA visited Japan
2009 December: Meeting between Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Ould-Abdallah, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia
2009 December: Dr. El Tigani Salih Fidail, Minister of International Cooperation of the Sudan Government of National Unity, Prof. Peter Adwok Nyaba Tor, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research of the Sudan Government of National Unity, Dr. Barnaba Marial Benjamin, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Supply of the Government of Southern Sudan (Japan-Arab Economic Forum) visited Japan
2009 December: Deputy Prime Minister for Economic Affairs of Syria, Abdullah Dardari visited Japan
Sources
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
Embassy of Japan in Bahrain