1939: Japan opened its Legation in Baghdad

1955: Iraq opened its Legation in Tokyo

1960: Both Japan and Iraq Legations were upgraded to Embassies

1964: Trade Agreement between Iraq and Japan  

1968: Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement between Iraq and Japan  

1974: Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement between Iraq and Japan  

1979: Cultural Agreement between Iraq and Japan  

1979: Aviation Agreement between Iraq and Japan  

1991: Japan ceased Embassy functions temporarily after all Japanese diplomats evacuated from Iraq

2002 September: Japan-Iraq Foreign Ministers' Meeting  

2003 March: Toshimitsu Motegi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq

2003 May: Toshimitsu Motegi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister) of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq

2003 October: Ali Abdulameer Allawi, Minister of Trade of Iraq visited Japan

2004: Japan recognized the Iraqi Interim government

2004 March: Dr. Al-Abadi, Minister of Communication of Iraq visited Japan

2004 March: Dr. Mohammed Bahr Al Uloom, Chairman of the Governing Council of Iraq for March visited Iraq

2004 March: Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid, Minister of Water Resources 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 October: Dr. Braham Salih, Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq 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 December: Yoshinori Ohno, Minister of State for Defense of Japan visited Samawa, Iraq

2005 June: Hajim Al-Hasani, Speaker of the National Assembly of Iraq visited Japan

2005 October: Nasreen Barwari, Minister of Public Works of Iraq visited Japan

2005 November: Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq 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

2006 October: Dr. Hussain Al-Shahristani, Minister of Oil of Iraq visited Japan

2006 December: Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq

2007 March: Tariq Al-Hashimi, Vice President of Iraq visited Japan

2007 April: Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Mnister of Iraq visited Japan

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 December: Seiko Hashimoto, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Baghdad Samawa, Iraq

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 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 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 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

2011 January: Akihiro Ohata, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq

2011 February: Dispatch of a Japanese Business Mission to Iraq  

2011 June: Dispatch of a Japanese Business Mission to Iraq  

2011 November: "Joint Statement by the Prime Minister of Japan and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq -Towards a New Stage of the Japan-Iraq Comprehensive Partnership" was issued on the occasion of the visit by Nouri Kamil al- Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq, to Japan

2011 November: Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Mnister of Iraq visited Japan

2011 November: Working Visit to Japan of Nouri al-Maliki, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq  

2011 November: Meeting between Noda, Prime Minister of Japan and Prime Minister al-Maliki of Iraq  

2011 November: Dispatch of a Japanese Business Mission to Baghdad International Fair  

2012 February: Official Visit to Japan of Dr. Khalaf A. Samad, Governor of Basra, the Republic of Iraq  

2012 May: Working Visit to Japan of Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq  

2012 May: Hoshyar Zebari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq visited Japan

2012 October: Dr. Rafea al-Essawi, Minister of Finance of Iraq visited Japan

2012 November: Meeting between Kazuya Shimba, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Labeed Majeed Abbawi, Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs of Iraq  

2012 December: Dr. Abdul Karim Al-Samarrai, Minister of Science and Technology of Iraq visited Japan

2013 May: Meeting between Shunichi Suzuki, Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Dr. Thamir Abbas Ghadhban, Chairman of the Advisory Committee of the Prime Minister of Iraq  

2013 September: Meeting between Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Shunichi Suzuki and Dr. Haider Al Abadi, Chairman of Finance Committee of the Iraqi Council of Representatives  

2013 October: Sargon Lazon Sliwah, Minister of Environment of Iraq visited Japan

2013 December: Nobuo Kishi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Baghdad, Erbil Iraq

2013 December: Dr. Hussain Al-Shahristani, Vice Prime Minister of Iraq visited Japan

2013 December: Dr. Khairallah Babiker, Minister of Trade of Iraq visited Japan

2014: Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investment between Iraq and Japan  

2014 July: Visit of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Takao Makino to the Republic of Iraq (Erbil)  

2014 July: Takao Makino, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Erbil, Iraq

2014 September: Attendance of Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Kentaro Sonoura to the high-level United Nations Security Council debate on Iraq  

2014 September: Meeting Between Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan and Dr. Fuad Ma'soum, President of the Republic of Iraq  

2014 September: Japan-Iraq Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2015 February: Kentaro Sonoura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs visited Baghdad, Basra Iraq

2015 March: Kentaro Sonoura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iraq visited Erbil, Iraq

2015 March:  Qutaiba Al-Joubouri, Minister of Environment of Iraq visited Japan

2015 March: Abdul Kareem Al-Ansari, Minister of Municipalities and Public Works of Iraq visited Japan

2015 November: Japan-Iraq Foreign Ministers' Meeting  

2015 November: Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iraq visited Japan

2016 February: Dr. Adel Abdul-Mahdi, Minister of Oil of Iraq visited Japan

2016 February: Muto, State Minister of Japan met with Minister of Oil of the Republic of Iraq  

2017: Japan opened its consulate office in Erbil

2017 January: "Joint Press Release on the Enhancement of Bilateral Relationship Between Japan and the Republic of Iraq" was issued on the occasion of the visit by Kentaro Sonoura, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Iraq

2017 January: Kentaro Sonoura, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Baghdad, Erbil Iraq

2017 August: Kentaro Sonoura, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq

2017 November: Masahisa Sato, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Baghdad, Basra Iraq

2018 April: Dr. Haider Al-Abadi, Prime Minister of Iraq visited Japan

2018 April: Dr. Ibrahim Al-Jaafari, Minister of Foreign Affiars of Iraq visited Japan

2018 December: Kentaro Sonoura, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister of Japan visited Baghdad, Iraq

2021 March: Salar Abdul Satar, Minister of Justice of Iraq visited Japan

2021 August: Motegi, Foreign Minister of Japan visited Iraq

2022 November: TAKAGI Kei Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs  of Japan visited Iraq