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The History of the Japan-Jordan  Relations

1954: The establishment of diplomatic relations between Jordan and Japan

1974: HRH Crown Prince Hassan of Jordan visited Japan

1974: Jordanian Embassy opened in Tokyo

1974: Japanese Embassy opened in Jordan, Amman

1976: TM King and Queen Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

1976: TIH Crown Prince and Princess of Japan visited Jordan

1980: TIH Prince and Princess Mikasa of Japan visited Jordan

1982: HM King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan and Crown Prince Abudullah of Jordan visited Japan

1983: HM King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan visited Japan

1985: Technical Assistance Agreement between Japan and Jordan came into effect

1985: Foreign Minister of Japan, Shintaro Abe visited Jordan

1987: Foreign Minister of Jordan, Taher Al Masri visited Japan

1987: Foreign Minister of Japan, Tadashi Kuranari visited Jordan

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

1989 February: HM King Al Hussein bin Talal of Jordan visited Japan

1989 October: HM Queen Noor Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

1990: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan and HRH Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan visited Japan

1990 August: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Nakayama visited Jordan

1990 October: Prime Minister of Japan Toshiki Kaifu visited Jordan

1991 January: Minister of Planning of Jordan, Abudullah Nsour visited Japan

1991 September: Minister of Planning of Jordan, Ziad Fariz visited Japan

1993 July: HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

1993 October: HRH Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan visited Japan

1993 November: HRH Prince Abdullah bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

1993 December: Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Jordan, Abdelsalam Al-Majali visited Japan

1994: HRH Princess Haya bint Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

1994 May: Foreign Minister of Japan Koji Kakizawa visited Jordan

1995: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan and HRH Princess Sarvath El Hassan of Jordan visited Japan

1995: Aviation Agreement between Japan and Jordan came into effect

1995 January: TIH Crown Prince and Princess of Japan visited Jordan

1995 September: Prime Ministerof Japan, Tomiichi Murayama visited Jordan

1996 June: TIH Prince and Princess Takamado of Japan visited Jordan

1996 August: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yukihiko Ikeda visited Jordan

1997: Reciprocal Visa Fee Waiver Agreement between Japan and Jordan came into effect

1998: HRH Prince Abdullah Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

1999 January: Foreign Minister of Japan, Masahiko Koumura visited Jordan

1999 February: TIH Crown Prince and Princess of Japan visited Jordan

1999 February: Prime Minister of Japan, Keizo Obuchi visited Jordan

1999 June: Minister of Finance of Japan, Michel Marto visited Japan

1999 December: TM King Abdullah II Ibn al Hussein of Jordan and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited Japan

2000: HRH Prince Hamzah Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2001: Prime Minister of Jordan, Ali Abu Al-Ragheb visited Japan

2002 May: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Jordan, Marwan Al Muasher visited Japan

2002 June: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2003 February: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Bassem Awadallah visited Japan

2003 April: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi visited Jordan

2003 October: HRH Princess Basma bint Talal of Jordan visited Japan

2004 February: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Bassem Awadallah visited Japan

2004 October: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Bassem Awadallah visited Japan

2004 December: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

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 December: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2006 July: Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi visited Jordan

2006 August: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan visited Japan

2006 December: TM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited Japan

2007 May: HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2007 July: HRH Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2007 August: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Aso visited Jordan

2008 May: HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal of Jordan visited Japan

2008 July: Foreign Minister of Jordan, Salaheddin Al-Bashir visited Japan

2008 October: HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan visited Japan

2008 December: HRH Princess Raiyah bint Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2009 March: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Suhair Al-Ali visited Japan

2009 April: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2009 December: Ministry of Social Development of Jordan, Hala Lattouf visited Japan

2010 March: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Jafar Hassan visited Japan

2010 April: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2010 July: Minister of Public Sector Development and Minister of State for Mega-Projects of Jordan, Imad Fakhoury and Minister of Information and Communication Technology of Jordan, Marwan Juma visited Japan

2010 October: Prime Minister and Minister of Defense of Jordan, Samir Rifai, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan, Khalid Irani, Minister of Industry and Trade of Jordan Amer Hadidi, Minister of Transport of Jordan, Alaa Batayneh, Minister of Public Sector Development and Minister of State for Mega-Projects of Jordan, Imad Fakhoury and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Jafar Hassan visited Japan

2010 November: HRH Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2011 June: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Jafar Hassan visited Japan

2011 July: HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2011 October: HRH Prince Mired bin Ra’ad of Jordan visited Japan

2011 December: HRH Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2012 March: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Jafar Hassan visited Japan

2012: Agreement for Cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy between Japan and Jordan came into effect

2012 May: Foreign Minister of Japan, Koichiro Gemba visited Jordan

2012 June: HRH Princess Muna Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2013 July: Foreign Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida visited Jordan

2013 September: Speaker of the Senate of Jordan, Taher Al Masri visited Japan

2013 December: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Ibrahim Saif visited Japan

2014 May: HRH Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2014 July: Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kishi to visited Jordan

2014 November: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2014 December: Japan-Jordan Summit Telephone Talk (December 18, 2014)

2015 January: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Jordan

2015 January: State Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yasuhide Nakayama visited Jordan

2015 February: Telephone Talk between Japanese and Jordanian Foreign Ministers

2015 February: Telephone Talk between Japanese and Jordanian Foreign Ministers 

2015 April: Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting working lunch

2015 June: HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2015 September: Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting working lunch 

2015 December: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers' Meeting and Working Dinner 

2015 December: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Imad Fakhoury visited Japan

2015 December: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, Nasser Judeh visited Japan

2015 December: HRH Prince Ali bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2016 April: Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting

2016 July: Chairman of the National Public Safety Commission of Japan, Taro Kono visited Jordan

2016 September: State Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kentaro Sonoura visited Jordan

2016 October: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Imad Fakhoury visited Japan

2016 October: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2016 November: Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of Jordan, Ibrahim Saif visited Japan

2016 November: HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2017 May: HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan visited Japan

2017 July: Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting

2017 July: Prime Minister of Jordan, Hani Al-Mulki visited Japan

2017 August: Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono and Foreign Minister of Jordan Ayman Safadi 

2017 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono visited Jordan

2017 November: HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan of Jordan visited Japan

2017 November: Japan-Jordan Summit Telephone Talk 

2017 December: Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono and Foreign Minister of Jordan Ayman Safadi 

2017 December: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono visited Jordan

2018 March: Prime Ministerof Japan, Abe received a Courtesy Call from Mr. Ayman Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan

2018 March: Dinner Meeting between Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono and Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi 

2018 March: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, Ayman Safadi visited Japan

2018 April: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers' Meeting 

2018 April: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono made a courtesy call to His Majesty King Abudullah, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

2018 April: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono visited Jordan

2018 May: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Jordan

2018 July: Foreign State Minister of Japan, Masahisa Sato visited Jordan

2018 August: Japan-Jordan Foreign Minister’s Telephone Talk 

2018 September: Japan-Jordan Foreign Minister’s Meeting 

2018 November: Meeting between Mrs. Akie Abe, the spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah, Queen of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 

2018 November: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Mary Kawar visited Japan

2018 November: HRH Princess Dina Mired of Jordan visited Japan

2018 November: HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan and HRH Princess Zeina Al Faisal of Jordan visited Japan

2018 November: Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting 

2018 November: Signing of the Japan-Jordan Investment Agreement 

2018 November: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono Pays a Courtesy Call on His Majesty King Abudullah II, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 

2018 November: TM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan and Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan visited Japan

2018 December: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono visited Jordan 

2018 December: First Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue 

2019 June: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting 

2019 July: First Joint Foreign Affairs and Security Consultation (Pol-Mil Dialogue) between Japan and Jordan 

2019 September: Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting 

2019 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Motegi Held Informal Talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan 

2019 October: Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Meets with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Jordan 

2019 October: Japan-Jordan Summit Telephone Talk

2019 October: HRH Crown Prince Al Hussein bin Abudullah II of Jordan visited Japan

2019 November: Speaker of the House of Representative of Jordan, Atef Al Tarawneh visited Japan

2019 December: Foreign State Minister of Japan, Keisuke Suzuki visited Jordan

2019 December: Defense Minister of Japan, Taro Kono visited Jordan

2020: Agreement for the Promotion and Protection of Investment between Japan and Jordan

2020 April: Japan-Jordan Summit Telephone Talk 

2020 April: Japan-Jordan Foreign Minister’s Telephone Talk 

2020 September: Japan-Jordan Summit Telephone Talk 

2020 October: Second Joint Foreign Affairs and Security Consultation (Pol-Mil Dialogue) between Japan and Jordan 

2021 May: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk 

2021 July: HRH Prince Faisal bin Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2021 August: Foreign Minister of Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi visited Jordan

2021 November: The Third Japan-Jordan Politico-Military (PM) Dialogue 

2021 December: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Video Conference 

2022 January: Japan-Jordan Summit Telephone Talk 

2022 March: Japan-Egypt-Jordan Trilateral Consultations on the Middle East 

2022 September: The Second Japan-Egypt-Jordan Trilateral Consultations on the Middle East 

2022 September: Japan-Jordan Summit Talk 

2022 September: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

2022 September: HM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan visited Japan

2022 December: The Fourth Japan-Jordan Politico-Military (PM) Dialogue 

2023 January: Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Forces of Japan, Koji Yamazaki visited Jordan

2023 January: Economy, Trade and Industry Minister of Japan, Yasutoshi Nishimura visited Jordan

2023 March: Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, Ayman Safadi visited Japan

2023 March: Third Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue 

2023 March: Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida by H.E. Mr. Ayman Al Safadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan

2023 March: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Zeina Toukan visited Japan

2023 April: Foreign Minister of Japan, Hayashi Pays a Courtesy Call on His Majesty King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 

2023 April: Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting and Working Dinner 

2023 April: Meeting between Mrs. Kishida Yuko, Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan and Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan 

2023 April: TM King Abdullah II Ibn Al Hussein of Jordan and Queen Rania of Jordan visited Japan

2023 May: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk 

2023 May: TIH Princess Takamado and Princess Tsuguko of Takamado of Japan visited Jordan

2023 June: 1st Cyber Security Consultation between Japan and Jordan 

2023 July: State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Shinichi Nakatani visited Jordan

2023 July: Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan, Taro Kono visited Jordan

2023 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoshimasa Hayashi visited Jordan

2023 October: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk 

2023 October: Courtesy call on Foreign Minister of Japan, KAMIKAWA by H.E. Ms.Lina Annab, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan to Japan

2023 October: Japan-Jordan Summit Telephone Talk

2023 November: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoko Kamikawa visited Jordan

2023 November: Japan-Jordan Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk 

2023 December: Japan-Jordan Foreign Minister’s Meeting 

2023 December: Japan-Jordan Summit Meeting 

Source

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

https://www.mofa.go.jp

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