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: tokyo@arabu.jp
The History of the Japan-Kuwait Relations
2001 January: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yohei Kono visited Kuwait
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: 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 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 July: Japan-State of Kuwait Summit Meeting
2004 July: Japan-State of Kuwait Joint Statement
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
2006: Special Adviser of the Amir of Kuwait Shaikh Mohammed Al-Khaled M.Al-Sabah visited Japan
2006: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs of Kuwait, Dr. Ismael Khudor Al-Shatti visited Japan
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 July: Katsutoshi Kaneda, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kuwait
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
2007: Chancellor to the Prime Minister of Kuwait Dr. Sheikh Salem Jaber Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Japan
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 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 May: Joint Statement between the State of Kuwait and 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: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Osamu Uno visited Kuwait
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: Security Committee, House of Representatives of Japan, visited Kuwait
2008: Minister of Finance of Japan, Fukushiro Nukaga visited Kuwait
2008 April: Itsunori Onodera, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kuwait
2008 July: His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohamed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah, Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait visited Japan
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 March: The 7th Seminar on "Dialogue among Civilizations between Japan and the Islamic World" in Kuwait
2010: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kuwait, Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah visited Japan
2010: Advisor to the Amir Diwan of Kuwait, Khaled Yousef Abdul-Aziz Al-Fellej visited Japan
2010 February: Signing of the Convention between Japan and the State of Kuwait for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
2010 June: Joint Statement for the First Joint Committee between the Government of Japan and the Government of the State of Kuwait
2010 June: H.E. Sheikh Dr. Mohammad Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait visited Japan
2011: Minister of State for Planning and Development Affairs of Kuwait, Abdul Wahhab Al Haroon visited Japan
2011: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Legal Affairs and Minister of Social Affairs and Labor of Kuwait, Mohammad Mohsen Al-Afashi visited Japan
2011: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Makiko Kikuta visited Kuwait
2011: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kazuyuki Hamada visited Kuwait
2011: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Joe Nakano visited Kuwait
2012: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Joe Nakano visited Kuwait
2012: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Naoki Kazama visited Kuwait
2012 February: His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait visited Japan
2012 March: His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait paid an Official Visit as State Guest to Japan
2012 March: Meeting between Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and H.H. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait
2013: Advisor to the Amir Diwan of Kuwair, Mohammad Abdullah Abbas Abo Al-Hassan visited Japan
2013: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Kuwait
2013 May: Entry into Force of the Convention between Japan and the State of Kuwait for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income
2013 June: The Convention between Japan and the State of Kuwait for Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with respect to Taxes on Income entered into force
2013 August: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Kuwait
2014: Kuwait-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League visited Japan
2014: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Takao Makino visited Kuwait
2014 January: The Agreement between Japan and the State of Kuwait for the Promotion and Protection of Investment entered into force
2013 August: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Kuwait
2013 August: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Kuwait
2016 May: The Prime Minister of Kuwait visited Japan
2017 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono visited Kuwait
2020 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Motegi visited Kuwait
2020 October: Foreign Minister of Japan, MOTEGI (Ambassador on Special Mission) paid a Condolence Call on the Amir of the State of Kuwait Following the Demise of the Former Amir Sheikh Sabah
2020 October: Japan-Kuwait Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
2021 April: Announcement of the Official Logo for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and the State of Kuwait in 2021
2022 April: Japan-Kuwait Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk
2022 September: Japan-Kuwait Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
2022 December: Telephone Talk between Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida and H.H. the Crown Prince of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal
2023 September: Japan-Kuwait Foreign Ministers' Meeting
2023 December: Dispatch of MORI Eisuke, Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, to the State of Kuwait
2023 December: Signing of Condolence Book by State Minister TSUJI Kiyoto in honor of His late Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, Amir of the State of Kuwait