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-Lebanon Relations
1953: Japan Lebanon Aviation Agreement was signed
1954 November: Diplomatic relations between Lebanon and Japan was established
1954: Delegation of Japan opened in Lebanon
1957: Delegation of Lebanon opened in Tokyo
1959: Lebanon and Japanese delegations upgraded to Embassies
1969: Maritime Traffic and Aviation Mutual Income Tax Exemption Agreement between Japan and Lebanon was signed
1995: Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Yasuo Fukuda visited Lebanon
1996: Minister of State for Financial Affairs of Lebanon, Fuad Siniora visited Japan
1996: Minister of Electricity and Water Resources of Lebanon, Elie Hobeika visited Japan
1996: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri visited Japan
1997: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri visited Japan
1997: Chairman of Committee on Foreign Affairs of House of Representatives of Japan, Ichiro Aizawa visited Lebanon
1997: Chairman of the Japanese-Lebanese Interparliamentary Friendship Group, Yoshirou Mori with the members of the group visited Lebanon
1999: Foreign Minister of Japan, Masahiko Koumura visited Lebanon
2000: Chairman of the Lebanon-Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association, Talal Merabi visited Japan
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
2002: Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafic Hariri 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
2004: President of Finance and Budget Committee of the Parliament of Lebanon, Samir Azar visited Japan
2004: Parliamentary Vice Foreign Minister of Japan, Kazunori Tanaka visited Lebanon
2009: Special Envoy for the Middle East of Japan, Yutaka Iimura visited Lebanon
2010: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Hisashi Tokunaga visited Lebanon
2013: Member of the Lebanese National Assembly, Mohammad Kabbani visited Japan
2014: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Takao Makino visited Lebanon
2015: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kentaro Sonoura visited Lebanon
2017: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kentaro Sonoura visited Lebanon
2017 September: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Masahisa Sato visited Lebanon
2018 April: Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Lebanon, Hariri by Taro Kono, Minister for Foreign of Japan 2018 October: Joint concert between the Lebanese National Higher Conservatory of Music and Japanese Taiko Drumming performers was held in Beirut
2019: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Keisuke Suzuki visited Lebanon
2020 January: Meeting between Japanese Ambassador to Lebanon and the President of the Lebanese Republic
2023 December: Japan-Lebanon Foreign Minister’s Meeting