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The History of the Japan-Palestine Relations

1977: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) opened the office in Tokyo.

1981: Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat visited Japan

1989: Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat visited Japan

1995: Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) closed the office in Tokyo.

1995: Prime Minister of Japan, MURAYAMA Tomiichi visited Palestine

1996: Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Arafat visited Japan

1996: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, IKEDA Yukihiko visited Palestine

1997: Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Palestine, Nabil Sha'ath visited Japan

1998: Japan opened the Representative office of Japan to the Palestinian Authority in Gaza.

1998: Hokkaido Development Agency Director of Japan, General SUZUKI Muneo visited Palestine

1998: Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, SUZUKI Muneo visited Palestine

1999: Chairman of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)  / President of the Palestinian Authority Yasser Arafat visited Japan 

1999: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KOUMURA Masahiko visited Palestine

1999: State Foreign Secretary of Japan, MACHIMURA Nobutaka visited Palestine

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: State Foreign Secretary of Japan, AZUMA Shozo visited Palestine

2000 May: Dr. Nabil Sha'ath, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority visited Japan

2000 August: Yasser Arafat, Chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization visited Japan

2001: Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, SUGIURA Seiken visited Palestine

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 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 December: Palestinian Delegation headed by Dr. Nabil Sha'ath, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of the Palestinian Interim Authority visited Japan

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 January: Joint Invitation Program of Japan for Israeli and Palestinian Young Leaders  

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 August: Telephone Talks Between Foreign Minister of Japan, Yoriko Kawaguchi and Palestinian Authority (PA) Minister Nabil Sha'ath  

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: 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 February: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Nabeel Shaath and Minister of Finance of Palestine, Salam Fayad of the Palestinian Authority visited Japan

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 July: The Second Conference for Confidence-Building between the Israelis and the Palestinians  

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  

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 January: Nobutaka Machimura, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited the Palestinian Territories

2005 January: Foreign Minister of Japan, Nobutaka Machimura visited the Palestinian Autonomous Areas and Israel  

2005 May: Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority visited Japan

2005 May: Foreign Minister Nobutaka Machimura and President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority  

2005 May: President Mahmoud Abbas of the Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority visited Japan

2005 December: Youth Invitation Program from Palestinian Territories to Japan  

2006: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, ITO Shintaro visited Palestine

2006: Prime Minister of Japan, KOIZUMI Junichiro visited Palestine

2006: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, ITO Shintaro visited Palestine

2006 February: The 17th Women's Exchange Program Japan-Jordan, Egypt and the Palestinian Territories  

2006 November: Ambassador Tatsuo Arima visited the Palestinian Authority

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 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 May: Dr. Ziad Abu-Amr, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority visited Japan

2007 August: Taro Aso, Minister for Foreign Affairs visited the Palestinian territories

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 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 October: The Fourth Conference for Confidence-Building between the Israelis and the Palestinians  

2009: Minister of National Economy of Palestine, Hasan Abu-Libdeh visited Japan

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 August: Yutaka Iimura, Special Envoy of the Government of Japan for the Middle East (Representative of the Government of Japan) visited Palestinian Territories

2009 November: Dr. Hasan Abu-Libdeh, Minister of National Economy of the Palestinian Authority visited Japan

2010: President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas visited Japan

2010: Prime Minister of Palestine, Salam Fayyad, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Riad Malki and Minister of Planning and Administrative Development of Palestine, Ali Jarbawi visited Japan

2010: Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, TAKEMASA Koichi visited Palestine

2010 February: Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President visited Japan

2010 February: Meeting and Discussion between Mr. Katsuya Okada, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, Palestinian President  

2010 July: Japanese-Palestinian High-Level Governmental Consultative Meeting on Japan's cooperation for Palestinian State Building  

2010 November: Dinner between Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Seiji Maehara and Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority Dr. Salam Fayyad

2010 November: Dr. Salam Fayyad, Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Palestinian Authority visited Japan

2010 November: Meeting between Prime Minister of Japan and Prime Minister of Palestinian Authority  

2011: Member of Fatah Central Committee of Palestine, Mohammad Shtyyeh visited Japan

2011: Chairman of Olympic Committee of Palestine, Jibril Rajoub visited Japan

2011: Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, BANNO Yutaka visited Palestine

2012: Secretary General of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Yasser Abd Rabbo visited Japan

2012: Chairman of Olympic Committee of Palestine, Jibril Rajoub visited Japan (twice)

2012: President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas visited Japan

2012: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Riad Malki visited Japan

2012: Member of Fatah Central Committee of Palestine, Mohammad Shtayyeh visited Japan

2012: Parliamentary Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, YAMANE Ryuji visited Palestine

2012: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, GEMBA Koichiro visited Palestine

2012 March: Jibril Mahmoud Muhammad Rajoub, President of the Palestinian Football Association, President of the Palestinian Olympic Committee (Fateh Central Committee Member) visited Japan

2012 April: Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority visited Japan

2012 May: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Koichiro Gemba visited Palestinian Territories

2012 November: Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister of Japan, Gemba and Dr. al-Malki, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority, and Mr. Liberman

2013: Prime Minister of Palestine, Salam Fayyad visited Japan

2013: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Riad Malki visited Japan

2013: Minister of Planning of Palestine, Mohammad Abu Ramadan visited Japan

2013: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KISHIDA Fumio visited Palestine

2013 February: Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)  

2013 February: Hosting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)  

2014: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KISHI Nobuo visited Palestine

2014: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, MOTEGI Toshimitsu visited Palestine

2014: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, SONOURA Kentaro visited Palestine

2014: Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine, Rula Maaya visited Japan

2014 March: Second Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)  

2014 April: Ambassador Yutaka Iimura, the Representative of the Government of Japan visited Palestine

2014 October: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Yasuhide Nakayama’s Attendance at the International Donors’ Conference on the Reconstruction of Gaza  

2015: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Riad Malki visited Japan

2015: Prime Minister of Japan, ABE Shinzo visited Palestine

2015: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, NAKAYAMA Yasuhide visited Palestine

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

2015 February: Foreign Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Palestinian Authority  

2016: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, SONOURA Kentaro visited Palestine

2016: Minister of Finance and Minister of Planning of Palestine, Shukri Bishara visited Japan

2016: President Mahmoud Abbas, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Palestine, Riad Malki visited Japan

2016: Minister of National Economy of Palestine, Abeer Odeh visited Japan

2016: Minister of Agriculture of Palestine, Sufian Sultan visited Japan

2016: Minister of Local Government of Palestine, Hussein Al-Aa’raj visited Japan

2016 February: Senior Officials Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)  

2016 February: Hosting of Senior Officials Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)  

2016 February: Japan-Palestine Summit Meeting  

2016 February: President of Palestine visited Japan

2017: Minister of National Economy of Palestine, Abeer Odeh visited Japan

2017: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KISHI Nobuo visited Palestine

2017: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, SEKO Hiroshige visited Palestine

2017: Special Advisors to the Prime Minister of Japan, SONOURA Kentaro visited Palestine

2017: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KONO Taro visited Palestine

2017 August: Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono and President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas  

2017 December: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono paid a Courtesy Call on the President of Palestine

2018: Prime Minister of Japan, ABE Shinzo visited Palestine

2018: Advisor to President of Palestine for International Affairs, Nabeel Shaath visited Japan

2018: Head of Palestinian Water Authority, Mazin Ghunaim visited Japan

2018: Chairman of Olympic Committee of Palestine, Jibril Rajoub visited Japan

2018 March: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono received a courtesy call from Minister Ghunaim, Head of Palestinian Water Authority  

2018 May: Japan-Palestine Summit Meeting  

2018 June: Third Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)

2018 June: Japan-Palestine Foreign Minister’s Meeting  

2018 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono attended the Ministerial Meeting on United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)

2018 November: Japan-Palestine Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2019: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Information of Palestine, Nabil Abu-Rudeine visited Japan

2019: President of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas visited Japan

2019: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, SUZUKI Keisuke visited Palestine

2019 March: Teachers from Gaza invited to Japan paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono  

2019 July: Senior Officials Meeting of the Conference on Cooperation among East Asian Countries for Palestinian Development (CEAPAD)

2019 October: Meeting between Prime Minister of Japan, Abe and Palestine President Abbas

2019 October: Foreign Minister of Japan, Motegi hosted a Working Dinner with the President of Palestine  

2020: Member of Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)  Executive Committee and Director General for Refugee Affairs of Palestine, Ahmad Abu-Holi visited Japan

2020 February: Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace of Japan Mr. Kono paid a Courtesy Call on Dr. Mahmoud Abbas, President of Palestine

2021: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, MOTEGI Toshimitsu visited Palestine

2021: Chairman of Olympic Committee of Palestine, Jibril Rajoub visited Japan

2021 May: Japan-Palestine Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk  

2021 November: Virtual Meeting between Mr. UEMURA, Special Envoy for the Middle East Peace of Japan and Dr. Ziad Abu Amr, Deputy Prime Minister of Palestine  

2022: Former Prime Minister of Palestine, Rami Hamdallah visited Japan

2022 September: Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida’s meeting with former Prime Minister of Palestine Dr. Hamdallah  

2023: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, TAKAGI Kei visited Palestine

2023: Minister for Digital Transformation of Japan, KONO Taro visited Palestine

2023: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, YAMADA Kenji visited Palestine

2023: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, NISHIMURA Yasutoshi visited Palestine

2023: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, KAMIKAWA Yoko visited Palestine

2023: Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Palestine, Rula Maaya visited Japan

2023 October: Courtesy call on Foreign Minister of Japan, KAMIKAWA by Waleed SIAM, Ambassador, Representative, The Permanent General Mission of Palestine  

2023 October: Japan-Palestine Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk  

2023 November: Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Japan, Fukazawa’s attendance of the International conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza’s civilians  

2023 November: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kamikawa visited Palestine and Jordan  

2024 February: Courtesy Call on the President of Palestine by State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, TSUJI Kiyoto  

Source

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

https://www.mofa.go.jp

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