1955: Diplomatic relations between Japan and Saudi Arabia was established

1958: Saudi Embassy in Tokyowas established

1960: Japanese Embassy in Saudi Arabia was established in Jeddah

1975: Agreement on Economic and Technical Cooperation between Japan and Saudi Arabia was established

1984: Japanese embassy in Saudi Arabia moved to Riyadh 

1990: Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister and Planning of Saudi Arabia, Minister Hisham Mohieddin Nazer visited Japan

1990: General Presidency of Youth Welfare President Prince of Saudi Arabia, Faisal Bin Fahd visited Japan

1990: Prince of Saudi Arabia, Nawaf Bin Abdul-Aziz visited Japan

1990: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Nakayama visited Saudi Arabia

1990: Prime Minister of Japan, Toshiki Kaifu visited Saudi Arabia

1992: Commerce Minister of Saudi Arabia, Sulaiman Abdul-Aziz Al-Suleim visited Japan

1992: Planning Minister of Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Wahhab Bin Abdul-Salam Attar visited Japan

1992: International Trade and Industry Minister of Japan, Kozo Watanabe visited Saudi Arabia

1993: Prince of Saudi Arabia, Turki Bin Faisal Bin Abdul-Aziz visited Japan

1994: Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister and Planning Minister of Saudi Arabia, Hisham Mohieddin Nazer visited Japan

1994: Industry and Electricity Minister of Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Aziz Abdullah Al-Zamil visited Japan

1994: Crown Prince and Princess of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

1995: Prime Minister of Japan, Tomiichi Murayama visited Saudi Arabia

1996: Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Saud Faisal visited Japan

1997: Minister of Education of Japan, Takashi Kosugi visited Saudi Arabia

1997: Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto visited Saudi Arabia

1997: Education Minister of Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Bin Ahmad Al-Rasheed visited Japan

1997: Planning Minister of Saudi Arabia, Abdul-Wahhab Bin Abdul-Salam Attar visited Japan

1998: H.R.H. Prince of Saudi Arabia, Salman the Governer of Riyadh Region visited Japan

1998: H.R.H. Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah visited Japan

1999: Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan, Mitsuo Horiuchi visited Saudi Arabia

1999: State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nobutaka Machimura visited Saudi Arabia

1999: Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan, Kaoru Yosano visited Saudi Arabia

2000: Minister of International Trade and Industry of Japan, Takashi Fukaya visited Saudi Arabia

2001: Foreign Minister of Japan, Yohei Kono visited Saudi Arabia

2001: Former Foreign Minister of Japan, Masahiko Koumura (Special Envoy for Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi) visited Saudi Arabia

2001: Minister of Economic, Trade and Industry of Japan, Takao Hiranuma visited Saudi Arabia

2001 September: Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi sent Letters to the Leader of Saudi Arabia  

2002: Minister of National Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia, Al-Gosaibi visited Japan

2003: Minister of National Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia, Al-Gosaibi visited Japan

2003: Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Yamani visited Japan

2003: Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi visited Saudi Arabia

2004: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, Al-Naimi visited Japan

2004 May: Visit by Special Envoy of the Prime Minister of Japan, Masahiko Koumura to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2005: Minister of Commerce and Industry of Saudi Arabia, Dr. Yamani visited Japan

2005: Crown Prince and Former Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto visited Saudi Arabia

2005 August: Former Prime Minister of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto visited Saudi Arabia

2006: Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, Shoichi Nakagawa visited Saudi Arabia

2006 April: Visit to Japan of His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud, The Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2007: Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, Al-Naimi visited Japan

2007: Secretary-General of the National Security Council Prince of Saudi Arabia, Bandar Bin Sultan visited Japan

2007: Ali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2007: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Saudi Arabia

2007: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Akira Amari visited Saudi Arabia

2007 April: Fourth Round of Formal Negotiations on Bilateral Investment Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2007 December: Fifth Round of Formal Negotiations on Bilateral Investment Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2008: Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Kisaburo Tokai visited Saudi Arabia

2008: Special Envoy of Prime Minister of Japan, Hiroshi Okuda visited Saudi Arabia

2008: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Akira Amari visited Saudi Arabia

2008 May: The Seventh Round of Formal Negotiations on Bilateral Investment Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2008 August: Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Air Services  

2009: Former Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Saudi Arabia

2009: Former Prime Minister of Japan, Yasuo Fukuda visited Saudi Arabia

2009: Ali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2009: Agreement for Air Services between Japan and Saudi Arabia was established

2010: Khalid bin Mohammed Al Gosaibi, Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2010: Khalid bin Mohammed Al Angari, Minister of Higher Education of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2010: Abdullah bin Abdul Rahman Al Hussein, Minister of Water and Electricity of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2010: Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Assaf, Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2010 November: Signing of the Convention between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income

2011: Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income between Japan and Saudi Arabia was established

2011: Minister of Econoy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Akihiro Ohata visited Saudi Arabia

2011: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Yukio Edano visited Saudi Arabia

2011: H.I.H. Crown Prince of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2011: Dr. Nizar bin Obaid Madani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2011 October: Visit of His Imperial Highness Crown Prince and Former Prime Minister of Japan, Yukio Hatoyama to Saudi Arabia to offer condolences on the demise of His Royal Highness Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2011 November: Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, Osamu Fujimura by Dr. Nizar bin Obaid Madani, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2012: Dr. Muhammad Al Jasser. Minister of Planning and Economy of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2012: Tawfiq bin Fawzan Al Rabiah, Minister of Commerce of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2012: Ali Al Nuaimi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2012: Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al Assaf, Minister of Finance of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2012: Dr. Nizar bin Obaid Madani, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2012: Minister for Foreign Affairs Koichiro of Japan, Gemba visited Saudi Arabia

2012: H.I.H. Crown Prince of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2012 January: The Holding of the 11th Meeting of the Japan-Saudi Arabia Joint Committee  

2013: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi visited Saudi Arabia

2013: H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2013 March: Courtesy Call on Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, by H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Minister of Defence, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2013 March: Visit to Japan of H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Minister of Defence of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

2013 March: Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe by H.R.H. Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Minister of Defence, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2013 May: Prime Minister of Japan, Abe visited Saudi Arabia  

2013 May: Signing of the Japan-Saudi Arabia Investment Agreement  

2014: H.R.H. Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud visited Japan

2014: Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, Toshimitsu Motegi visited Saudi Arabia

2014 February: Visit to Japan of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2014 July: Announcement of the Official Logo for the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationship between Japan and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 2015  

2015: H.I.H. Crown Prince of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2015: Yasutoshi Nishimura, State Minister of Cabinet Office of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2015: Masahiko Komura, Vice President of Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2015: Eng. Adel M. Fakeih, Minister of Economy and Planning of Saudi Arabia, Abdullatif A. Al-Othman, Governor and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2015 September: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2015 November: Japan-Saudi Arabia Summit Meeting  

2016: Dr. Abdullah Al Al-Shaikh, President of Shura Council of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2016: H.R.H. Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2016: Yosuke Takagi, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2016: Miki Yamada, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2016: Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2016: Kentaro Sonoura, State Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2016 August: Deputy Crown Prince and Minister of Defense of Saudi Arabia visited Japan  

2016 September: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2017: Taro Kono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2017: Investment Treaty between Japan and Saudi Arabia was established

2017: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques of Saudi Arabia, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud visited Japan

2017 February: King of Saudi Arabia visited Japan  

2017 March: King of Saudi Arabia visited Japan  

2017 June: Telephone Talk between Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia  

2017 August: Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia  

2017 August: Telephone Conversation between Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono and Minister of Economy and Planning Adel Fakeih of Saudi Arabia  

2017 September: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers' Meeting  

2017 October: Japan-Saudi Arabia Summit Telephone Talk  

2018: Khalid Al-Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources of Saudi Arabia visited Japan

2018: H.R.H. Prince Sultan bin Salman, Chairman of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2018: Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2019: Taro Kono, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2019:  Yoshiaki Harada, Minister of Environment of Japan, visited Saudi Arabia

2019: Dr. Musaed Al-Aiban, Minister of State of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2019: H.R.H. Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2019: H.R.H. Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Fahd Al Saud, Minister of State of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2019: H.H. Prince Faisal Farhan Al Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2019: Dr. Adel Al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, visited Japan

2019 April: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono visited Saudi Arabia  

2019 April: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2019 June: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ meeting  

2019 June: Bilateral Meeting and Luncheon between Prime Minister of Japanm Abe and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia  

2019 September: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2019 October: Meeting between Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe and State Minister Prince Turki of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2019 November: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2020 January: Prime Minister of Japan, Abe visited Saudi Arabia

2020 July: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk  

2020 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Motegi visited Saudi Arabia and Kuwait  

2020 September: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk

2020 October: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and the Meeting between Foreign Minister of Japan, MOTEGI and Energy Minister of Saudi Arabia, Prince Abdulaziz

2020 November: Telephone Talk between Prime Minister of Japan, Suga and Crown Prince Mohammed of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2022 February: Telephone Talk between Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia  

2022 February: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk  

2022 March: Telephone Talk between Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia  

2022 June: Japan-Saudi Arabia Policy Consultations  

2022 July: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers' Meeting  

2022 July: Courtesy Call on Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida by H.H. Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2022 September: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers' Meeting

2022 September: Telephone Talk between Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida and Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed  

2023 April: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk  

2023 July: Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida’s Visit to Saudi Arabia

2023 September: Informal Talks between Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida and H.R.H. Prince Mohammed, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  

2023 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Hayashi visited Saudi Arabia 

2023 October: Japan-Saudi Arabia Summit Telephone Talk

2023 October: Japan-Saudi Arabia Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk  

2023 October: Japan-Saudi Arabia Summit Telephone Talk

2023 December: Parliamentary Vice-Minister Fukazawa’s attendance at the 7th Ministerial Meeting of the Japan-Saudi Vision 2030