1960 July: Japan recognized the independence of Somalia

1982 October: Somalia established an Embassy in Tokyo

1990: Somalia Embassy in Tokyo was closed  

1993 January: Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Koji Kakizawa visited Somalia

2008 December: Participation of Mr. Yasutoshi Nishimura, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japn, in the Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Security Council to Address the Issue of the Acts of Piracy and Armed Robbery off the Coast of Somalia  

2009 December: Meeting between Tetsuro Fukuyama, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and Ould-Abdallah, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Somalia

2010 January: Visit to Japan by Ali Ahmed Jama, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Somalia  

2010 February: Minister for Foreign Affaires of Somalia, Ali Ahmed Jama visited Japan

2012 May:  Ryuji Yamane, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the "Istanbul Conference on Somalia" Hosted by Turkey

2013 May: Japan-Somalia Summit Meeting  

2013 June: President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited Japan (TICAD V)

2013 November: Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia, Jamal Mohamed Barrow visited Japan

2014 March: President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud visited Japan

2014 March: Japan-Somalia Summit Meeting  

2014 March: Japan-Somalia Foreign Ministers' Meeting  2016 August: Japan-Somalia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2018 October: Meeting between State Minister of Japan, Sato and the State Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Somalia  

2019 August: Japan-Somalia Summit Meeting  

2019 August: Japan-Somalia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2019 October: Meeting between Suzuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Abdulkadir  AhmedKheyr Abdi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation of Somalia  

2022 August: Foreign Minister of Japan, Hayashi’s Courtesy Call on Prime Minister BARRE of Somalia