1970 September: Diplomatic relations between Japan and former Northern Yemen (Yemen Arab Republic) was established

1974 April: Diplomatic relations between Japan and former Southern Yemen (the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) was established

1993 November: Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Iriyani, Minister of Planning and Development of Yemen visited Japan

1995 May: Diplomatic relations between Japan and Yemen was established after unification

1996 December: Dr. Abdulkarim Al-Iriyani, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Yemen visited Japan

1997 November: Dr. Yahya Al-Shuaibi, Minister of Education of Yemen visited Japan

1998 February: Mr. Ahmad Musaed Husain, Minister of Fish Wealth of Yemen visited Japan

1998 May: Mr. Mohammed Al-Wajeeh, Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources of Yemen visited Japan

1999 March: Mr. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen visited Japan

1999 August: Mr. Al-Wajeeh, Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources of Yemen visited Japan

2000 May: Mr. Tatsuo Ozawa, Ambassador on Special Mission of Japan(on occasion of 10th Anniversary of Unification) visited Yemen

2000 September: Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Member of the House of Representatives and the then-Chairman of Japan-Yemen Friendship Association visited Yemen

2001 August: Ms. Kaori Maruya, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen

2001 November: Mr. Ali Hassan Ahmedi, Minister of Fish Wealth of Yemen visited Japan

2002 January: Mr. Ahmad Mohammed Sofan, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Yemen visited Japan

2002 March: Mr. Abubakr Abdullah Al-Qirbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen visited Japan

2002 September: Mr. Seiken Sugiura, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen

2004 March: Mr. Mohammed Lotf Iriyani, Minister of Water and Environment of Yemen visited Japan

2005 February: Mr. Khaled Abdulwahhab Shareef, President of Supreme Election Committee of Yemen visited Japan

2005 March: Mr. Katsuhiko Kawai, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen

2005 November: Mr. Ali Abdullah Saleh, President of Yemen visited Japan

2005: Yemen participated in Nagoya International Exhibition.

2006 July: Mr. Shintaro Ito, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen

2007 August: Mr. Hamoud Mohamed Obad, Minister of Youth and Sports of Yemen visited Japan

2007: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Sana'a

2008 March: Mr. Khaled Mahfood Bahah, Minister of Oil and Minerals of Yemen visited Japan

2008 April: Mr. Abdulkarim Ismail Al-Arhabi, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Yemen visited Japan

2008 June: Mr. Osamu Uno, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen

2008 June: Mr. Khaled Al-Akwa, Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen visited Japan

2008: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Sana'a

2009 February: Mr. Salah Al-Attar, Chairman of the General Investment Authority of Yemen visited Japan

2009 November: Brig. Ali Ahmad Rasa, Chairman of the Yemen Coast Guard of Yemen visited Japan

2009 December: Dr. Yahya Muhammed Al-Mutawakkil, Minister of Industry and Trade of Yemen visited Japan

2009 December: Mr. Hidehisa Otsuji, former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan visited Yemen

2009: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Aden

2010 October: Dr. Ali Mohammed Mujawwar, Prime Minister of Yemen visited Japan

2010 October: Mr. Abdulrehman Fadhl Al-Iryani, Minister of Water and Environment of Yemen visited Japan

2010 November: Dr. Abubakr Al-Qirbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen visited Japan

2010 November: Japan-Yemen Foreign Ministers' Meeting

2010 December: Maj. Gen. Sadiq Saleh bin Haid, Director-General of Operation, Ministry of Interior of Yemen visited Japan

2010: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Sana'a

2011: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Sana'a

2012 October: Dr. Qassim Sallam, Minister of Tourism of Yemen visited Japan

2013 September: Mr. Mohammed Al-Saadi, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Yemen visited Japan

2013 October: Mr. Abdorazzaz Saleh Khaled, Minister of Water and Environment of Yemen visited Japan

2013 December: Dr. Abubakr Abdullah Al-Qirbi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen visited Japan

2013 December: Dr. Yahya Saleh Mohsen, Chairman of the General Investment Authority of Yemen visited Japan

2014 January: Mr. Takao Makino, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Yemen

2014: Japanese Cultural Week was held in Sana'a

2017 September: Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Kono Meets with the Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Yemen

2022 February: Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on the Presidential Election in Yemen

2023 May: Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Takagi by Hans Grundberg, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Yemen

2024 May: Appointment of Ms. Mari YAMASHITA, as next Deputy Head of Mission of Japan for the United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA)

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