Japan-Turkic States Network
日本・トルコ系諸国ネットワーク
Our initiative aims to facilitate cooperation
between Japan and the Turkic States
E-mail: info@toruko.jp
The History of the Japan-Turkic States Relations
2000 - 2009
2000: State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ichita Yamamoto visited Türkiye
2000 January: Embassy of Japan opened in Baku
2000 February: Mr. A. MURALIEV, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2000 March: Mr. GURBANMURADOV, Vice Prime Minister of Turkmenistan visited Japan
2000 April: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Ismail Cem visited Japan
2000 June: Mr. BAIGELDI, Vice Chairman of Upper Chamber of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2000 June: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Türkiye, Mustafa Cumhur Ersumer visited Japan
2000 June: State Minister of Türkiye, Fikret Unlu visited Japan (The opening of Tokyo Mosque)
2000 July: Mr. Muneo SUZUKI, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2000 July: Mr. Keizo TAKEMI, Member of the House of Councilors of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2000 August: Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2000 August: Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Former Prime Minister of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2000 August: Minister of Public Works and Settlement of Türkiye, Mehmet Aydin visited Japan
2000 August: State Minister for Maritime Affairs of Türkiye, Ramazan Mirzaoglu visited Japan
2000 September: Minister of Environment of Türkiye, Fevzi Aytekin visited Japan
2000 November: State Minister for Economy of Türkiye, Recep Onal visited Japan
2000 December: Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2000 December: Mr. KULEKEYEV, Minister of Economic Affairs of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2001 January: Mr. NURMURADOV, Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2001 January: Minister of State of Japan, Ryutaro Hashimoto visited Türkiye
2001 June: Mr. K. BAKIEV, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2001 June: Mr. GANDIMOV, Vice Prime Minister (Conference for Investment Promotion to Central-Asian Countries) of Turkmenistan visited Japan
2001 June: Mr. GULIYEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs (to attend the Three Caucasus States Exhibition) of Azerbaijan visited Japan
2001 August: Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2001 October: Mr. Muneo SUZUKI, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2001 November: Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (to attend the Japan-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Conference) of Azerbaijan visited Japan
2001 November: Minister of Tourism of Türkiye, Mustafa Tashar visited Japan
2001 November: Mr. M. IMANALIEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2001 December: Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2002 January: Mr. ABSEITOV, Subordinate Officer of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2002 January: Mr. Yoshiro MORI, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2002 January: Mr. M. IMANALIEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2002 January: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Makiko Tanaka visited Türkiye
2002 January: Minister of State of Türkiye, Edip Safder Gaydali visited Japan (Afghanistan Reconstruction Assistance International Conference)
2002 March: Minister of Public Works and Settlement of Türkiye, Abdulkadir Akcan visited Japan
2002 April: Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2002 April: Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2002 April: Minister of Transport and Communication of Türkiye, Oktay Vural visited Japan
2002 May: Mr. Taro ASO, Chairman, Policy Research Council of LDP of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2002 June: Mr. AZIMOV, Vice Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2002 June: Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2002 June: State Minister of Türkiye, Fikret Unlu visited Japan (Soccer World Cup 2002)
2002 July: Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs (Head of the Silk Road Energy Mission) of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2002 July: Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs (Head of the Silk Road Energy Mission) of Japan visited Turkmenistan
2002 July: Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2002 July: Mr. KARIMOV, President of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2002 July: Mr. Seiken SUGIURA, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs(Head of the Silk road Energy Mission) of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2002 July: Chairman of the Japan-Türkiye Friendship Council, Muraoka visited Türkiye
2002 September: Mr. Takayoshi TANIGUCHI, Senior Vice Minister of Finance of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2002 October: Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan, Atsuko Toyama visited Türkiye
2002 October: HIH Prince Tomohito of Japan visited Türkiye
2002 November: Mr. Toshihiro NIKAI, Secretary General of Conservative Party of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2002 November: Deputy Foreign Minister of Japan (Special Envoy of the Prime Minister), Toshimitsu Motegi visited Türkiye
2002 December: Mr. TOKAYEV, Secretary of State, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2003 January: Ms. Shinako TSUCHIYA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2003 January: Ms. Shinako TSUCHIYA, Secretary of Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2003 January: Embassy of Japan opened in Bishkek
2003 February: Mr. Tetsuro YANO, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2003 February: Taro Nakayama, Special Envoy of Prime Minister visited Türkiye
2003 February: Mr. Tetsuro YANO, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2003 February: Deputy Prime Minister of Türkiye, Ertugrul Yalcinbayir visited Japan (Ceremony to commemorate the opening of the "Turkish Year")
2003 May: Mr. Masajuro SHIOKAWA, Minister of Finance of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2003 June: National Assembly Chairman of Türkiye, Bulent Arinc visited Japan
2003 June: Mr. Hiroyuki MORISHITA, Tsuyoshi SAITO, Member of the House of Councilors of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2003 June: Mr. Yoshiro MORI, Former Prime Minister of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2003 June: HIH Prince Tomohito and HIH Princess Akiko visited Türkiye
2003 August: Minister of Culture and Environment of Türkiye, Erkan Mumcu visited Japan (NHK "Three Great Civilizations of Türkiye Exhibition" Opening Ceremony)
2003 September: Mr. Shoji MOTOOKA, Vice-chairman of the House of Councilors of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2003 September: Mr. Tsutomu HATA, Former Prime Minister of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2003 September: Vice-Chairman of the House of Councilors, Japan-Türkiye Friendship Council, Japan, Shoji Motooka visited Türkiye
2003 October: HIH Prince and Princess Tomohito visited Türkiye
2003 November: Mr. OTORBAEV, Vice-Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2003 November: Mr. GURBANMURADOV, Vice Prime Minister of Turkmenistan visited Japan
2003 December: Signing of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for Air Services
2003 December: Mr. ARIPOV, Vice Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2003 December: Mr. SAFAYEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2003 December: Mr. POLVON-ZODA, Minister of Justice of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2003 December: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Türkiye, Abdullah Gul visited Japan
2004 January: Mr. AITMATOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2004 March: Mr. Isao MATSUMIYA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2004 April: Mr. A. AKAEV, President of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2004 April: Embassy of the Kyrgyz Republic opened in Tokyo
2004 April: Japan-Kyrgyz Republic Summit Meeting
2004 April: Prime Minister of Türkiye, Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Japan
2004 May: Mr. Ryutaro HASHIMOTO, Former Prime Minister (the Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development) of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2004 July: Mr. AZIMOV, Vice Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2004 July: HIH Prince Tomohito of Mikasa of Japan visited Türkiye (Groundbreaking Ceremony of Anatolian Archaeological Institute)
2004 August: Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2004 August: Mr. Goji SAKAMOTO, Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2004 August: Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2004 August: Joint Announcement of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan on further development of partnership and cooperation
2004 August: Signing of the Agreement on Technical Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2004 August: Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2004 August: Mr. Akira AMARI, member of the House of Representatives (Head of the Japan-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Friendship Association) of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2004 October: Mr. RAKHIMOV, Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2005 January: Embassy of Japan opened in Ashgabat
2005 January: Embassy of Japan moved to Astana
2005 January: Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2005 May: Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (as the Guest of the Expo 2005 Aichi Japan) of Azerbaijan visited Japan
2005 May: Minister of Finance of Japan, Sadakazu Tanigaki visited Türkiye (Asian Development Bank General Assembly)
2005 June: Ms. BOLDJUROVA, Acting Deputy Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2005 June: Mr. Ichiro AISAWA, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Turkmenistan
2005 June: Mr. MURALIEV, Minister of Economy, Industry and Trade of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2005 June: Mr. AKHMETOV, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2005 June: Joint Statement on Kazakhstan's Bilateral WTO Accession Negotiations with Japan
2005 July: Mr. Yoshiaki HARADA, member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2005 July: Mr. Keishiro FUKUSHIMA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2005 August: Dispatch of Japanese Ambassador on Special Mission to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic
2005 August: Ms. Yoriko KAWAGUCHI, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2005 August: State Minister of Türkiye, Besir Atalay visited Japan
2005 September: Mr. AZIZKHODJAEV, Minister of Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2005 September: HIH Prince Tomohito of Mikasa of Japan, HIH Princess Akiko of Japan visited Türkiye
2005 October: Embassy of the Republic of Azerbaijan opened in Tokyo
2005 November: Mr. Yoshiaki HARADA, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the House of Representatives of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2005 December: Dispatch of Japanese Election Observers to the Presidential Election of Kazakhstan
2005 December: Mr. Daishiro YAMAGIWA, member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2005 December: Mr. AYDOGDIEV, Vice Prime Minister (6th Japan-Turkmenistan Joint Economic Conference) of Turkmenistan visited Japan
2006 January: Dispatch of Japanese Ambassador on Special Mission to the Inauguration Ceremony of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2006 January: Mr. Nobutaka MACHIMURA, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2006 January: Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi visited Türkiye
2006 March: "Central Asia plus Japan" Intellectual Dialogue (Tokyo Dialogue)
2006 March: The Joint Statement on the Future Development of Friendship and Partnership between Japan and the Republic of Azerbaijan
2006 March: Mr. ALIEV, President of Azerbaijan visited Japan
2006 May: Mr. AZIMOV, Vice Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2006 June: Mr. GANIEV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan visited Japan
2006 June: Mr. DJEKSHENKULOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2006 June: Mr. ABDRAKHMANOV, Special Envoy of the Government of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2006 July: Ms. Akiko YAMANAKA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2006 August: Mr. Toshiki KAIFU, former Prime Minister of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2006 August: Mr. Junichiro KOIZUMI, Prime Minister of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2006 August: Mr. Junichiro KOIZUMI, Prime Minister of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2006 September: Mr. RUSTENBEKOV, Minister of Emergency Situations of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2006 October: Minister of State of Türkiye, Kursad Tuzmen visited Japan
2006 November: Mr. ABYKAYEV, Chairman of Upper Chamber of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2006 December: Mr. MUKHAMEDZHANOV, Chairman of Lower Chamber of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2007 February: Public Works Minister of Türkiye, Faruk Nafiz Ozak visited Japan
2007 April: Mr. Akira AMARI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2007 April: Mr. Akira AMARI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2007 April: Start of Negotiations to Conclude an Agreement between Japan and Kazakhstan for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy and the Implementation of Nuclear Security Cooperation with Kazakhstan
2007 May: Mr. Shinsuke OKUNO, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2007 May: Mr. Shinsuke OKUNO, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2007 May: Mr. Shoichi NAKAGAWA, Chairperson, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party of JAPAN, Mr. Takeo KAWAMURA, Mr. Kenji KOSAKA, Members of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2007 May: Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shotaro Yachi visited Türkiye
2007 June: Deputy Foreign Minister of Azerbaijan A. Azimov Pays Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister of Japan, Taro Aso
2007 June: Mr. Katsuei HIRASAWA, Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2007 June: The First Round of Negotiations to conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
2007 June: Negotiations to Conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
2007 July: Consultation between the Foreign Ministries of Japan and Uzbekistan
2007 August: Ms. Midori MATSUSHIMA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2007 August: Ms. Midori MATSUSHIMA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2007 September: Second Round of Negotiations to Conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
2007 November: President Kurmanbek Bakiev of the Kyrgyz Republic and the First Lady visited Japan
2007 November: Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Itsunori Onodera visited Türkiye
2007 December: Mr. DOSBOL, Vice-Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2007 December: Mr. YESSIMOU, Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2007 December: Mr. ORAZBAKOV, Minister of Industry and Trade of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2008 February: The First Round of the Negotiations on the Japan-Uzbekistan Bilateral Investment Agreement
2008 February: Mr. SHARIFOV, Deputy Prime Minister (to attend the Japan-Azerbaijan Joint Economic Conference) of Azerbaijan visited Japan
2008 May: HIH Princess Akiko of Japan visited Türkiye
2008 June: Ms. Akiko YAMANAKA, member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2008 May: Ms. Kanae YAMAMOTO, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Kazakhstan
2008 June: Mr. NAZARBAYEV, President of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2008 June: President of Türkiye, Abdullah Gul visited Japan
2008 July: Mr. Fukushiro NUKAGA, Minister of Finance of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2008 July: Ms. Kanae YAMAMOTO, Parliamentary Secretary for Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Kyrgyzstan
2008 August: Signing of Investment Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan
2008 August: Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Liberalization, Promotion and Protection of Investment
2008 November: Mr. ABUDURAZAKOV, Former State Secretary of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2008 December: Signing of the Convention between Japan and the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
2008 December: Mr. KUL-MUKHAMMED, Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2009: HIH Prince and Princess Akishino of Japan visited Romania
2009: HIH Prince and Princess Akishino of Japan visited Bulgaria
2009 March: Third Round of Negotiations to Conclude a Japan-Kazakhstan Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy
2009 March: Crown Prince Naruhito of Japan visited Türkiye
2009 April: Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan
2009 April: Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Azerbaijan
2009 May: Mr. MARDANOV, Minister of Education of Azerbaijan visited Japan
2009 May: Mr. SULAIMANOV, Minister of Transport and Communications of Kyrgyzstan visited Japan
2009 June: Mr. MAMMADYAROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan visited Japan
2009 August: Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Liberalisation, Promotion and Protection of Investment
2009 August: Mr. SAYDABAYEV, Secretary of State of Kazakhstan visited Japan
2009 October: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Serbia, Vuk Jeremic visited Japan
2009 October: Minister of Culture and Tourism Ertugrul Gunay visited Japan
2009 November: His Excellency Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov President of Turkmenistan visited Japan
2009 December: Entry into force of the Convention between Japan and the Republic of Kazakhstan for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income
2009 December: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Katsuya Okada visited Türkiye
2009 December: Memorandum on Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan
2009 December: Mr. BERDIMUHAMEDOV, President of Turkmenistan visited Japan
Sources:
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkey
- The Imperial Household Agency