The History of the Japan-Uzbekistan  Relations

1992 January: Diplomatic relations has been established between Japan and Uzbekistan

1992 October: Mr. MUTAROV, Prime Minister, Mr. ABDURAZZAKOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. BAKIBAEV, Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan visited Japan

1993 January: Embassy of Japan opened in Tashkent  

1994 May: Mr. KARIMOV, President of Uzbekistan visited Japan

1995 September: Japan-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Friendship Association (Chairman : Mr. Hiroshi KUMAGAI, Member of the House of Representatives) of Japan visited Uzbekistan

1996 February: Embassy of the Republic of Uzbekistan opened in Tokyo

1996 March: Mr. HAMIDOV, Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan visited Japan

1996 April: Mr. Masayoshi TAKEMURA, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Uzbekistan

1996 December: Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan

1997 July: Dialogue mission to Russia and Central Asia (headed by Mr. Keizo OBUCHI, Member of the House of Representatives) of Japan visited Uzbekistan

1997 September: Mr. Taro ASO, Minister of the Economic Planning Agency of Japan visited Uzbekistan

1998 January: Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan

1998 May: Mr. Koki CHUMA, Chairman of the Committee of the foreign affairs, House of Representative of Japan visited Uzbekistan

1998 November: Mr. Kozo WATANABE, Deputy Chairman of the House of Representative of Japan visited Uzbekistan

1999 March: Uzbek Prime Minister Sultanov visited Japan 

1999 March: Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan

1999 May: Mr. Masahiko KOUMURA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

1999 November: Mr. KAMILOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan visited Japan

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 December: Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2001 January: Mr. NURMURADOV, Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan 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 December: Mr. SULTANOV, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2002 January: Mr. Yoshiro MORI, Member of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Uzbekistan

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 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 September: Mr. Takayoshi TANIGUCHI, Senior Vice Minister of Finance of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2002 November: Mr. Toshihiro NIKAI, Secretary General of Conservative Party of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2003 January: Ms. Shinako TSUCHIYA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2003 May: Mr. Masajuro SHIOKAWA, Minister of Finance of Japan visited Uzbekistan

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

2004 March: Mr. Isao MATSUMIYA, Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2004 July: Mr. AZIMOV, Vice Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan

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 October: Mr. RAKHIMOV, Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2005 September: Mr. AZIZKHODJAEV, Minister of Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan 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 August: Mr. Junichiro KOIZUMI, Prime Minister of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2007 April: Mr. Akira AMARI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2007 May: Mr. Shinsuke OKUNO, Parliamentary Secretary for Justice of Japan visited Uzbekistan

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

2008 February: The First Round of the Negotiations on the Japan-Uzbekistan Bilateral Investment Agreement  

2008 July: Mr. Fukushiro NUKAGA, Minister of Finance of Japan visited Uzbekistan

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  

2009 April: Mr. Yasutoshi NISHIMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

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  

2010 April: Mr. GANIEV, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2010 May: Mr. Naoto KAN, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2010 August: Mr. Katsuya OKADA, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2010 December: Mr. SOBIROV, Chairman of the Senate of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2011 February: Mr. Islaw KARIMOV, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan  visited Japan

2012 May: Mr. Ryuji YAMANE, Senior Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2012 December: Mr. KHUDAYBERGENOV，Minister of Emergency Situations of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2013 March: Mr. GANIYEV，Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2013 June: Mr. GANIYEV，Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2013 December: Mr. GANIYEV，Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2014 January: Ms.Yoko KAMIKAWA, Senior Vice Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2014 March: Mr. GANIYEV，Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2014 May: Mr. Taro ASO，Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2014 August: Mr. Toshimitsu MOTEGI, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2014 November: Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2015 January: Mr. AZIMOV, First Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2015 July: Mr. Kentaro SONOURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2015 September: Mr. Keisuke SUZUKI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure , Transport and Tourism of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2015 October: Prime Minister of Japan, Abe visited Uzbekistan  

2015 October: Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2015 October: Mr. Shinzo ABE, Prime Minister of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2016 April: Ms. Miki YAMADA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2016 May: Mr. ABDUKHAKIMOV, Minister of Labor of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2016 May: Mr. GANIYEV, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2016 September: Mr. Motome TAKISAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2017 April: Japan-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

2017 July: Mr. KURBANOV, Chairman of the State Committee for Physical Culture and Sports of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2017 September: Mr. ABDUKHAKIMOV, Chairman of the State committee for tourism development of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2018 March: Mr. ABDUKHAKIMOV, Chairman of the State committee for tourism development of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2018 July: Mr. Kazuyuki NAKANE, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2018 October: Mr. KHOLMURADOV, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the State Investment Committee of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2018 October: Mr. KHODJAEV, Minister of Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2019 January: Mr. KUDBIYEV, Minister of Employment and Labor Relations of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2019 May: Japan-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting  

2019 July: Foreign Minister of Japan, Kono met with the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan  

2019 July: Mr. GANIEV, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2019 July: Mr. Hiroyuki NAKAMURA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2019 September: Agreement in Principle on Tax Convention between Japan and Uzbekistan  

2019 September: Mr. Fukami KOBAYASHI, Mr. Yasutaka NAKASONE, Mr. Taro HONDA, Members of the House of Representatives of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2019 October: Mr. UMURZAKOV, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2019 October: Ms. NARBAEVA, Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2019 December: Mr. MIRZIYOYEV, President of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2019 December: Japan-Uzbekistan Summit Meeting  

2019 December: Signing of Tax Convention between Japan and Uzbekistan  

2019 December: Signing of Memorandum of Cooperation between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan on a Basic Framework for Information Partnership for Proper Operation of the System pertaining to Foreign Human Resources with the Status of Residence of “Specified Skilled Worker”  

2020 September: Entry into force of the Tax Convention between Japan and Uzbekistan  

2020 December: Meeting between Foreign Minister of Japan, MOTEGI and H.E. Mr. Sardor Umurzakov, Deputy Prime-Minister and Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan  

2020 December: Mr. UMURZAKOV, Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2021 May: Japan-Uzbekistan Summit Telephone Talk  

2021 August: Mr. Satoshi NAKANISHI, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2022 April: Mr. UMURZAKOV, Deputy Prime-Minister, Minister of Investments and Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2022 April: Mr. Yoshimasa HAYASHI, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2022 June: Japan-Uzbekistan Summit Telephone Talk  

2022 September: Mr. ABDURAKHMONOV, Minister of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2022 September: Mr. SAFOEV, First Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Oliy Majlis (Parliament) of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2022 October: Mr. KHUSANOV, Minister of employment and labor relations of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2022 October: Mr. DAVLETOV, Minister of Justice of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2022 November: Mr. ABDUHAKIMOV, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Tourism and cultural heritage of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2022 December: Japan-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers' Meeting  

2022 December: Mr. NOROV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2023 January: Ms. Yuumi YOSHIKAWA, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2023 July: Mr. KUCHKAROV, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2023 July: Meeting between Foreign Minister of Japan, HAYASHI and H.E. Mr. Jamshid KUCHKAROV, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan  

2023 October: Japan-Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk  

2023 December: Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice Minister of Japan, FUKAZAWA by H.E. Mr. Mukhsinkhuja ABDURAKHMONOV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Japan  

2024 January: Mr. Ryosuke KOZUKI, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2024 March: Mr. SAIDOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan visited Japan

2024 March: Dinner with Parliamentary Vice Minister of Japan, FUKAZAWA and H.E. Mr. Mukhsinkhuja ABDURAKHMONOV, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to Japan  

2024 March: Signing Ceremony and Japan- Uzbekistan Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Working Dinner)  

2024 March: Courtesy call on Prime Minister of Japan, Kishida by Mr. Bakhtiyor SAIDOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan

2024 March: H.E. Mr. Bakhtiyor SAIDOV, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan visited Japan  

2024 June: Mr. Kiyoto TSUJI, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Uzbekistan

2024 August: Japan-Uzbekistan Summit Telephone Talk