Bahrain–Japan relations
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Historic and current bilateral relationshipexist betweenBahrainandJapan.Diplomatic relations were first established in 1972, and since then they have had increasing economic, cultural, and military cooperation, with Japan becoming one of the major trading partners of Bahrain. Several high-level official visits have taken place, including by KingHamad bin Isa Al Khalifato Japan in 2012, Crown PrinceSalmanin 2013, and Prime MinisterShinzo Abeto Bahrain in 2013, with the governments of both countries expressing their intent to continue to increase their bilateral relations.
Japan recognized the kingdom in August 1971, and has maintained an embassy inManamasince 1988, while Bahrain has had an embassy inTokyosince 2005.[1]The Bahraini ambassador to Japan isKhalil Bin Ebrahim Hassan,who has held his post since 2005, while the Japanese ambassador to Bahrain has beenKiyoshi Asakosince 2014.[2][3][4]Bahrain's crown prince attended the state funeral of theassassinated Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abein September 2022.[5]
Trade
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The two countries have a history of successful economic cooperation, with Japan being one of theGulfkingdom's major trading partners. Trade between them began in 1934, when the first shipment of Bahraini oil arrived inYokohama,Japan.[1]As of 2015, Bahraini exports to Japan are worth 39.1 billionJapanese yenwhile Bahraini imports from Japan are worth 107.3 billion Japanese yen. Japan has also spent about US$440,000 on grand aid in the country and US$17.37 million on technical cooperation with Bahrain.[6]Thirteen trade agreements regarding healthcare and pharmaceuticals, education and training, oil and gas, and financial services were signed during Crown Prince Salman's official visit to Japan in March 2013.[7]
Japan is Bahrain's fourth largest import partner.[8]
Military cooperation
[edit]Bahrain and Japan areMajor non-NATO alliesof theUnited States.[9]Especially, Bahrain hosts the headquarters ofU.S. 5th Fleetand Japan hosts the headquarters ofU.S. 7th Fleet.[10][11]
Many visits by topJapanese Self-Defense Forcesofficers and defense ministry officials have been made to Bahrain, while someBahrain Defense Forceofficials have made visits to Japan.[6][12]
High level visits
[edit]The following Bahraini Ministers and leaders have made visits to Japan.[6]
| Date | Participant(s) |
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| 1990.11 | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifafor attending for the enthronement ceremony of His Majesty,EmperorAkihito |
| 1994. 9 | Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifafor attending to the conference of ITU in Kyoto |
| 1994.11 | Yousif Ahmed Al Shirawi, Minister of Development and Industry |
| 2001.2 | SheikhMuhammad ibn Mubarak ibn Hamad Al Khalifah,Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2007.11 | Mr.Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani,Chief of Public Security, Ministry of Interior |
| 2008.2 | ShaikhKhalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa,Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 2008.3 | Dr. Jasim Husain, Member of the Council of Representatives |
| 2008.6 | Mr.Khalifa Al Dhahrani,Chairman of the Council of Representatives |
| 2008.10 | ShaikhSalman bin Hamad Al Khalifa,Crown Prince and Chairman of Economic Development Board Sheikh Hussam bin Isa Al Khalifa, Advisor, Prime Minister's Court |
| 2011.2 | SheikhRashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa,Minister of Interior |
| 2012.4 | His Majesty,KingHamad bin Isa Al Khalifa |
| 2012.10 | Shaikh Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Khalifa, Minister of Finance |
| 2013.3 | PrinceSalman bin Hamad Al Khalifa,Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander |
| 2013.9 | ShaikhNasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa,Chairman of Supreme Council for Youth and Sports, PresidentBahrain Olympic Committeeand Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Charity Organization |
| 2014.2 | Salah Ali Mohamed Abdulrahman,Minister of Human Rights Affairs |
| 2015.3 | Sadiq bin Abdulkarim Al-Shehabi, Minister of Health |
The following Japanese Ministers and leaders have made official visits to the Kingdom of Bahrain.[6]
| Date | Participant(s) |
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| 1991. 7 | Mr.Muneo Suzuki,State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 1994.11 | Their Imperial HighnessCrown Prince NaruhitoandPrincess Masako |
| 2001. 3 | Mr.Seishiro Eto,Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2001.8 | Ms.Kaori Maruya,Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2002.9 | Mr.Kenshiro Matsunami,Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2005.6 | Mr.Katsuyuki Kawai,Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2006.7 | Mr.Taro Kimura,Senior Vice-Minister for Defense |
| 2006.10 | Mr.Takeshi Iwaya,State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2006.12 | Ms.Yuriko Koike,Special Advisor to the Prime Minister |
| 2007.7 | Mr.Kazunori Tanaka,Parliamentary Secretary for Defense Vice Admiral Eiji Yoshikawa, Chief of Staff, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| 2007.9 | Mr.Itsunori Onodera,State Secretary for Foreign Affairs |
| 2007.10 | Mr.Minoru Terada,Parliamentary Secretary for Defense |
| 2007.12 | Ms. Yuriko Koike, Former Minister of Defense |
| 2008.4 | Mr.Tsutomu Takebe,Chairperson of Japan-Bahrain Parliamentary Friendship League |
| 2008.7 | Mr.Hiroshi Okuda,Special Envoy of the Prime Minister Mr.Ryotaro Tanose, Member of the House of Representatives |
| 2008.12 | Mr.Yoshimasa Hayashi,Former Minister of Defense Mr.Ryota Takeda,Parliamentary Secretary for Defense |
| 2009.3 | Mr.Yasutoshi Nishimura,Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| 2009.5 | Mr.Yasuo Fukuda,Special Envoy of the Prime Minister |
| 2009.6 | Vice Admiral, Toru Izumi, Commander in chief, Self Defense Fleet |
| 2009.12 | General Ryoichi Oriki, Commander in chief, Joint Staff Hidehisa Otsuji,Former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kazuya Shinba,Senior Vice-Minister for Defense |
| 2010.12 | Hajime Hirota,Parliamentary Secretary for Defense |
| 2012.5 | Mr.Mitsu Shimojo,Parliamentary Secretary for Defense |
| 2012.6 | Vice AdmiralKatsutoshi Kawano,Commander in chief, SDF |
| 2013.5 | Mr. Yasuo Fukuda, Former Prime Minister |
| 2013.8 | Mr.Shinzo Abe,Prime Minister |
| 2014.1 | Mr.Toru Doi,Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| 2015.5 | Mr. Takashi Uto, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. Takahiro Ishikawa, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Defense Mr.Daishiro Yamagiwa,Senior Vice Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry |
| 2016.6 | Vice Admiral Yasuhiro Shigeoka, Commander in chief, SDF |
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abBilateral Relationships.Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2017
- ^Bahrain - Embassies and Consulates.Embassy Pages. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^The Ambassador's profileArchived2017-03-17 at theWayback Machine.Embassy of the Kingdom of Bahrain in Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^About us.Embassy of Japan in Bahrain. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^"Gulf, Arab delegations attend Abe state funeral".Arab News Japan.Retrieved2022-11-05.
- ^abcdJapan-Bahrain Relations.Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^Sambridge, Andy.Bahrain, Japan sign deals to increase joint investment.Arabian Business.Published 23 March 2013. Retrieved 17 March 2017
- ^"CIA - The World Factbook -- Field Listing - Imports - partners".cia.gov.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-06-13.
- ^Major Non-NATO Ally Status - United States Department of State
- ^Naval Support Activity Bahrain
- ^Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka
- ^Bahrain-Japan meetings held.Bahrain News Agency.Published 24 December 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
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