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Armenia - Japan

General information

The Republic of Armenia attaches great importance to the further strengthening of the friendly and mutually beneficial ties with Japan, as well as to the establishment of new collaborative relations.

Diplomatic relations between the Republic of Armenia and Japan were established on September 7, 1992.

Since July 2010 the Embassy of the Republic of Armenia operates in Tokyo.

Since January 2015 the Embassy of Japan operates in Yerevan.

On April 11, 2025 Monika Simonyan was appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to Japan.

On January 11, 2024 the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the Republic of Armenia Aoki Yutaka presented his credentials to the President of the Republic of Armenia.

Visits

To Japan

September 2025	Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of RA
September 2024	Armen Grigoryan, Secretary of Security Council of RA
September 2022	Hakob Arshakyan, Vice President of the National Assembly of RA (as the representative of the Republic of Armenia at the state funeral ceremony of Japan’s former Prime Minister Abe Shinzo)
July 2021	Armen Sargsyan, President of RA
October 2019	Armen Sargsyan, President of RA
May 2017	Vache Gabrielyan, Deputy Prime Minister of RA
January 2017	Galust Sahakyan, President of the National Assembly of RA
June 2012	Serzh Sargsyan, President of RA
November 2009	Edward Nalbandian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of RA
June 2005	Andranik Margarian, Prime Minister of RA
December 2001	Robert Kocharian, President of RA
August 1999	Vartan Oskanian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of RA
October 1992	Hrant Bagratyan, Deputy Prime Minister of RA

To Armenia

September 2018

Kono Taro, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan

Signed documents

Protocol on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the Republic of Armenia and Japan, September 7, 1992
Joint statement on Friendship and Partnership between Armenia and Japan, December 19, 2001, Tokyo
Agreement on Technical Cooperation between the Government of RA and the Government of Japan, June 8, 2005, Tokyo
Memorandum on Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of RA and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, June 6, 2012, Tokyo
Joint statement on the Further Deepening of Friendship and Cooperation between RA and Japan, June 6, 2012, Tokyo
Memorandum between the Republic of Armenia and Japan on the Exchange of Information on Combating the Financing of Terrorism and the Laundering of Illegally Obtained Funds, October 2012, Yerevan
Grant agreement in the form of exchange of notes between the Government of RA and the Government of Japan, aimed at the economic and social development of Armenia, May 25, 2016, Yerevan
Grant agreement in the form of exchange of notes between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of Japan, for the Project of the Improvement of Equipment for the Digitization of the Archive Recordings of the Public Television of Armenia, March 30, 2017, Yerevan
Grant agreement in the form of exchange of notes between the Government of RA and the Government of Japan, for the Fire Fighting Equipment Improvement Project, September 7, 2017, Yerevan
Agreement between the Republic of Armenia and Japan on the Liberalization, Promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments, February 14, 2018, Yerevan
Grant agreement in the form of exchange of notes between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of Japan (for the Project of the Improvement of the Technical Capability of Restoration and Preservation of Archaeological Finds for the Scientific Research Center of Historical and Cultural Heritage, February 16, 2018, Yerevan
Grant agreement in the form of exchange of notes between the Government of Japan and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), February 25, 2019, Yerevan
Grant agreement between the Government of the Republic of Armenia and the Government of Japan on “Economic and Social Development” (to equip the Armenian healthcare system with modern medical equipment and ambulances), June 30, 2020, Yerevan
Grant agreement in the form of exchange of notes between the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Armenia and the Government of Japan within the framework of the Project for Supporting Basic Infrastructure and Social Integration for Displaced Persons from Nagorno-Karabakh and Host Communities, February 28, 2024, Yerevan
Convention between the Republic of Armenia and Japan on the Elimination of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance, December 26, 2024, Yerevan
“Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Program for Displaced Persons from Nagorno-Karabakh and Host Communities,” signed in the form of exchange of notes between the Government of Japan and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Armenia, February 27, 2025, Yerevan
Grant agreement between the Republic of Armenia and Japan in the form of exchange of notes on “Economic and Social Development” (aimed at modernizing the atmospheric air quality system in Armenia), September 29, 2025, Yerevan

Trade and economic relations

Bilateral trade between the Republic of Armenia and Japan /in thousand US dollars/

	export	import (by country of origin)	import (by exporting country)
2021	1683.6	55496.1	9383.0
2022	2941.4	195282.1	11626.1
2023	4342.1	343775.0	48007.5
2024	15847.4	117883.7	23891.3
2025	18753.7	115562.5	30211.7

Main imported goods

Construction machinery, pipes, oils and perfumes, non-metallic wires, electricity generating equipment, etc.

Main exported goods

Tobacco, aluminum, electrical equipment.

Updated on 21.01.2026

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