Japan–Kazakhstan relations

Japan–Kazakhstan relations

Japan	Kazakhstan

Diplomatic relations between Kazakhstan and Japan were formally established on 26 January 1992. In 1993, the Embassy of Japan was opened in Kazakhstan, followed by the opening of the Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan in 1996.

History

In the aftermath of the Second World War, a significant number of Japanese prisoners of war were deported by the Soviet Union to Kazakhstan, where they were held and employed in labor camps, including Makta-Aral, Karlag, and Almaty. The Karlag camp, located in the Karaganda Region, held 15,735 Japanese prisoners of war. ^{[1] [2]}

Embassy of Kazakhstan in Japan

The first President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, visited Japan on five occasions. During his presidency, Prime Ministers of Japan paid two official visits to Kazakhstan. ^[3]

On 28–29 August 2006, the Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi, paid an official visit to Kazakhstan. During the visit, he held talks with President Nursultan Nazarbayev, followed by expanded-format negotiations covering a broad range of issues related to bilateral cooperation. The visit concluded with the signing of a Joint Statement on the further development of friendship, partnership, and cooperation between Kazakhstan and Japan, as well as the adoption of a Memorandum on the promotion of cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy. ^[4]

References

1. Японские военнопленные в Карагандинской области. Караганда: Карагандинский университет «Болашак». 2011. p. 313. ISBN   978-601-273-091-3.
2. "Казахский драматический театр имени Ауэзова представил в Японии спектакль «Ахико из Актаса»". Qazaq TV (in Russian). Archived from the original on 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
3. "Сотрудничество Республики Казахстан с Японией" (in Russian). Министерство иностранных дел Республики Казахстан. 2022-03-18. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
4. 2006. Один год президента (in Russian). Астана. 2007. p. 522-525. ISBN   9965-27-753-2.