Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
's ambassador in Rome is accredited to
Albania,
while an honorary consulate in Tirana assists Japanese interests in Albania.
Japan now has an embassy in
Tirana.
Albania has an embassy in
Tokyo.
History
Diplomatic relations were established in April, 1922 with the recognition of the new independent Albanian state from Japan. On June 20, 1930, the First Commercial Treaty between the two countries was signed.
In 1935 the
Kingdom of Albania Kingdom of Albania may refer to:
*Kingdom of Albania (medieval) — from the Capetian House of Anjou
*Albanian Kingdom (1928–1939) — from the House of Zogu
*Albanian Kingdom (1939–1943) — from the House of Savoy during the Italian occupati ...
opened the Honorary Consulate in Osaka. After the
World War II the relations were frozen and they were re-established on March, 1981.
In December 2005 the Embassy of the Republic of Albania was opened in Tokyo and in March 2016 the
Japanese Government
The Government of Japan consists of legislative, executive and judiciary branches and is based on popular sovereignty. The Government runs under the framework established by the Constitution of Japan, adopted in 1947. It is a unitary state, c ...
adopted the decision to open the embassy in Tirana (officially opening in January 2017)
Japanese development aid
Japan's Official Development Assistance to Albania amounts 25.278 billion yen in total, or approximately 179 million EUR (as of May 2014)
*Grant Assistance: 4.98 billion yen
**Yen Loans: 18.092 billion yen
**Technical Cooperation: 2.206 billion yen
Bilateral agreements
The two countries have signed more than 15 bilateral agreements and most of them are focused on the development of the
Economy of Albania. In September 2007, an agreement was reached on visa abolition of diplomatic passports with Japan and it entered into force on 10.12.2007.
See also
*
Foreign relations of Albania
*
Foreign relations of Japan
References
External links
Embassy of Japan in AlbaniaEmbassy of Albania in Japan
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
Albania
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