
Japan-Balkan Network
日本・バルカンネットワーク
Our initiative aims to facilitate cooperation
between Japan and the Balkan Region
E-mail: info@balkan.jp
Japan-Greece Relations
19th Century
1899 June: The Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation was signed between Japan and Greece
1900 - 1980
1956: Agreement for abolishing visa between Japan and Greece was signed
1973: Bilateral Agreement on Air Services between Japan and Greece was signed
1980 - 1990
1981: Cultural Agreement between Japan and Greece was signed
2000 - 2010
2000 September: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Tamisuke Watanuki visited Greece
2001 January: Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshiro Mori visited Greece
2002 September: President of the House of Councillors of Japan, Hiroyuki Kurata visited Greece
2002 March: Prime Minister of Greece, Kostas Simitis visited Japan
2003 May: Prime Minister of Japan, Junichiro Koizumi visited Greece
2004 November: Minister of Agricultural Development and Provisions of Grece, Evangelos Basiakos visited Japan
2004 August: Minister of Education, Culture, Sports and Science of Japan, Takeo Kawamura visited Greece
2004 August: HIH The Prince&Princess Hitachi of Japan visited Greece
2005 February: Deputy Culture Minister of Greece, Giorgos Orphanos visited Japan
2005 May: Minister of Economy and Finance of Greece, Georgios Alogoskoufis visited Japan
2005 May: President of the Hellenic Parliament of Greece, Anna Benaki visited Japan
2005 November: Prime Minister of Greece, Kostas Karamanlis visited Japan
2006 January: Speaker of House of the Representatives of Japan, Yohei Kono visited Greece
2006 May: Parliamentary Vice-Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Akiko Yamanaka visited Greece
2006 June: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports and Science of Japan, Kenji Kosaka visited Greece
2007 April: Minister of Transport and Communication of Greece, Michalis Liapis visited Japan
2010 - Present
2012 July: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Ryuji Yamane visited Greece
2013 April: Minister of Tourism Olga Kefaloyanni of Greece, visited Japan
2014 October: Secretary General of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Panagiotis Michalos visited Japan
2014 November: Minister of Education and Religious Affairs of Greece, Andreas Loverdos visited Japan
2014 August: Vice-Speaker of the House of Representatives of Japan, Hirotaka Akamatsu visited Greece
2017 January: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nobuo Kishi visited Greece
2017 December: President of the House of Councillors of Japan, Chuichi Date visited Greece
2018 July: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kazuyuki Nakane visited Greece
2019 April: Foreign Minister of Greece, George Katrougkalos visited Japan
2019 June: Special Advisor to Prime Minister of Japan, Kentaro Sonoura visited Greece
2019 July: Deputy Minister of the Cabinet Office of Japan, Ryosei Tanaka visited Greece
2019 October: Deputy Prime Minister of Japan, Panagiotis Pikrammenos visited Japan
2021 January: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Greece, Kostas Fragogiannis visited Japan
2021 July: Deputy Minister for Sports of Greece, Lefteris Avgenakis visited Japan (Attendance at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics)
Source:
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
The Imperial Household Agency