2000 - 2010

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2008 March: Japan recognized the independence of Kosovo

2009 February: The establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Kosovo

2009 October: The 1st Meeting of Japan-Kosovo Economic Cooperation Policy Consultation  

 

2010 - Present

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2011 November: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Mr. Enver Hoxhaj and Minister of Environment and Spatial Planning of Kosovo, Mr.Dardan Gashi visited Japan

2012 June: Prime Minister of the Republic of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Mr. Enver Hoxhaj visited Japan 

2012 September: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kazuyuki Hamada visited Kosovo

2012 October: Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo, Mr. Rame Buja and Minister of Finance of Kosovo, Mr. Bedri Hamza visited Japan

2013 September: Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry of Kosovo, Bernard Nikaj visited Japan

2013 October: Minister of Education, Science and Technology of Kosovo, Rame Buja visited Japan

2014 April: Prime Minister of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci, Minister of Finance of Kosovo, Besim Beqaj, and Minister of Trade and Industry of Kosovo, Mr. Bernard Nikaj visited Japan

2014 April: Japan-Kosovo Summit Meeting

2014 August: Member of the House of Representative and President of the Japan-Kosovo Parliamentary Friendship Association, Ryu Shionoya visited Kosovo 

2017 November: Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Austria as well as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Kosovo and Macedonia, Kiyoshi Koinuma visited Kosovo

2018 February: Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Manabu Horii visited Kosovo 

2018 March: First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Kosovo, Behgjet Pacolli visited Japan

2018 March: Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Austria as well as the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Kosovo and Macedonia, Kiyoshi Koinuma visited Kosovo

2019 February: State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan. Toshiko Abe visited Kosovo

2019 March: Chairman of Kosovo Assembly, Mr. Kadori Veseli visited Japan

2019 September: President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci visited Japan

2019 September: Japan-Kosovo Summit Meeting

2019 October: President of Kosovo, Hashim Thaci visited Japan

2019 October: President of Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani visited Japan (Attendance at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics)

2019 October: Japan-Kosovo Summit Meeting

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Sources:

 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

https://www.mofa.go.jp

The Imperial Household Agency

https://www.kunaicho.go.jp/

Embassy of Japan in Kosovo

https://www.at.emb-japan.go.jp