1900 - 1980

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1902: First diplomatic contact between Japan and Romania 

1921: Romania established its legation in Tokyo

1922: Japan established its legation in Romania

1960: Trade Payment Agreement between Romania and Japan

1969: Trade and Navigation Treaty between Romania and Japan

1975: Culture, Science and Technology Cooperation Arrangement between Romania and Japan

1977: Tax Treaty between Romania and Japan

 

1990 - 2000

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1995: Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Dispatch Agreement between Japan and Romania

1996: President of Romania, Emil Constantinescu visited Japan

 

2000 - 2010

 

2000: State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Katsuhito Asano visited Romania

2001 November: President of the Senate of Romania, Nicolae Vacaroiu visited Japan

2002: Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kenshiro Matsunami and Former Prime Minister of Japan, Tsutomu Hata visited Romania

2002 January: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Mircea Geoana visited Japan

2002 February: President of Romania, Ion Iliescu visited Japan

2002 September: President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, Valer Dorneanu visited Japan

2002 September: President of the House of Councilors of Japan, Hiroyuki Kurata visited Romania

2002 October: HIH Princess Sayako of Japan visited Romania

2002 November: Deputy Secretary of Trade for the Prime Minister's Office of Romania visited Japan

2003:  President of Japan-Romania Parliamentary Friendship League, Hakuo Yanagisawa visited Romania

2003 March: Minister of Privatization of Romania, Ovidiu Musetescu visited Japan

2003 May: Prince Radu of Romania (in charge of NATO / EU integration and sustainable development) visited Japan

2003 December: Minister of Culture and Religions of Romania, Razvan Teodorescu visited Japan (Attendance to the 2003 World Heritage Conference)

2004: President of Romania-Japan Parliamentary Friendship League, Corneliu Ciontu visited Japan

2004: Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Isao Matsumiya visited Romania

2004 September: Minister for Interior and Telecommunications of Japan, Taro Aso visited Romania (Attendance at the Universal Postal Union (UPU) General Assembly)

2005 January: Minister delegate for Public Works and Land Reclamation of Romania, Lazslo Borbely visited Japan (Attendance at the UN Disaster Risk Reduction Conference)

2005 March: Minister delegate for Commerce of Romania, Iuliu Winkler visited Japan

2005 May: President of Romania, Traian Basescu and Minister of State of Romania,  Gheorghe Copos visited Japan

2005 November: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Mihai-Razvan Ungureanu visited Japan

2006:  President of Japan-Romania Parliamentary Friendship League, Hakuo Yanagisawa visited Romania

2006 March: Minister delegate for Commerce of Romania, Iuliu Winkler visited Japan

2007 January: Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan,  Taro Aso visited Romania

2007 February: Prime Minister of Romania, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu visited Japan

2009 May: T.I.H. Princess and Prince Akishino visited Romania

 

2010 - Present

 

2010:  A mission dispatched to Romania by the Japan Federation of Economic Organizations

2010 March: President of Romania, Traian Basescu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Romania, Teodor Baconschi, and Minister of Finance of Romania, Sebastian Vlădescu visited Japan

2010 August: Center of the Japanese language and Japanese study in Romania was established at the University of Bucharest

2012:  Secretary-General of the Japan-Romania Parliamentary Friendship League, Takashi Ishizeki visited Romania

2013 February: Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania, Titus Corlatean visited Japan

2013 February: Japan-Romania Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

2013 August: Minister for Justice of Japan (President of the Japan-Romania Parliamentary Friendship League) Sadakazu Tanigaki visited Romania

2013 October: Minister Delegate for Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technological Development of Romania, Mihnea Cosmin Costoiu visited Japan

2013 December: Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Nobuo Kishi visited Romania

2014 May: Minister Delegate for Budget of Romania, Liviu Voinea visited Japan

2015 July: Minister of Health of Romania, Nicolae Banicioiu visited Japan

2016 June: Minister of Public Finance of Romania, Anca Dana Dragu visited Japan

2016 November: Minister of Energy of Romania, Victor Vlad Grigorescu visited Japan

2017 July: Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Nobuo Kishi visited Romania

2017 September: Minister for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship of Romania, Ilan Laufer visited Japan

2018 January: Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe visited Romania

2018 January: Japan-Romania Summit Meeting was held 

2018 February: Minister of Justice of Romania, Tudorel Toader visited Japan

2018 March: The Second Joint Committee on Cooperation between Japan and Romania in the field of Science and Technology  was held

2018 May: Minister for Business Environment, Commerce and Entrepreneurship of Romania, Stefan Radu Oprea visited Japan

2018 June: Minister of Tourism of Romania, Bogdan Gheorghe Trif visited Japan

2018 December: Japan-Romania Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

2019 June: Minister of Finance of Romania, Eugen Teodorovici visited Japan (G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting)

2019 October: Meeting between Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe and President Iohannis of Romania

2019 October: President of Romania, Klaus Iohannis visited Japan

2019 December: Japan-Romania Foreign Ministers’ Meeting

2021 August: Minister of Youth and Sports of Romania, Eduard Novak visited Japan (Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games)

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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/