Japan-Bahrain Relations and Their Prospects for This Year

January 2020Ambassador of Japan to the Kingdom of

BahrainHideki Ito

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1-History of the relations between Bahrain and Japan

First Oil Export from Bahrain to Japan by El Segundo in 1934

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Embassy of Japan in Bahrain was established in 1983 and Embassy of Bahrain in Japan in 2005

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2-Current Bilateral Relations

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The exchange of visits at the highest level

Southern Governor’s Visit to Japan in 2019

HRH Crown Prince Salman’s Visit to Japan in 2019

PM Abe’s Visit to Bahrain in 2013

HRH Crown Prince Salman’s Visit to Japan in 2013

DM Kono & SM Suzuki’s Visit to Bahrain in 2019

HM King Hamad’s Visit to Japan in 2012

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Bahrain-Japan Trade Volume Trend

Arab Spring

Downfall in crude oil prices

(Source : Trade Statistics of Japan)

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Lehman Shock

Dubai's shock

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Japanese companies in Bahrain

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Alba: Line 6 Expansion Project Banagas: Central Gas Plant

Al Dur2:Independent Water & Power Producer

The Dolls of Japan Exhibition in October 2019

IKEBANA Demonstration in February 2019

Japanese Traditional Drum Performance at Spring of

Culture in March 2019

Japanese traditional candy artist at Bahrain Summer in June 2019

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Events in the cultural field

Japanese Folksong Concerts in December 2018

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Ship for World Youth Alumni Association

Scholarship Students

In the academic field

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Taking Command of CTF 151

Dispatching Destroyers and P3-C Aircrafts for Anti-Piracy

Bilateral cooperation in the security field

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3-Prospects for this year

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Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

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Visitor Arrivals to Japan from foreign countries

31.2 mill

In the tourism field

More than three times in five years!

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In the business and economic field

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Japanese tea ceremony

The cultural exchange between our two countries this year

Koto player Vaudeville theater

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Thank you !!!