Japan-Libya Relations

 

Diplomatic Relations

1957.08.05 Libya Section of Japanese Embassy in Cairo Opens
1962.11.21 Libya Section Promoted to Embassy Status
1973.01.01 Japanese Embassy in Tripoli Opens

Economic and Trade Relations

In 2005, trade between Japan and Libya was negligible, but there were signs that they might soon become more substantial.

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Japan-Libya Relations

2005 Newsletters

88 -- Growing Ties between Japan and Libya
103 -- The Roots of the Japanese Oil Victory in Libya

2006 Newsletters

160 -- Japan’s New Energy Strategy
257 -- A Japanese Delegation Visits Libya
360 -- Japanese Cabinet Minister Meets Muammar Qadhafi
364 -- Arrests Made in the Mitsutoyo Case / Illegal Exports Threaten Security
385 -- Tokyo and Tripoli Search for a New Partnership
414 -- Prime Minister Abe Hosts an Iftar Dinner
453 -- Yuriko Koike to Visit Libya
463 -- Yuriko Koike Completes Her Mission to Libya
474 -- Japanese Companies are Successful on New Libyan Oil Development Bids

2007 Newsletters

572 -- Japanese Companies Participate in Tripoli International Fair
818 -- A New Dawn: Arabs Looking East
826 -- New Libyan Passport Regulations / Libya UNSC Seat / JAPEX Oil Field
837 -- Report on the Arab-Japanese Conference in Alexandria
864 -- The Very Long Countdown to TICAD IV
865 -- Masayuki Yamauchi on “Arabs Looking East”

Information for the “Japan-Libya Relations” page was compiled by Michael Penn