Japan-Somalia Relations

Photo: Somali Pirates
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Diplomatic Relations

1960 -- Japan and Somalia Establish Diplomatic Relations
1982 -- Somalia Opens an Embassy in Tokyo
1990 -- Somali Civil War Leads to Closure of Embassy and Collapse of Official Relations

Economic and Trade Relations

In 2005, direct economic and trade relations between Japan and Sudan were virtually non-existent.

MOFA Webpage

Japan-Somalia Relations

Local News in English

Aayaha
Afrol News – Somalia
All Africa – Somalia
Awdal News Network
Google News – Somalia
IRIN - Somalia

SEJJIR Articles

Africa Between the Meiji Restoration and the Legacy of Ataturk

2005 Newsletters

None

2006 Newsletters

214 -- The Absence of Islamic African History in Japan

2007 Newsletters

628 -- Recent Japanese Aid for Somalia
635 -- A Japanese Doctor in Somalia
787 -- Trouble in the Horn
809 -- The Golden Nori Affair: Off an Even Keel?
844 -- Peaceful Resolution for the Golden Nori Affair
864 -- The (Very Long) Countdown to TICAD IV

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