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Iceland-Japan relations

Iceland	Japan

Iceland–Japan relations refers to the diplomatic relations betweenIceland andJapan. Both nations are members of theOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

In 1814, Iceland became a part of theKingdom of Denmark. In 1867, the Kingdom of Denmark and Japan signed a "Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation". Any and all trade relations between Iceland and Japan was carried out by Denmark. In 1944, Iceland became an independent nation. On 8 December 1956, Iceland and Japan established diplomatic relations.^[1]

In June 1999, Japanese Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi paid an official visit to Iceland. During his visit, Prime Minister Obuchi announced the opening of a Japanese embassy inReykjavík. In 2002, both nations opened embassies in their respective capitals.^[2] In 2003, theUniversity of Iceland began teachingJapanese as the first university course in Iceland to teach an Asian language and to specialize in Asian culture.^[3] In 2005, Iceland approached Japan on a free-trade accord.^[4] Each year, both nations obtain negative attention in the fact that they both continuewhaling.^[5] In 2016, both nations celebrated 60 years of diplomatic relations.^[6]

Prime Ministerial visits from Iceland to Japan^[1][7]

• Prime MinisterDavíð Oddsson (1994, 2003)
• Prime MinisterHalldór Ásgrímsson (2005)

Prime Ministerial visits from Japan to Iceland

• Prime MinisterKeizō Obuchi (1999)

Both nations have signed bilateral agreements such as an Agreement on the Elimination of Double Taxation with respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance (2018)^[8] and an Agreement of aWorking holiday visa (2018).^[9]

In 2015, trade between Iceland and Japan totaled US$222 million. Icelandic exports to Japan include: fish and steel. Japanese exports to Iceland include: automobiles and electronic equipment.^[1] Several well known multinational Japanese companies such asHonda,Sony,Toshiba andToyota (among others) operate in Iceland.

• Iceland has an embassy inTokyo.
• Japan has an embassy inReykjavík.

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