Japan will Continue to Support Armenia i...

Director of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Receives the JICA Georgia Office Chief Representative (VIDEO) On August 4, Aram Ghazaryan, Director of the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Armenia, received Masahiro Ueki, Chief Representative of the Georgia Office of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and Ruzan Khojikyan, JICA Advisor in Armenia. Aram Ghazaryan emphasized the importance of the effective cooperation with JICA, noting that the projects implemented...

PHOTO:Study Visit of the Water Committee...

The Chairman of the Water Committee, Aramazd Ghalamkaryan, together with senior officials of the Water Committee, representatives of the Ministry of Environment, the Yerevan Municipality, and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), paid a study visit to Japan from July 6 to 10. During the visit, the Armenian delegation participated in an experience-sharing program entitled “Armenia–Japan Partnership for Sustainable Lake Management and Sustainable Urban Development.” The visit was organized by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), funded by the Government of Japan,...

PHOTO:Meeting between the Ministry of En...

A meeting was held at the Ministry of Environment with a delegation from the Japan International Cooperation Agency. Welcoming the guests, Deputy Minister Aram Meymaryan highly praised the effective cooperation established between Armenia and Japan. He noted that Armenia attaches great importance to expanding cooperation with Japan in the field of environmental protection, particularly in the areas of biodiversity conservation, water resources management, and the restoration of natural ecosystems. Welcoming the guests, Deputy Minister Aram Meymaryan highly praised the...

VIDEO, PHOTO: Japanese Hanami Festival C...

On April 16, 2026, the Hanami festival was once again held in the garden of the National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia. The event was attended by the members of the Armenia–Japan Friendship Group of the National Assembly, including its head Babken Tunyan, as well as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Armenia Aoki Yutaka. Details in the video. It should be noted that on May 12, 2015, sakura trees brought from Japan were planted in the garden of the National Assembly at the initiative of the Japan–Armenia Union, the Armenia–Japan...

VIDEO, PHOTO:Celebration of the 66th Bir...

On February 19, 2026, the 66th birthday of His Majesty Emperor of Japan Naruhito was celebrated at the Armenia Marriot Hotel from 18:30 to 20:30. Detals in the video. Author: H....

PHOTO:The Annual Meeting of the JICA Alu...

On February 13, the Annual Meeting of the JICA Alumni Association of Armenia was held, during which the results of the 2025 fiscal year were summarized. The participants were welcomed with opening remarks by Mr. Wakui Junji, Resident Representative of the JICA Georgia Office. Greeting remarks were also delivered by Ms. Yoko Anazawa, Deputy Head of Mission of the Embassy of Japan to the Republic of Armenia. The event brought together representatives of partner ministries and agencies, as well as alumni of JICA training programs. During the meeting, the results of two Mini...

UNICEF and Japan will scale up mental he...

YEREVAN, 27 February 2025 – UNICEF, the Government of Japan, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) announced a new partnership of over US$3 million to provide mental health and psychosocial wellbeing services for ethnic Armenian refugee children and adolescents and their peers from host communities across Armenia. This contribution enables UNICEF to scale up support, engaging 5600 service providers working with children in different sectors and reaching around 300,000 children and adolescents, as well as up to 150,000 parents with mental health...

VIDEO:Celebration of the 65th Birthday o...

On February 20, 2025, the 65th birthday of His Majesty Emperor of Japan Naruhito was celebrated at the Armenia Marriot Hotel from 18:30 to 20:30. Detals in the video. Author: H....

Armenia-Japan: History, Facts, Pages

On July 17, 2024, an exhibition dedicated to the history of Armenian_Japanese relatoins was opend in the National Archives of Armenian the Ministry of Jastise of Republi of Armenia. The exhibition was organized jointly with the National Archives of Armenia and “Arumenia_Nippon” Armenian_Japanese Scientific and Cultural Union. The General Secretary of the Ministry of the Republic of Armenia Sirvard Gevorgyan, the Exiraordinary and PlenipotentuaryAmbassador of Japan to Armenia Aoki Yutaka, the honorary president of the Armenian_Japanese Scientific and Cultural...

PHOTO:The Annual Meeting of the JICA Alu...

On February 29, the annual meeting of the JICA Alumni of Armenia was held. During the meeting the results of activities for the 2023 fiscal year were summarized. Mr. Aoki Yutaka, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Armenia, and Mr. Mori Hiroyuki, Permanent Representative of the JICA Georgian Office, welcomed the participants with the opening speech. During this fiscal year, 3 Mini-grant grant projects were implemented with the financing of JICA. 1. “Implementation of cognitive and behavioral training as an important component of seismic risk...

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Vahagn Khachaturian receives Japanese Am...

February 5, 2023 President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturyan received the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Armenia, Masanori Fukushima, according to the Office of the President. Welcoming the Ambassador, President Khachaturyan congratulated him on the occasion of Japan’s National Day. “The occasion of our meeting is a joyful one, as Japan is preparing to celebrate its National Day, the birthday of His Majesty Emperor Naruhito. On this occasion, I extend my best wishes to the people of Japan and wish His Majesty good health...

Ambassador of Japan to Armenia calls for...

10 January 2023 YEREVAN, JANUARY 10, ARMENPRESS. Ambassador of Japan to Armenia Masanori Fukushima is calling for de-escalation of tensions and freedom and security of movement along the Lachin Corridor. “I am concerned by the reports of the developments around the Lachin corridor. I urge the sides to de-escalate tensions and to ensure freedom and security of movement along the corridor, in line with the arrangements that the sides have agreed,” Ambassador Fukushima said in a statement released by the Embassy of Japan in Armenia. The Lachin Corridor is blocked by...

With the Assistance of Japan, the Yolyan...

January 27, 2022 YEREVAN, JANUARY 27, ARMENPRESS.Hematology Center named after Yolyan with the assistance of the Japanese Embassy in Armenia, will receive new diagnostic equipment, which will make the diagnosis of blood cancer more accurate. As reported by Armenpress, the equipment will be provided to Armenia within the framework of the agreement signed between the Embassy of Japan in Armenia and the Yolyan Hematology Center of the RA Ministry of Health. Minister of Health Anahit Avanesyan stressed that thanks to this new cooperation, the Yolyan Hematology Center will go...

They have a great potential to expand th...

RA Minister of Finance Tigran Khachatryan received today the Ambassador of Japan to Armenia Fukushima Masanori. Minister Khachatryan presented to the Ambassador the economic program of the Government of the Republic of Armenia for the next five years and thanked the Government of Japan for its assistance to Armenia in various spheres, especially in the field of healthcare. During the meeting, the interlocutors stressed the need to develop trade, economic and cultural cooperation in the case of warm relations between Armenia and Japan and discussed all the prerequisites for...

Japan is ready to expand the Frameworks ...

Today on May 18, the Acting Minister of the Emergency Situations of RA Andranik Piloyan received the newly appointed Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan in Armenia Fukushima Massanori. Greeting the guest A. Piloyan congratulated the ambassador on his appointment and expressed confidence that during his tenure the cooperation between the two countries will continue and new achievements will be registered. During the meeting, the interlocutors both stressed the importance of continuing the high-level relations established between Armenia and Japan. A....

The newly appointed Ambassador of Japan ...

28 April, 2021 On April 28, Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ara Aivazian received the newly appointed Ambassador of Japan Masanori Fukushima on the occasion of presenting the copy of his credentials. Congratulating the newly appointed Ambassador on assuming the responsible mission, Acting Minister Ara Aivazian expressed hope that Ambassador Fukushima will contribute with his activities to the development of Armenian-Japanese multifaceted cooperation and the enrichment of bilateral agenda. The interlocutors reiterated their mutual readiness to undertake joint...

Commemoration of Japanese Captain, Savor...

By A. B. Special to the Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN — An event titled “Tokei Maru: the Salvation of Armenian and Greeks in Smyrna” took place in the Armenian Genocide Museum-Institute Foundation conference hall on February 18. It was one of the events organized on the eve of the 100th anniversary of the Smyrna fire and extermination of the Armenians and Greeks of the city in 1922. It was organized in cooperation with the “ARMENIA-NIPPON” Armenian-Japanese Scientific and Cultural Union NGO. The event, which was dedicated to the friendship between the Armenian and...

Japan Grants 3.6 Million US Dollars Emer...

EBRUARY 16, 2021 by  The Armenian Mirror-Spectator YEREVAN (Japanese Embassy, Japanese Foreign Ministry)- On February 16, the government of Japan decided to extend an emergency grant of 3.6 million US dollars to Armenia in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This will provide assistance for improving the living environment such as repairs of shelters and medical support, as well as provision of relief supplies through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the United Nations Children’s...