Iran-Japan Relations

The Japanese premier's upcoming visit to Tehran with the perceived aim of mediating between Iran and the United States is likely to help reduce the existing tensions although no significant…

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering a visit to Iran in June for talks with Iranian officials to help ease escalating tensions between Washington and Tehran, government sources said…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency says it is content to be helping Iran equip its thermal power stations with high-quality fog (spray) cooling systems.

Iran traded 503,588 tons of non-oil commodities worth $659.18 million with Japan during the 11 months to Feb. 19, registering a 53.9% and 33.81% decline in tonnage and value respectively…

Japanese refiner Cosmo Oil will load around 900,000 barrels of Iranian Heavy crude oil in early March as local refiners are rushing to lift as much barrels from Iran during the current 180-day…

Iran traded 444,423 tons of non-oil commodities worth $613.26 million with Japan during the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (March 21, 2018-Jan. 20), registering a 55.31% and 30.24%…

Japanese refiners are seeking clarity on whether there will be an extension to the 180-day sanctions waiver from Washington in March, as they hope to continue buying Iranian oil without any…

Japan's Justice Ministry plans to block nationals from Iran and Turkey from obtaining a new work visa to be launched in April, in response to their lack of cooperation in accepting citizens…

Senior Iranian and Japanese parliamentarians called for closer bilateral relations in economic, political and cultural areas during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday, as the two countries are…

Japan's largest refiner JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy is set to resume loading of Iranian crude oil as early as Monday, almost three months after the US sanctions waiver was granted. S&P…

Fuji Oil, jointly with Showa Shell, has loaded the first Iranian crude oil cargo being lifted by Japanese refiners since the country won a 180-day waiver from the US to import oil from Iran, a…

Major Japanese banks are set to resume Iranian oil transactions after receiving final regulatory clearance, paving the way for the country's refiners to begin loadings as early as this month,…

Japanese firms will continue buying crude oil from Iran with the maximum capacity possible before the end of the 180-day period during which it is exempt from new US sanctions on Iranian oil…

JXTG Holdings, Japan’s biggest oil refinery operator, is considering whether to resume Iranian oil purchases after Japan was granted a waiver from US sanctions targeting Iran, Senior Vice…

Iran and Japan will sign a memorandum of understanding in the near future for bolstering tourism ties between the two nations. On Tuesday, Iran's ambassador to the Asian island nation, Morteza…

Japan's crude oil imports from Iran jumped 65% year on year in August, marking the fourth consecutive month of increase, according to government trade data released Thursday.

According…

Iran traded 343,170 tons of non-oil commodities worth $408.18 million with Japan during the first five months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Aug. 22).

This registers a 42.34% and…

Iran traded 276,030 tons of non-oil commodities worth $312.41 million with Japan during the first four months of the current fiscal year (March 21-July 22), registering a 40.9% and 13.71%…

Tehran Oil Refinery has signed a memorandum of understanding with two Japanese companies, JGC Corporation and Marubeni Corporation, on enhancing gasoline quality and quantity as well as reducing…

Iran traded $1.09 billion worth of non-oil goods with Japan in the last Iranian year (ended March 20, 2018), 35.15% less compared to the year before, making the East Asian country Iran’s 16th…

Japan International Cooperation Agency has conducted preliminary studies on tourism development projects in Iran.

During a meeting with Iranian heritage authorities early this week,…