Programs to commemorate Exchange Year

The list includes the programs to have been conducted on priority basis and to be conducted by the Japan Foundation.

Please refer to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Website for other programs commemorating Exchange Year.

 (※ stands for an ongoing or scheduled Exchange Year.)

Exchange Year Country
The 60th Anniversary of the Normalization of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Korea (2025)※ Korea
The 130th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Brazil (2025)※ Brazil
The 70th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Saudi Arabia (2025)※ Saudi Arabia
The 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Malta (2025)※ Malta
The 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Cabo Verde (2025)※ Cabo Verde
The Centenary of the Establishment of Japan-Türkiye Diplomatic Relations (2024) Turkey
The 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Palau (2024) Palau
Japan-CARICOM Friendship Year (2024) Antigua and Barbuda, Guyana, Grenada, Jamaica, Suriname, Saint Cristopher and Nevis (Saint Kitts), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Saint Lucia, Dominica, Trinidad and Tobago, Haiti, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Montserrat (UK)
The 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and North Macedonia (2024) North Macedonia
The 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Zambia (2024) Zambia
The 50th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation (2023) Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam
The 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Vietnam (2023) Vietnam
The 150th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Peru (2023) Peru
The 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Samoa (2023) ※ Samoa
The 70th Anniversary of Friendship between Japan and Cambodia (2023) Cambodia
The 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Japan-China Relations (2022) People’s Republic of China
The 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the Five Central Asian Countries (2022) Kyrgyz Republic, Republic of Kazakhstan, Republic of Tajikistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
The 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Japan-Mongolia Diplomatic Relations (2022) Mongolia
Japan-Southwest Asia Exchange Year (2022) Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka
The 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and the UAE (2022) United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The 50th Anniversary of Japan-Qatar Diplomatic Relations (2021) State of Qatar
The 160th Anniversary of Japan-Germany Relationship (2021) Federal Republic of Germany
Japan-UK Season of Culture 2019-20 United Kingdom
The 100th Anniversary of Japan-Slovakia Relationship (2020) Slovak Republic
The 100th Anniversary of Japan-Czech Relationship (2020) Czech Republic
The 50th Anniversary of Japan-Fiji Diplomatic Relations (2020) Republic of Fiji
Mekong-Japan Exchange Year 2019 Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
ASIA IN RESONANCE ASEAN, Japan
The 100th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Poland and Japan in 2019 Poland
Japan 2019 U.S.A.
Japonismes 2018 France
The 150th Anniversary of Japan-Sweden Diplomatic Relations in 2018 Sweden
The 150th Anniversary of Japan-Denmark Diplomatic Relations (2017) Denmark
The 50th Anniversary of Japan-Maldives Diplomatic Relations (2017) Maldives
The 150th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Italy and Japan (2016) Italy
The 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and Korea (2015) Korea
The 120th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Japan and Brazil (2015) Brazil
The 150th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations between Switzerland and Japan (2014) Switzerland
The 40th Year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation (2013) The 10 ASEAN Member States
(Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia)
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