Japan–Kurdistan Region relations
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Japan–Kurdistan Region relations are bilateral relations between Japan and Kurdistan Region. Japan has a consulate general in Erbil since 2008,[1] but Kurdistan Region has no diplomatic representation in Japan.[2] After the rapid expansion of ISIS especially in Syria and Iraq, Tokyo almost annually sends Erbil some diplomats of quasi-ministerial caliber; namely Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nobuo Kishi with Japanese Ambassador in Baghdad Masato Takaoka in December 2013,[3] Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Takao Makino in July 2014,[4] Kentaro Sonoura as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in March 2015,[5] and as State Minister for Foreign Affairs with Japanese Ambassador in Baghdad Fumio Iwai in January 2017.[6]
Foreign aid[edit]
Japan provides humanitarian aid to Erbil for internally displaced people by ISIS and refugees from the Syrian Civil War, for example in 2013, Japan granted 800 large size tents and 10,000 jerrycans as relief supplies.[3] Japan's assistance covers not only for IDPs and refugees, but in a wide range of fields which include construction of infrastructure and improvement in technology with amount of $900 million or more.[7] National security in Kurdistan is also supported by Japan, though not in direct manner, Tokyo built and equipped 30 community police stations with human rights training to 55 police officers and all the constabulary facilities were transferred to Interior Ministry of Kurdistan Regional Government.[8]
Migration[edit]
The largest[not in citation given] Kurdish community in Japan with 1,200 members is located at the Warabi and Kawaguchi areas of Saitama Prefecture, which is north of Tokyo.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Consulate office of Embassy of Japan". Department of Foreign Relations for Kurdistan Regional Government. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "KRG offices abroad". Department of Foreign Relations for Kurdistan Regional Government. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Japan responds to KRG's call to help Syrian refugees". Cabinet of Kurdistan Regional Government. December 18, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Kurdistan and Japan Reiterate Bilateral Relations". Department of Foreign Relations for Kurdistan Regional Government. July 25, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "PM Barzani calls on Japan to assist the Kurdistan Region". Cabinet of Kurdistan Regional Government. March 16, 2015. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Japan's State Minister for Foreign Affairs opens Consular Office in Kurdistan". Department of Foreign Relations for Kurdistan Regional Government. January 15, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ Embassy of Japan in Iraq and Consular Office of Japan in Erbil. "Japan's Assistance in the Kurdistan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Erbil Auto Show 2015 Post Show Report". Rudaw Media Network. March 12, 2017. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
- ↑ "Banned from working, asylum seekers are building Japan's roads and sewers". Reuters. August 8, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2017.
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Embassy of Japan in Iraq
- Japan-Kurdistan Friendship Association
- Japan Kurdish Cultural Association (in Japanese) Template:Ku icon
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