On April 5thlast year, Mr.Hideyuki Sakamoto, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), presented the credentials stating his readiness to strengthen bilateral relations through continuing Japan’s support that the BH citizens can directly benefit and through dialogue and cooperation in a wide range of areas including […]

On 31 July, Ambassador of Japan to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr. Hideyuki SAKAMOTO and H.E. Mato Franjičević, Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina attended a handover ceremony of equipment for 8 water utility companies, held in Ljubuški municipality office. This grant is a part […]

High Representative Valentin Inzko paid a visit to Tokyo where he met with senior officials of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, including Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kenji Yamada, Special Envoy for the Western Balkans, Ambassador Jun Saito, and Director of the Central and South-Eastern Europe Division, Kotaro Otsuki. The High […]

Deputy Sarajevo Mayor Milan Trivic took over the Japanese Bell of Peace from Seiko Takase, Director of the Japanese Association for the Preservation of the UN Peace Bell at the ceremony held on Friday in Sarajevo. The ceremony was attended by the Ambassador of Japan in BiH, H.E. Hideyuki Sakamoto. […]

A group of 17 young people from Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Kosovo, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina had the opportunity in November 2018 to visit Tokyo, Hiroshima and Kyoto through ten-days visit entitled “Western Balkans Meet Japan: A Bridge into the Future ” within the MIRAI program. The MIRAI program was […]

The Archives of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Embassy of Japan held a ceremony to celebrate the completion of repair of the microfilming equipment which was provided and installed to the national archives of BiH from Japan in 2006. For the purpose of contributing to historical and cultural studies in […]

After Tito’s residential apartment on Manhattan, the Embassy and Residency of the former SFRY in Tokyo is being sold, of which Bosnia and Herzegovina will receive about 2,205,000 Euros. As the “Evening News” reports, the agreement on the sale of the embassy and residence of the former SFRY in Tokyo […]

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and Japan enters into force on 1 February 2019. Businesses and consumers across Europe and in Japan can now take advantage of the largest open trade zone in the world. President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker said: “Europe and Japan are […]

Japanese Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), Ambassador Hideyuki Sakamoto handed over the list of 20 Japanese films and television programs provided for free for broadcasting on FTV, (Federal Radio and Television), one of the public broadcasters in BiH. Programs were handed over to Mr. Boris Šiber, Head of Programming […]

The Embassy of Japan and FTV will hold a ceremony to commemorate successful annual cooperation between them, in the project of donations of free television content to local TV stations carried out by the Embassy of Japan in BiH on behalf of the Japan Foundation. The event will take place […]