Diplomatic relations between Georgia and Japan were established on August 3, 1992.
Japan's Official Development Assistance (ODA) is being implemented in Georgia through the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in different major directions: grant aid for the sectors of economy and infrastructure (energy, roads, hospitals, and agriculture), preferential loans (energy, transport, and infrastructure), grant aid to local NGOs and technical assistance (training of Georgian specialists in Japan and dispatch of Japanese experts to Georgia). In the frames of ODA, many projects were also implemented in agriculture, education, and health care.
In the frames of the above assistance, the Government of Japan is financing two important projects in Georgia: the East-West Highway Improvement Project and Clean Energy by Solar Electricity Generation System.
On 7 February 2023, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili, held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Georgia, Imamura Akira.
On 20 June 2023, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Georgia, Ishizuka Hideki, presented copies of his credentials to the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Aleksandre Khvtisiashvili.
On 27 October 2023, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, Ilia Darchiashvili, held a meeting with the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Japan to Georgia, Ishizuka Hideki. At the meeting, the sides discussed various topical issues of bilateral relations. Special attention was paid to the possibilities of using Georgia's stable investment potential. Georgia-Japan partnership in terms of connectivity and transit was also emphasized.
