Taro Nakayama, Foreign Minister of Japan, is received by Secretary General Manfred Woerner at NATO Headquarters.
Japan supports the relief efforts of the NATO Response Force in Pakistan, following the devastating earthquake in Kashmir.
Foreign Minister Taro Aso addresses the North Atlantic Council.
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe addresses the North Atlantic Council and meets NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer.
NATO agrees an individual "Tailored Cooperation Package" with Japan, paving the way for more practical cooperation.
Ambassador Azusa Hayashi formalises Japan’s agreement to support a NATO-sponsored project to clear unexploded ordnance in Azerbaijan.
NATO and Japan conclude a security agreement allowing for the exchange of classified information.
Japan’s Maritime Self Defence Force assists NATO ships involved in counter-piracy operations in the Gulf of Aden for the first time.
Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto visits NATO and meets with the Secretary General.
Japan formally agrees to donate EUR100,000 in support of a NATO-sponsored project to help secure dangerous munitions in Tajikistan.
