Croatia and Japan maintain diplomatic relations through their respective embassies.
History
The two countries established diplomatic relations on 5 March 1993. The Embassy of Croatia in Tokyo was founded in September 1993, while the Japanese Embassy in Zagreb was opened in February 1998.Japan-Croatia Relations. Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
During World War II, the Empire of Japan maintained an embassy in Zagreb and recognized the Independent State of Croatia, which was a puppet state of Nazi Germany; both were part of the Axis powers.Vojinović, Aleksandar. NDH u Beogradu, P.I.P, Zagreb 1995. (pgs. 18–20)
Military ties
Croatia officially joined NATO on 1 April 2009.NATO - News: NATO Secretary General welcomes Albania and Croatia as NATO members, 01-Apr.-2009 Since its accession to the military alliance, Croatia and Japan have shared a common ally in the United States.U.S.-Japan Relations
A training ship of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) JDS Kashima visited to Split, the second-largest city in Croatia for celebrating 20th anniversary of diplomatic relations between both countries in September 2013.Posjet japanskog broda "Kashima" HRM-u i gradu Splitu - Ministarstvo obrane RH This is the first visit ever to Croatia by a Japanese naval vessel.JDS „Kashima“, first Japanese navy ship visiting Croatia ! A fellowship reception, which included a joint performance by the JMSDF Band and the Croatian Navy Band, was held aboard the Kashima while it was anchored in the Port of Split. Former President of Croatia Stjepan Mesić, Japanese Ambassador Masaru Tsuji, JMSDF Rear Admiral Fumiyuki Kitagawa, dozens of military personnel from both navies, and members of the general public attended.Split, 04.09.2013. | President of the Republic of Croatia 2000-2010
Sister cities Rijeka – Kawasaki (since 23 June 1977Grad Rijeka - Gradovi prijatelji ) Zagreb – Kyoto (since 22 October 1981Sister Cities of Kyoto) Pula – Hekinan (since 5 April 2007Prijedlog Odluke o suradnji između gradova Hekinana (Japan) i Pule (Republika Hrvatska) ) Resident diplomatic missions Croatia has an embassy in Tokyo. Japan has an embassy in Zagreb.
See also Foreign relations of Croatia Foreign relations of Japan Japan–Yugoslavia relations
References
External links Embassy of the Republic of Croatia in Japan Embassy of Japan in Croatia , Embassy of Japan in Croatia