Algeria–Japan relations

Algerian-Japanese relations

Algeria	Japan

Algeria has an embassy in Tokyo whilst Japan has an embassy in Algiers. Japanese form a small expatriate community in Algeria. As of 2023, 45 Japanese nationals reside in the country, and 271 Algerians live in Japan.[1]

Overview

Japan is interested to contribute to Algeria's economic development as they are interested in the fact that Algeria possesses major energy resources and has a large internal market. There are Japanese companies which are interested in the Algerian five-year plan for 2009–2014, which provides for public investments of 286 billion dollars, notably to modernise and develop essential infrastructure.[2] Many Japanese employees of these companies came to Algeria for various projects.[3]

In 2010, Algeria withheld 100 billion yen ($1.2 billion) in payments owed to Japanese contractors for a highway construction project in the country as it was alleged that the companies had failed to meet the terms of the contract.[4]

In November 2017, Algeria started exporting liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Japan.[5]

See also

• Japanese foreign policy on Africa

References

1. "アルジェリア基礎データ". Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-06-01.
2. Japan wants to help Algeria's development: minister^[permanent dead link]
3. "Japanese Technology at Work in Africa". Archived from the original on 2012-08-02. Retrieved 2010-12-19.
4. Algeria Withholds Payment to Japanese Contractors, Asahi Newspaper Says
5. "L'algérie exporte du gaz naturel liquéfié : (GNL) VERS LE JAPON". Algérie 360 (in French). December 28, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2017.