ASEAN-Japan Centre Overview
The ASEAN-Japan Centre was established on May 25, 1981 based on the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN Promotion Centre on Trade, Investment and Tourism signed between the governments of the founding member countries of the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), namely Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand, and Japan. Later on, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar acceded to the Agreement. Now all 10 ASEAN Member States and Japan are members of the Centre.
Originally, the Secretariat was located on the 6th floor of the World Import Mart Building, Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. In April 1987, the Centre was relocated to the Central Building in Ginza 4-chome. In March 2009, the Centre was relocated to the Shin Onarimon Building in Shimbashi, where it currently remains.
AJC5.0 (FY2022-2025 Activities)
Membership
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Japan
Chronology
1981 5.25 | Establishment of the ASEAN-Japan Centre
(Founding member countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Japan) |
1990 6.8 | Accession of Brunei Darussalam |
1998 2.12 | Accession of Vietnam |
2001 6.11 | Accession of Cambodia |
2002 3.20 | Accession of Lao PDR |
2006 4.27 | Accession of Myanmar |
2009 | Establishment of the ASEAN-Japan Hall |
2011 | Expansion of the investment and tourism promotion programs from one-way to two-way
Launch of the 4th mission: exchange of persons |
2018 | Implementation of structural reform |
Mandates
- to promote exports from ASEAN to Japan
- to accelerate flow of investment flows between Japan and ASEAN
- to vitalize tourist traffic between Japan and ASEAN
- to expand exchanges of persons between Japan and ASEAN