The Japanese government recognized the independence of Republic of Mali in October 1960 (it became independent in September 22th, 1960).
The Mali embassy in Tokyo was established in June, 2002.

Before the opening of the Embassy in Tokyo the Diplomatic relations were related to the Mali Embassy in Beijing (China) before and after Jakarta (Indonesia)

(1) Trade for Japan
----- Trade volume ( 2002 ) -----
Export : 710,660,000 yen / Import : 66,390,000 yen
----- Main items -----
Export : cotton, vegetable oil fat etc. / Import : car, motorcycle, etc.

Director Souleymane Cisse is invited in 1988 and the Film preview of the work "light" with which this supervisor won Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 1987 is held.
" The Japanese movie festival" was held in Bamako in February, 1992.
After that, information activities of Japan is broadly performed through media on the public holiday of Mali.

The number of Japanese
residents in Mali