About three dozen Armenians live in Japan, Hrant Poghosyan, Armenia’s Ambassador to Japan, told Armenian News-NEWS.am.

In Poghosyan’s words, around half of these Armenians resides in capital city Tokyo.

“The number has grown several times in the last decades. Our small [Armenian] diaspora in Japan lives quite harmoniously, and it gets together regularly on national holidays and events,” the ambassador noted. 

And according to Japanese data, solely seven Japanese permanent residents are registered in Armenia.   

But the diplomat did not give any numbers in response to the query on the goods turnover between Armenia and Japan. 

“The bulk of the Japanese products reaches Armenia through third countries. Armenia exports medical serum, brandy, and the ‘Narine’ probiotic to Japan. The possibility of starting Armenian yogurt production in Japan is looked into,” Hrant Poghosyan said.