On May 22, 2026, Turkmenistan's Ambassador to Japan, Atadurdy Bayramov, met with former Japanese Prime Minister and head of the Liberal Democratic Party's Growth Strategy Headquarters, Fumio Kishida, the Embassy of Turkmenistan reported.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the development of political, inter-parliamentary, and inter-party relations, as well as economic, cultural, and humanitarian cooperation between Turkmenistan and Japan.

Particular mention was made of the historic meeting between National Leader of the Turkmen People and Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Fumio Kishida, which took place in September 2022 during his visit to Japan to attend the memorial services for former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The telephone conversations Kishida held with the President of Turkmenistan during his premiership from 2022 to 2024 were warmly recalled, and the Turkmen side's commitment to developing relations with Japan was emphasized.

In addition, the meeting discussed specific areas for the further development of Turkmen-Japanese political, inter-parliamentary, and party cooperation, issues of supporting Japanese companies participating in major projects in the oil, gas, and chemical industries, and strengthening economic cooperation between the two countries.