The current legal basis for cooperation between the Republic of Kazakhstan and Japan includes the following:
Convention on the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Tax Evasion with Regard to Income Taxes (entered into force in December 2009 and applied from January 1, 2010);
Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy (entered into force on May 6, 2011);
Agreement on Mutual Protection and Promotion of Investments (entered into force on October 25, 2015).
On November 7, 2016, the ceremony of the exchange of verbal notes on the exemption from visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports of citizens of Kazakhstan and Japan since January 1, 2017 took place in Astana.
On 15 March 2021, an agreement in the form of an exchange of notes was signed between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Japan to receive a Japanese grant under the Economic and Social Development Programme.
Memorandum of Cooperation on the Joint Crediting Mechanism between the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Government of Japan was signed on October 30, 2023 in Astana.
On 18 December 2025 in Tokyo, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, K. K. Tokayev, and the Prime Minister of Japan, S. Takaichi, signed a Joint Statement.
During the official visit of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, K. K. Tokayev, to Japan on 17–19 December 2025, a total of 14 intergovernmental and interagency documents were signed.