Bilateral Diplomatic Relations
As of January 2009, Tonga has four embassy-level bilateral diplomatic representations abroad: embassies in China and Japan, and High Commissions in Australia and New Zealand. The Tongan embassy in Japan was formally opened on 1 January 2009, although the two countries had established official diplomatic relations in 1970.
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