Iran-Japan Trade Relationship in Reza Shah Era

One of the most important debates during Reza Shah era was the expansion and development of Iran's foreign trade with new countries that hadno contribution in Iran's foreign tradebefore the First World War. Japan was the only Asian country that had not such a strong history of political and economic relation with Iran, but could sharply make certain contributionto Iran's foreign trade.
The present article attempts to investigate trade relation between Iran and Japan in Reza Shah era on the basis of archive documents, press articles, and library sources.