[3] In 1944 the legation closed and evacuated its staff to Karuizawa to avoid Allied bombing raids of Tokyo.

After the 2001 US invasion of Afghanistan, a new government was formed in Kabul that reestablished diplomatic relations with Japan.

[6][7] The building the embassy currently occupies was a conference center for Japanese central government agencies.

[8] The embassy continues to represent the internationally recognized government of Afghanistan and not the Islamic Emirate rule of Taliban.

The third floor is on ground level and possesses the embassy's grand main entrance and event hall.