Europe

• Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s Visit to the United Kingdom and Italy and Her Attendance at the G7 Evian Summit (June 13-18, 2026)
• Disembarkation of a Japanese national from a cruise ship where Hantavirus cases had been identified and Cooperation by the UK Government (May 11, 2026)
• Signing of the Japan-UK Memorandum of Cooperation on Mutual Assistance to Japanese and British Nationals Abroad (April 20, 2026)
• Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister IWAYA to The Rt Hon Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (september 12, 2025)
• Japan-UK Consultation on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (July 25, 2025)

• Reception to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Japan-UK Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
• UK's withdrawal from the EU
• The future economic partnership between Japan and the UK

Vip Visits and Meetings

• Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H.E. Ms. Julia LONGBOTTOM CMG, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Japan (July 29, 2026)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (July 23, 2026)
• The Tenth Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue (April 20, 2026)
• UK Foreign Secretary to Visit Japan and Hold the Tenth Japan-UK Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue (April 20, 2026)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ meeting (March 26, 2026)
• Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO by the UK members of Japan-UK 21st Century Group (March 12, 2026)
• Japan-UK Vice Ministers’ Meeting (February 23, 2026)
• Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI’s Travel to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (February 20, 2026)
• Japan-UK Summit Meeting and Working Dinner (January 31, 2026)
• State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to the French Republic and the United Kingdom (January 27, 2026)
• Visit to Japan by The Rt Hon Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (January 26, 2026)
• Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary KIHARA by Mr. POWELL, National Security Adviser of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (January 9, 2026)
• Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU and H.E. Malhotra MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Indo-Pacific), Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom (December 15, 2025)
• Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE Sadamasa, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. LONGBOTTOM CMG, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Japan (December 10, 2025)
• Japan-UK Summit Meeting (November 22, 2025)
• Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU by H. E. Ms. Julia LONGBOTTOM CMG, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Japan (November 19, 2025)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ meeting (November 11, 2025)
• The Japan-UK Vice Ministers’ Meeting (October 3, 2025)
• Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh to Visit Japan (September 16, 2025)
• Japan-U.K. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (September 9, 2025)
• Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII and the Rt. Hon. Douglas Alexander MP, Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (August 29, 2025)

• Basic Documents
  • The Hiroshima Accord: an Enhanced Japan-UK Global Strategic Partnership (May 18, 2023) (PDF)
  • UK-Japan Joint Statement (January 10, 2019) (PDF)
  • Japan-UK Joint Vision Statement (August 31, 2017) (PDF)
  • Japan-UK Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation (August 31, 2017) (PDF)
  • Japan-UK Joint Declaration on Prosperity Cooperation (August 31, 2017) (PDF)

Security

• Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (March 8, 2022)
• Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (February 8, 2022)
• Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (January 21, 2022)
• Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (September 30, 2021)
• Commencement of negotiations on the Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement (September 28, 2021)
• The 6th Japan-UK Bilateral Consultations on Cyberspace (June 29, 2021)

• Security Topics of the Past

• Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”)
  • Fifth Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (November 7, 2023)
    • Joint Statement (PDF)
  • Fourth Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (February 3, 2021)
    • Joint Statement (PDF)
  • Third Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (December 14, 2017)
    • Joint Statement (PDF)
  • Second Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 8, 2016)
    • Joint Statement
  • First Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 21, 2015)
    • Joint Statement (PDF)