Europe

• Signing of the Agreement between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro) (May 23, 2025)

• Video Message by Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan for the UK’s “Musubi” Initiative (May 23, 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

• Visit to Japan by Ms. Lisa Nandy MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (May 19, 2025)
• Japan-UK Summit Telephone Meeting (April 10, 2025)
• Japan UK Foreign Ministers’ meeting (March 13, 2025)
• Japan-UK Economic 2+2 Joint Press Release (March 7, 2025)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (March 7, 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)