Japan-Ukraine Relations
Signing of the Japan-Ukraine Agreement on the Security of Information
November 16, 2024
On November 16 (local time), Mr. NAKAGOME Masashi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine and H.E. Mr. Serhii Andrushchenko, First Deputy Head of the Security Service of Ukraine, signed the "Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Ukraine on the Security of Information" in Kyiv, Ukraine, in the presence of Mr. IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and H.E. Mr. Denys SHMYHAL, Prime Minister of Ukraine.
- This Agreement stipulates measures in order for both receiving Parties to protect, in accordance with its national laws and regulations, classified information which is exchanged between the governments of Japan and Ukraine and requires protection in the interests of national security.
- The government of Japan expects that the conclusion of the Agreement will ensure appropriate protection of classified information shared between the two governments and will promote further beneficial information exchanges.
Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Ukraine on the Security of Information (English (PDF) 
/ Japanese (PDF) )
(Reference) Countries and organizations with whom the Japanese government has concluded agreements regarding the security of information.
- United States (effective August 2007)
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) (effective June 2010)
- France (effective October 2011)
- Australia (effective March 2013)
- United Kingdom (effective January 2014)
- India (effective December 2015)
- Italy (effective June 2016)
- Republic of Korea (effective November 2016)
- Germany (effective March 2021)