Diplomatic Archives

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia, and the establishment of the Australia-Japan Foundation. To commemorate this, the Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will hold a special exhibition in co-sponsorship with the Australian Embassy in Japan, from June 17 to August 1.

The Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia, signed in Tokyo in June 1976, was aimed at expanding and strengthening relations between Japan and Australia across a wide range of fields, and has played a crucial role as the foundation for the development of Japan-Australia relations across a wide range of fields.

This special exhibition will feature the original Treaty documents as well as panels that introduce the wide range of Japan-Australia relations. We hope that this exhibition will contribute to a deeper understanding of the history of Japan-Australia relations to date and to the further development of bilateral relations.

• - Organizers: Diplomatic Archives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
  Australian Embassy in Japan
• - Venue: Diplomatic Archives Exhibition Room
  Azabudai Hills Mori JP Tower 5F, 1-3-1 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
• Telephone: 03-3589-0369
• - Exhibition period: Wednesday, June 17 to Saturday, August 1, 2026
  (Excluding Sundays and national holidays)
• - Opening hours: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (Last admission at 5:00 p.m.)

Please see here for information about the 50th anniversary of Japan–Australia friendship and cooperation. (Japanese text only).