Oceania
Japan-Australia Relations
June 16, 2026
Topics
- Attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the Special Exhibition Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia, and the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Australia-Japan Foundation by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII (June 16, 2026)
- Special exhibition on celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia and the 50th Anniversary of the Establishment of the Australia-Japan Foundation (June 3, 2026)
- Video Message by Mr. SHIMADA Tomoaki, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, for the Reception Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia and the Launch of the Queensland Parliamentary Friends of Japan Group (June 3, 2026)
- Announcement of the Official Logo for the 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Japan and Australia (December 19, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Prime Minister TAKAICHI and Foreign Minister MOTEGI regarding the shooting incident in Sydney, Australia (December 15, 2025)
- Application Guidelines for Anniversary Events: 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Co-operation between Japan and Australia (December 10, 2025)
- Call for Designs – Logo design competition for the 50th Anniversary of the Basic Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between Australia and Japan (September 16, 2025)
Vip Visits and Meetings
- Meeting between Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO and a delegation led by Senator the Hon. Sue LINES, President of the Australian Senate (June 10, 2026)
- Foreign Minister MOTEGI's Attendance at the Japan-Australia-India-U.S. (Quad) Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (May 25-27, 2026)
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (April 28, 2026)
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s visit to Viet Nam and Australia (May 1-5, 2026)
- Prime Minister TAKAICHI’s visit to Viet Nam and Australia (April 28, 2026)
- Japan-Australia Vice Ministers’ Meeting (April 10, 2026)
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers' Telephone Meeting (April 8, 2026)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by Former Australian Prisoners of War-Related Delegation (March 2, 2026)
- Courtesy Call on Mr. OUE, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister by H.E. Mr. Andrew Shearer, Ambassador-Designate of Australia to Japan (February 18, 2026)
- Courtesy Call on Foreign Minister MOTEGI by the Japan Australia Business Co-operation Committee (December 23, 2025)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Australia (December 22, 2025)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao's attendance at the memorial event following the shooting in Sydney, Australia (December 22, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister TAKAICHI by the Japan Australia Business Co-operation Committee (December 19, 2025)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Australia (December 18, 2025)
- Signing of a Book of Condolence by State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao following the shooting in Sydney, Australia (December 17, 2025)
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (October 30, 2025)
- Courtesy call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIMADA by the Japan-Australia Dialogue and Exchange for Next Generation (JADE) program delegation (October 29, 2025)
- Japan-Australia Summit Meeting (October 26, 2025)
- Lunch meeting between Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs IKUINA and Australian parliamentary delegation (October 14, 2025)
- Japan Australia East Asia Policy Dialogue (September 25, 2025)
- Japan-Australia-New Zealand-ROK Vice Foreign Ministerial Meeting (September 19, 2025)
- Japan-Australia Foreign Ministers’ Working Dinner (September 5, 2025)
- The 12th Japan-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Consultations (“2+2”) (September 5, 2025)
- Signing of the Japan-Australia Memorandum of Cooperation on Assisting Japanese and Australian Nationals Overseas (September 5, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary HAYASHI by Senator the Hon. Penny Wong, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia (September 5, 2025)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister ISHIBA by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Marles, and Minister for Foreign Affairs Wong of Australia (September 5, 2025)
Related Links
- Embassy of Japan in Australia Website
- Consulate-General of Japan in Brisbane Website
- Consular Office of Japan in Cairns Website
- Consulate-General of Japan in Melbourne Website
- Consulate-General of Japan in Perth Website
- Consulate-General of Japan in Sydney Website
- Embassy of Australia in Japan Website
- The Working Holiday Programmes in Japan