Oceania
Japan-Australia Relations
July 1, 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
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Solomon Islands and Australia (July 1, 2026)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII’s Visit to Solomon Islands and Australia (June 26, 2026)
- Courtesy call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary SATO by H.E. Mr. Shearer, Ambassador-Designate of Australia to Japan (June 24, 2026)
- The 7th Japan-Australia Cyber Policy Dialogue (June 19, 2026)
- 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)
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