Japan-China Relations
Japan-China Relations (Archives)
August 24, 2026
2025
- Chinese military exercises Conducted around Taiwan (Statement by Press Secretary KITAMURA Toshihiro) (December 31, 2025)
- Radar illumination to Self-Defense Force aircraft by Chinese military aircraft (December 7, 2025)
- Number of Recognized Crimes Against Chinese Nationals in Japan (November 21, 2025)
- Dialogue between Director-General of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau KANAI Masaaki, and Chinese Director-General for Asian Affairs Liu Jinsong (November 18, 2025)
- Exchange between Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs FUNAKOSHI Takehiro to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao (November 14, 2025)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (October 31, 2025)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (October 28, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya on the damage of heavy rain in Huadong, Huabei, and Dongbei (July 29, 2025)
- Nine years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister IWAYA Takeshi) (July 12, 2025)
- Entry into force of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the People’s Republic of China on Cooperation in Animal Health and Quarantine (July 11, 2025)
- Chinese military aircrafts’ unusual close approach toward Self-Defense Force aircrafts (July 10, 2025)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (July 10, 2025)
- Attendance of Mr. FUJII Hisayuki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs at the opening ceremony of International Forum for Trilateral Cooperation (July 1, 2025)
- Technical consultations between the authorities of Japan and China on the resumption of exports of Japanese aquatic products to China (May 30, 2025)
- The Sixth Japan-China Foreign Press Secretary Consultations (May 30, 2025)
- The Sixth Japan-China Foreign Press Secretary Consultations (May 28, 2025)
- Attendance of Ms. IKUINA Akiko, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs at the opening ceremony reception of the “Year of Japan-China-ROK Cultural Exchange 2025-2026” (April 14, 2025)
- G7 foreign ministers’ statement on China’s large-scale military drills around Taiwan (April 6, 2025)
- Foreign Minister IWAYA Attends Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (March 21-22, 2025)
- The Eleventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (March 18, 2025)
- Message of condolences from Foreign Minister Iwaya on the earthquake damage in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China (January 7, 2025)
- Messages of condolences from Prime Minister Ishiba on the earthquake damage in Tibet Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China (January 7, 2025)
2024
- Foreign Minister IWAYA's Visit to China (December 25-26, 2024)
- Dialogue between Experts from Japan and China on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea (December 19, 2024)
- Foreign Minister Iwaya’s attendance at the Opening Ceremony of the 20th Tokyo-Beijing Forum (December 4, 2024)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (November 15, 2024)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (October 11, 2024)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting (September 23, 2024)
- Meeting between State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuge and Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sun Weidong of the People’s Republic of China (September 23, 2024)
- Shared Recognition between Japan and China (September 20, 2024)
- Demarche by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs OKANO Masataka to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Wu Jianghao (September 18, 2024)
- Protest regarding the Navigation of a Chinese Naval Survey Vessel in Japan’s Territorial Waters (August 31, 2024)
- Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea (August 27, 2024)
- Protest regarding the Intrusion of a Chinese Military Reconnaissance Plane into Japan’s Territorial Airspace (August 27, 2024)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting (July 26, 2024)
- Eight years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA Yoko) (July 12, 2024)
- Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea (June 18, 2024)
- Prime Minister Kishida Attends the Ninth Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting (May 26, 2024)
- Dialogue between Japanese and Chinese Experts on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water from TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Sea (March 30, 2024)
- Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea (March 25, 2024)
- Statement on the Situation Surrounding Hong Kong (Statement by Press Secretary KOBAYASHI Maki) (March 20, 2024)
- Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea (March 6, 2024)
2023
- Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea (December 13, 2023)
- Foreign Minister Kamikawa Attends Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (November 25-26, 2023)
- Courtesy Call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Horii by Secretary General LEE Hee-sup and other members of the Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat (November 22, 2023)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (November 16, 2023)
- Recent Surge in Tensions in the South China Sea (October 23, 2023)
- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Mr. HORII receives a courtesy call from students participating in the 15th Long-Term Exchange Program for Chinese High School Students (September 29, 2023)
- Conversation between Prime Minister Kishida and Premier Li (September 6, 2023)
- Request for Discussions under the RCEP Agreement on China's Measures to Suspend Imports of all Aquatic Products originating in Japan (September 4, 2023)
- Submission of Japan’s Counterargument to the WTO against China’s notification of emergency measures (September 4, 2023)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Hayashi and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Wang Yi (July 14, 2023)
- Seven years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 12, 2023)
- Foreign Minister Hayashi Visits China (April 1-2, 2023)
- The 17th Japan-China Security Dialogue (Overview) (February 22, 2023)
- Meeting between Foreign Minister Hayashi and Director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee Wang Yi (February 18, 2023)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (February 3, 2023)
2022
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (November 17, 2022)
- Courtesy call on Chief Cabinet Secretary MATSUNO Hirokazu by Mr. WAN Gang, Vice Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee (September 28, 2022)
- Six years since the issuance of the Arbitral Tribunal’s award as to the disputes between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Statement by Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa) (July 12, 2022)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Video Conference (May 18, 2022)
2021
2020
- Prime Minister Suga Receives a Courtesy Call from State Councilor and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China (November 25, 2020)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Dinner (November 24, 2020)
- Japan-China Summit Telephone Talk (September 25, 2020)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (July 29, 2020)
- Demarche by Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs AKIBA Takeo to Chinese Ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou (May 28, 2020)
- The Situation surrounding Hong Kong (Statement by Press Secretary OHTAKA Masato) (May 28, 2020)
- Novel Coronavirus infection: Offer of the stockpiled ASEF equipment to China (February 17, 2020)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (February 15, 2020)
- Novel Coronavirus infection: Offer of the stockpiled ASEF equipment to China (February 7, 2020)
- Emergency Assistance to the People’s Republic of China in response to the novel coronavirus Disease Outbreak (January 28, 2020)
2019
- Prime Minister Abe and Foreign Minister Motegi Attends Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting(December 23-25, 2019)
- Working Lunch between Foreign Minister Motegi and State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang of China (December 25, 2019)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting and Working Lunch (Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council) (December 25, 2019)
- The Eighth Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit(December 24, 2019)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting and Dinner(December 23, 2019)
- Visit of Mr. Zhao Gang, Director General, Department of Policy and Planning, China International Development Cooperation Agency (December 19, 2019)
- Sixteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the Republic of Korea (November 29, 2019)
- Sixteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the Republic of Korea (November 26, 2019)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Working Lunch (November 25, 2019)
- First Japan-China High-Level People-to-People and Cultural Exchange Dialogue (November 25, 2019)
- H.E. Mr. Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, to Visit Japan (November 22, 2019)
- The 4th Trilateral Cyber Policy Consultation (November 18, 2019)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (Premier Li Keqiang of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China) (November 4, 2019)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (September 26, 2019)
- The Sixth Meeting of the Japan-China Policy Dialogue on the Mekong Region (September 13, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits China (August 20-22, 2019)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (August 1, 2019)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting and Dinner (June 27, 2019)
- Japan-China International Development Cooperation Policy Consultation(May 23, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits China(April 13-15, 2019)
- Fifteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the Republic of Korea (April 12, 2019)
- Fifteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the Republic of Korea (April 5, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Phoenix TV (Hong Kong)（February 1, 2019）
2018
- Fourteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the Republic of Korea (December 7, 2018)
- Fourteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK (December 3, 2018)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting(November 30, 2018)
- Prime Minister Abe Visits China (October 25-27, 2018)
- Mrs. Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) to Visit Japan (October 22, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits China and Bahrain (October 25-28, 2018)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (September 27, 2018)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (September 12, 2018)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (August 2, 2018)
- The 4th Japan-China Counter-Terrorism Consultation (July 11, 2018)
- Premier of the State Council of China Li Keqiang Visits Japan Japan-China Summit Meeting and Banquet (May 9, 2018)
- Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China to visit Japan (May 1, 2018)
- The Seventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit (May 1, 2018)
- Fourth Japan-China High-Level Economic Dialogue Joint Press Statement (April 17, 2018)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (April 15, 2018)
- Mr. Wang Yi, State Councilor and Foreign Minister for the People’s Republic of China to Visit Japan (April 11, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits the Hong Kong (March 24-25, 2018)
- Thirteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK (March 23, 2018)
- Thirteenth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK (March 20, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits China (January 27-28, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono Pays a Courtesy Call on State Council Premier Li Keqiang (January 28, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono’s Meeting with State Council Member Yang Jiechi (January 28, 2018)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (January 28, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Phoenix TV (Hong Kong) (English / Japanese) (January 27, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono’s Interview with Xinhua News Agency (China) (Japanese / Copy of the article (Chinese) (PDF)
) (January 26, 2018)
2017
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (November 13, 2017)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (November 11, 2017)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (September 21, 2017)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (August 7, 2017)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (July 8, 2017)
- The Occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the Return of Hong Kong to China (Statement by Foreign Press Secretary Norio Maruyama) (July 1, 2017)
- “The Second Trilateral High-Level Dialogue on the Arctic” (Results) (June 8, 2017)
- “The Second Trilateral High-Level Dialogue on the Arctic” (June 7, 2017)
- Japan-China International Law Dialogue (May 27, 2017)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (April 28, 2017)
- Twelfth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK (April 7, 2017)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (February 17, 2017)
- Eleventh Round of Negotiations (Chief Delegates and DG/DDG Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK (January 11, 2017)
2016
- Sixth Round Meeting and Working Group Meetings of Japan-China High-Level Consultation on Maritime Affairs (December 9, 2016)
- 17th Japan-China Joint Committee on Fisheries to be Held (November 24, 2016)
- Meeting between the Leaders of Japan and China on the Occasion of the APEC Peru 2016 (November 20, 2016)
- The 4th Japan-China-ROK Counter-Terrorism Consultation (November 14, 2016)
- Japan, China, and ROK Trilateral Youth Summit 2016 Program Report (October 13, 2016) (PDF)
- The 3rd Japan-China Counter-Terrorism Consultations (September 28, 2016)
- Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Chinese Citizens (September 27, 2016)
- Meeting Between Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida and China-Japan Friendship Association Chairman Tang Jiaxuan (September 26, 2016)
- Fifth Round Meeting and Working Group Meetings of Japan-China High-Level Consultation on Maritime Affairs (September 15, 2016)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (September 14, 2016)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Attends G20 Summit and ASEAN-related Summit Meetings (September 4-8, 2016)
- Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting (August 24, 2016)
- The 11th Trilateral Senior Foreign Affairs Officials’ Consultation (August 21, 2016)
- Intrusion of Chinese government vessels into Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 21, 2016)
- The 11th Trilateral Senior Foreign Affairs Officials’ Consultation (August 19, 2016)
- Japan, China, and ROK Trilateral Youth Summit 2016 (August 19, 2016)
- Confirmation of Chinese government vessels in Japan’s maritime areas surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 17, 2016)
- Search and Rescue regarding the collision of a Chinese fishing vessel and a cargo ship sailing under the flag of Greece (As of August 11, 11:00 am) (August 11, 2016)
- Intrusion of Chinese government vessels into Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 9, 2016)
- Protest by Foreign Minister Kishida to Mr. Cheng Yonghua, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Japan, concerning the situation around the Senkaku Islands (August 9, 2016)
- Intrusion of Chinese government vessels into Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 8, 2016, pm)
- Intrusion of Chinese government vessels into Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 7, pm) (August 8, 2016)
- Intrusion of Chinese government vessels into Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 7, 2016, pm)
- Intrusion of Chinese government vessels into Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 7, 2016, am)
- Protest against China regarding Chinese Coast Guard vessels in the surrounding waters of the Senkaku Islands (August 6, 2016, pm)
- Protest Against the Intrusion of Chinese Coast Guard into Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 6, 2016, am)
- Protest Against the Intrusion of Chinese Coast Guard into Japan’s territorial waters surrounding the Senkaku Islands (August 5, 2016)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (July 25, 2016)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (July 15, 2016)
- Arbitration between the Republic of the Philippines and the People’s Republic of China regarding the South China Sea (Final Award by the Arbitral Tribunal) (Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida) (July 12, 2016)
- The 4th Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Table Top Exercise (TTX) on Disaster Management (June 23, 2016)
- Responses to Ballistic Missile Launches by North Korea (June 22, 2016)
- Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Chinese Citizens (April 30, 2016)
- Foreign Minister Kishida Visits China (April 30, 2016)
- Foreign Minister Kishida Visits China and Southeast Asia (April 29 - May 6, 2016)
- Tenth Round of Negotiations (DG/DDG Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK (March 30, 2016)
- Ninth Round of Negotiations (Chief Delegates’ Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK (January 15, 2016)
2015
- Japan-China Summit Meeting and Foreign Ministers Meeting (November 1, 2015)
- Prime Minister Abe and Foreign Minister Kishida Attends Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit Meeting (October 31 - November 2 ,2015)
- The Trilateral Cyber Dialogue (October 16, 2015 )
- Issuance of the Appellate Body Report concerning “China-Measures Imposing Anti-Dumping Duties on High-Performance Stainless Steel Seamless Tubes (“HP-SSST”) from Japan” in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings (Statement by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida) (October 14, 2015 )
- Second Trilateral Cyber Policy Consultation (October 13, 2015 )
- Eighth Round of Negotiations (Chief Delegates’ Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK (September 18, 2015)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting (August 7, 2015)
- 16th Japan-China Joint Committee on Fisheries to be Held in Tokyo (July 16, 2015)
- Eighth Round of Negotiations (DG/DDG Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK (July 15, 2015)
- The 3rd Japan-China-ROK Counter-Terrorism Consultation (May 13, 2015)
- Seventh Round of Negotiations (Chief Delegates’ Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK (May 7, 2015)
- The 3rd Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Table Top Exercise (TTX) on Disaster Management (April 27, 2015)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (April 23, 2015)
- Courtesy Call on Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Kazuyuki Nakane by the 2nd Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Journalis Exchange Program Participants (April 16, 2015)
- Seventh Round of Negotiations (DG/DDG Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK (April 8, 2015)
- The Seventh Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Ministers' Meeting (March 22, 2015)
- Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida Attends Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Foreign Minister's Meeting (March 21, 2015)
- 13th Japan-China Security Dialogue (March 20, 2015)
- Sixth Round of Negotiations (Chief Delegates' Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement among Japan, China and the ROK to be Held in Tokyo (January 9, 2015)
2014
- The Fifth Meeting of the Japan-China Policy Dialogue on the Mekong Region (December 2, 2014)
- Sixth Round of Negotiations (DG/DDG Meetings) on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK (November 28, 2014)
- Visit to China by Mrs. Akie Abe, the Spouse of the Prime Minister of Japan (November 20, 2014)
- Japan-China Summit Meeting (November 10, 2014)
- Japan-China Foreign Ministers' Meeting (November 8, 2014)
- Relaxation of Visa Requirements for Chinese Citizens (November 8, 2014)
- The Second Round Meeting of Japan-China High-Level Consultation on Maritime Affairs (September 24, 2014)
- Fifth Round of Negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK (August 27, 2014)
- Statement by Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs, on the Issuance of the Appellate Body Report concerning "China ? Measures Related to the Exportation of Rare Earths, Tungsten and Molybdenum" in the WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings (August 8, 2014)
- Japanese Response to the Earthquake Disaster in Yunnan Province, China (Messages issued by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Minister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida and others to their Chinese counterparts) (August 4, 2014)
- Intersessional Meeting of the Negotiations on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) among Japan, China and the ROK (June 13, 2014)
- Mr. Akitaka Saiki, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, lodges protest against Mr. Cheng Yonghua, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Japan (June 12, 2014)
- Mr. Akitaka Saiki, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, lodges protest against Mr. Cheng Yonghua, Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to Japan (May 26, 2014)
