Japan-France Relations
Japan-France Relations (Archives)
February 18, 2021
2020
- Telephone Talk between Mr. WASHIO Eiichiro, State Minister for Foreign Affairs and H.E. Mr. Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic (October 22, 2020)
- Japan-France Summit Telephone Talk (October 5, 2020)
- Foreign Minister Motegi Visits Portugal, France, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait (September 29 - October 5, 2020)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (June 10, 2020)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (May 12, 2020)
2019
- Meeting Between Prime Minister Abe and Former President of France Sarkozy (October 21, 2019)
- The 9th meeting of the Japan - France Nuclear Cooperation Committee (October 3, 2019)
- 1st Japan-France Comprehensive Maritime Dialogue (September 25, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono's article contributed to Les Echos(France) (English / Japanese / Copy of the article (French) (PDF)
) (August 28, 2019) - Japan-France Summit Meeting (August 24, 2019)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (June 26, 2019)
- President of the French Republic, and Mrs. Macron to Visit Japan (June 18, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono Attends OECD Council Meeting and WTO Meetings (May 21-24, 2019)
- Prime Minister Abe Visits Europe and North America (April 22-29, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits France(April 4-7, 2019)
- Dr. KISHI, Science and Technology advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, Visits France and Spain (March 1, 2019)
- Parliamentary Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Suzuki to Visit the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Island and the Republic of France (February 28, 2019)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits India, Nepal and France (January 7-12, 2019)
2018
- Meeting between Prime Minister Abe and President Macron of the French Republic (November 30, 2018)
- The 8th meeting of the Japan - France Nuclear Cooperation Committee (November 22, 2018)
- Courtesy Call by the Director-General of the UNESCO (October 18, 2018)
- Prime Minister Abe Visits Europe and Attends ASEM 12 Summit Meeting in Belgium (October 16-20, 2018)
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits Malaysia and France (July 10-14, 2018)
- Japan-France Summit Telephone Talk (July 10, 2018)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (Working Lunch) (May 25, 2018)
- Prime Minister Abe Receives a Courtesy Call from the President of the Government of New Caledonia(May 19, 2018)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (April 22, 2018)
- Seventh Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue (January 27, 2018)
- Fourth Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (January 26, 2018)
- Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, H.E. Mr. Jean-Yves Le Drian to Visit Japan (January 19, 2018)
2017
- Foreign Minister Kono Visits Middle East, Europe and U.S. (December 8-17, 2017)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (September 20, 2017)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (September 20, 2017)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (May 26, 2017)
- Prime Minister Abe Visits Germany, France, Belgium and Italy (March 19-21, 2017)
- Foreign Minister Kishida Visits France, Czech Republic and Ireland (January 5-10, 2017)
- Sixth Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Strategic Dialogue (January 7, 2017)
2016
- Entry into Force of the Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the French Republic concerning the Transfer of Defence Equipment and Technology (December 2, 2016)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (September 12, 2016)
- TICAD VI official side-event on the Japan-France partnership for Africa (August 26, 2016)
- Messages of condolence following the terror attack in Nice, France (July 15, 2016)
- Opinion Poll: Image of Japan in Five European Countries (June 15, 2016)
- Prime Minister Abe Visits Europe and Russia (May 1-7, 2016)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (April 12, 2016)
- Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida Visits Italy, Vatican and France (March 19 - 21, 2016)
- Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's Article contributed to Le Figaro (France) (March 19, 2016) (Japanese / French (PDF) )
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk (February 7, 2016)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talk (January 7, 2016)
2015
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (November 30, 2015)
- Prime Minister Abe Attends COP21 Summit Meeting and Visits Luxembourg (November 29 - December 2, 2015)
- Memorial Service Hosted by Embassy of France in Tokyo in the Wake of Terror Attacks in Paris, France (November 15, 2015)
- Messages of condolence following the terror attacks in Paris, France (November 14, 2015)
- Remarks by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on the terrorist attacks in Paris (November 14, 2015)
- Meeting of Prime Minister Abe and French Prime Minister Valls (October 5, 2015)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe hosts a Dinner with French Prime Minister Valls (October 3, 2015)
- The Prime Minister of France to Visit Japan (October 1, 2015)
- Terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait, Tunisia and Somalia (Statement by Foreign Minister Kishida) (June 28, 2015)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (June 8, 2015)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (April 15, 2015)
- Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida Received a Courtesy Call from the Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of the French Republic for France-Japan Partnership (February 9, 2015)
- Foreign Minister Kishida's Visit to India and Europe (January 15-22, 2015)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida Issue Condolence Messages Following Shooting Incident in Paris, France (January 8, 2015)
2014
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (June 4, 2014)
- Prime Minister Abe's Visit to Germany, U.K., Portugal, Spain, France and Belgium (April 29 - May 8, 2014)
- Foreign Minister Kishida's Visit to Denmark and Attendance at the First TICAD V Ministerial Meeting and OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (April 29 - May 8, 2014)
- Prime Minister Abe's Attendance at The Hague Nuclear Security Summit (March 23-26, 2014)
- Foreign Minister Kishida's Visit to Spain and France （January 7 - 10, 2014）
2013
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Meeting (October 5, 2014)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (September 24, 2014)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (September 24, 2013)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Meeting (September 24, 2013)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. François Hollande, President of the French Republic, and Ms. Valerie Trierweiler (May 7, 2013)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by H.E. Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic (May 7, 2013)
- Third Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue (May 7, 2013)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic (April 30, 2013)
- Courtesy Call by Mr. Louis Schweitzer, Special Representative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic for France-Japan Partnership, on Mr. Fumio Kishida, Minister for Foreign Affairs (February 18, 2013)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks (February 13, 2013)
- Meeting between Mr. Masaji Matsuyama, Parliamentary Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, at the Donors' Conference for the African-led International Support Mission to Mali (AFISMA) (January 29, 2013)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks (January 24, 2013)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Telephone Talks (January 17, 2013)
- Japan-France Summit Telephone Conversation (January 9, 2013)
2012
- Meeting between Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and H.E. Ms. Delphine BATHO, Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy of the French Republic (December 15, 2012)
- Telephone Talks between Foreign Minister Gemba and Mr. Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, on the Launching of a Missile, Which North Korea Calls a "Satellite" (December 12, 2012)
- Foreign Minister Gemba's Visit to France, the United Kingdom, and Germany (October 15-20, 2012)
- Visit to Japan of H.E. Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic (July 7-9, 2012)
- Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Meeting (Overview) (May 2012)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (Overview) (May 2012)
- Telephone Talks between Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda and President-elect of the French Republic François Hollande (May 2012)
- Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to President-elect of the French Republic François Hollande (May 2012)
- Messages of Condolences Regarding Serial Shootings in France (March 2012)
- Courtesy Call on Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda by H.E. Mr. Alain Juppé, Minister of State and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the French Republic (January 2012)
- The Japan-France Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue (Outline) (January 2012)
2011
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. François Fillon, Prime Minister of the French Republic (October 2011)
- Visit to Japan by Mr. Bernard Accoyer, President of the French National Assembly (September 2011)
- Meeting between Mr. Yutaka Banno, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs and Mr. Thierry Mariani, Secretary of State for Transport for the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable development, Transport and Housing (August 2011)
- Visit to the French Republic by Prime Minister Naoto Kan (May 2011)
- Japan- France Summit Telephone Conversation (March 2011)
- Courtesy Call on the Minister Maehara by Mr. Pierre Lellouche, Secretary of State for Foreign Trade of the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Industry of the French Republic (Outline) (March 2011)
2010
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. François Fillon, Prime Minister of the French Republic (July 2010)
- Telephone Conversation Between the Foreign Ministers of Japan and France (June 2010)
- Visit to Japan by H.E. Mr. Bernard Kouchner, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the French Republic (March 2010)
2009
- Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (June 2009)
- Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (June 2009)
- Telephone Conversation between Foreign Ministers of Japan and France regarding the Launch of a Flying Object by North Korea (April 2009)
- Japan-France Consultative Committee on Issues Related to Child Custody (November 2009)
- Mr. Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and G8 Foreign Ministers' Meeting (June 2009)
- Mr. Shintaro Ito, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to Attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting (June 2009)
- Cooperative Project Between Three Government Agencies at "Japan Expo" in Paris, One of the Largest Japanese Pop Culture Events in the World (June 2009)
- The 7th Japan-France Joint Committee on Cooperation in Science and Technology (March 2009)
- Telephone Conversation between Foreign Ministers of Japan and France regarding the Launch of a Flying Object by North Korea (April 2009)
2008
150th Anniversary of Japan-France Relations (2008) (Embassy of Japan in France Website: French and Japanese only)- Japan-France Summit Talks (Summary) (June 2008)
- Signature of the Joint Document concerning the Cooperation between the Government of Japan and the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) (May 2008)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. François Fillon, Prime Minister of the French Republic and Mrs. Pénélope Fillon (April 2008)
Before 2007
- Mr. Osamu Uno, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to visit France, Senegal and Burkina Faso (December 2007)
- Entry into Force of the Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of Japan and the Government of the French Republic for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income (November 2007)
- Logo of the Japan-France 150th Anniversary (July 2007)
- Mr. Takeshi Iwaya, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to attend Enlarged International Contact Group Meeting on Darfur (June 2007)
- Entry into Force of the Japan-France Social Security Agreement (April 2007)
- President Jacques Chirac of France Expresses Sympathy for Noto Peninsula Earthquake to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan (March 2007)
- Attendance of Mr. Yoshiro Mori, Member of the House of Representatives (Former PrimeMinister of Japan), to the 24th Conference of Heads of State of Africa and France (February 2007)
- Mr. Masayoshi Hamada, Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, to Visit Paris and Geneva (February 2007)
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to European Countries (January 2007)
- Visit to Japan of His Excellency Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic and Mrs. Chirac (March 2005)
- Signing of the Japan-France Social Security Agreement (February 2005)
- Japan-French Republic Summit Meeting (Summary) (June 2004)
- Establishment of the Visit Japan Campaign (VJC) Promotion Committee in the French Republic and the VJC Promotion Committee in the Federal Republic of Germany (June 2004)
- Members of the Japan-France Dialogue Forum Pay Courtesy Call on Prime Minister (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (April 2004)
- Cooperation for Reconstruction of Iraq - Partnership of Japan and France - (March 2004)
- Foreign Minister Kawaguchi Telephone Talks with French Foreign Minister De Villepin (November 2003)
- Japan-France Summit Meeting (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (April 2003)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to European Countries (April 2003)
- Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's Visit to Europe (April 2003)
- Japan-France Water Sector Cooperation (March 2003)
- Exchanges of Notes concerning the Contribution of Supplies and Services to the Armed Forces or Other Similar Entities of France, Germany and New Zealand (February 2003)
- Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi's Visit to France (January 2003)
- Foreign Minister Makiko Tanaka's visit to Turkey, Portugal, France, the United Kingdom and Spain (January 2002)
- Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's Visit to the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and France (June 2001)
- Fifth Meeting of the Japan-France Dialogue Forum (Summary) (December 2000)
- Summary of the Japan-France Bilateral Leaders' Meeting (July 2000)
- Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori's Visit to G8 Countries (April 2000)
- Foreign Minister Yohei Kono to Visit Europe (January 2000)
- Visit to Japan of Prime Minister of the French Republic, and Mrs. Lionel Jospin (December 1999)
- Address by Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto at the Welcoming Dinner on the Occasion of the Visit to Japan by President Jacques Chirac of the French Republic (November 1996)
- Visit to Japan by His Excellency Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the Republic of France (November 1996)