Japan-France Relations
Japan-France Relations (Basic Data)
April 23, 2026
Basic data
Diplomatic Relations:
Established in 1858 with the signing of the Treaty of Amity and Commerce
Number of Japanese Residents in France:
36,023 people (October 2025)
Number of French Residents in Japan:
17,333 people (June 2025, Statistics of Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice)
Trade with Japan (2025):
Exports to France: 617 billion €
Imports from France: 685.5 billion €
Direct Investment (2024):
Japan to France: 3,467.1 billion Yen
France to Japan: 3,051.6 billion Yen
VIP Visits (since 2005)
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Minister of Justice NOHNO Chieko, Minister for Foreign Affairs MACHIMURA Nobutaka, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry NAKAGAWA Shoichi, Minister of Financial Services ITO Tatsuya |
| 2006 | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries NAKAGAWA Shoichi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs SHIOZAKI Yasuhisa, State Minister for Foreign Affairs IWAYA Takeshi |
| 2007 | Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, Minister of the Environment WAKABAYASHI Masatoshi, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications SUGA Yoshihide, Former Prime Minister MORI Yoshiro |
| 2008 | Minister for Foreign Affairs KOMURA Masahiko |
| 2009 | Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries ISHIBA Shigeru, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry NIKAI Toshihiro, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan NAOSHIMA Masayuki |
| 2010 | Minister of State for Special Missions FUKUSHIMA Mizuho, State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications WATANABE Shu, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology KAWABATA Tatsuo, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan NAOSHIMA Masayuki |
| 2011 | Minister of Finance NODA Yoshihiko, Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUMOTO Takeaki, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry KAIEDA Banri, Prime Minister KAN Naoto, State Minister for Foreign Affairs BANNO Yutaka, State Minister for Foreign Affairs TAKAHASHI Chiaki, Speaker of the house of Representatives YOKOMICHI Takahiro, Minister of Finance AZUMI Jun, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry EDANO Yukio, Prime Minister NODA Yoshihiko, Minister of Finance AZUMI Jun |
| 2012 | Minister of State for Special Missions HOSONO Goshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs GEMBA Koichiro, State Minister for Foreign Affairs YAMANE Ryuji, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry MAKINO Seishu, State Minister in Cabinet Office NAKATSUKA Ikko, State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology OKUMURA Tenzo, |
| 2013 | State Minister for Reconstruction TANI Koichi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs MATSUYAMA Masaji, State Minister of Environment TANAKA Kazunori, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare AKIBA Kenya, State Minister in Cabinet Office NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries HAYASHI Yoshimasa, State Minister for Foreign Affairs SUZUKI Shunichi, State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications SAKAMOTO Tetsushi, Minister of Environment ISHIHARA Noboteru, Minister of Justice TANIGAKI Sadakazu, Minister of State for Special Missions MORI Masako, Minister of State for Special Missions INADA Tomomi, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry MOTEGI Toshimitsu, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry AKABA Kazuyoshi |
| 2014 | Minister of State for Disaster Management FURUYA Keiji, Minister of Defense ONODERA Itsunori, Minister for Foreign Affairs KISHIDA Fumio, State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology SAKURADA Yoshitaka, Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, Minister for Foreign Affairs KISHIDA Fumio, Minister of State for Special Missions AMARI Akira, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries HAYASHI Yoshimasa, State Minister of Defense TAKEDA Ryota, State Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology NISHIKAWA Kyoko, State Minister in Cabinet Office NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, Speaker of the house of Representatives IBUKI Bummei, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism NOGAMI Kotaro, Former Prime Minister HOSOKAWA Morihiro, Vice Speaker of the house of Representatives AKAMATSU Hirotaka, Former Prime Minister KAN Naoto, Former Prime Minister MORI Yoshiro |
| 2015 | Minister for Foreign Affairs KISHIDA Fumio, Former Prime Minister KAN Naoto, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology SHIMOMURA Hakubun, State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKAYAMA Yasuhide, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry TAKAGI Yosuke, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology HASE Hiroshi, State Minister of Environment HIRAGUCHI Hiroshi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs MUTO Yoji, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry SUZUKI Junji, Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, Minister of the Environment MARUYAMA Tamayo, State Minister for Foreign Affairs KIHARA Seiji |
| 2016 | Minister for Foreign Affairs KISHIDA Fumio, Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign affairs HAMACHI Masakazu, Minister of Finance ASO Taro, State Minister of Defense WAKAMIYA Kenji, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry TAKAGI Yosuke |
| 2017 | Minister for Foreign Affairs KISHIDA Fumio, Minister of Defense INADA Tomomi, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare SHIOZAKI Yasuhisa, State Minister for Foreign Affairs SONOURA Kentaro, Minister of State for Special Missions YAMAMOTO Kozo, Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry SEKO Hiroshige, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs TAKISAWA Motome, State Minister of Defense WAKAMIYA Kenji, State Minister of Finance OTSUKA Taku, State Minister of Justice MORIYAMA Masahito, Minister of State for Special Missions ISHIHARA Nobuteru, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs OKAMOTO Mitsunari, Minister of Finance ASO Taro, State Minister for Foreign Affairs NAKANE Kazuyuki, Minister for Foreign Affairs KONO Taro, State Minister of Environment TOKASHIKI Naomi |
| 2018 | Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign affairs OKAMOTO Mitsunari, State Minister of Finance UENO Kenichiro, Minister of State for Special Missions MATSUYAMA Masaji, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister SONOURA Kentaro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism YANA Kazuo, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare ONUMA Mizuho, State Minister of Environment ITO Tadahiko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry SEKO Hiroshige, Minister for Foreign Affairs KONO Taro, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry MUTO Yoji, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign affairs HORII Manabu, Minister of State for Special Missions KAJIYAMA Hiroshi, State Minister of Justice HANASHI Yasuhiro, State Minister in Cabinet Office TANAKA Ryosei, His Imperial Highness the Crown Prince, Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry SEKI Yoshihiro, State Minister for Foreign affairs ABE Toshiko, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry ISOZAKI Yoshihiko |
| 2019 | Prime Minister ABE Shinzo, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology NAKAMURA Hiroyuki, Minister of State for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games SAKURADA Hiroyuki, Minister of Defense IWAYA Takeshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs KONO Taro, Minister of Defense IWAYA Takeshi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs YAMADA Kenji, Former Prime Minister KAN Naoto, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs SUZUKI Norikazu, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology NAKAMURA Hiroyuki, Minister of the Environment HARADA Yoshiaki, Minister of Finance ASO Taro, State Minister in Cabinet Office NAKANE Kazuyuki, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry ISOZAKI Yoshihiko, State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications SATO Yukari, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare SHINTANI Masayoshi, State Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism OTSUKA Takashi, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology SHIBAYAMA Masahiko, State Minister for Foreign Affairs ABE Toshiko, Minister of State for Special Missions HIRAI Takuya, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Speaker of the House of Representatives OSHIMA Tadamori, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology HAGIUDA Koichi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs WAKAMIYA Kenji |
| 2020 | Minister for the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games HASHIMOTO Seiko, Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission TAKEDA Ryota, Minister of State for Special Missions ETO Seiichi, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry MAKIHARA Hideki, Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI Toshimitsu |
| 2021 | Minister in charge of International Exposition INOUE Shinji, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications TAKEDA Ryota, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries NOGAMI Kotaro |
| 2022 | State Minister for Foreign Affairs ODAWARA Kiyoshi, Minister in charge of International Exposition WAKAMIYA Kenji, Minister for Reconstruction NISHIME Kosaburo, State Minister for Foreign Affairs YAMADA Kenji, Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism SAITO Tetsuo, State Minister of Environment OOKA Toshitaka, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs YOSHIKAWA Yuumi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs TAKEI Shunsuke, State Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries NAKAMURA Hiroyuki |
| 2023 | Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry NISHIMURA Yasutoshi, Minister for Foreign Affairs HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Minister for Digital Transformation KONO Taro, Minister of State for Special Missions OGURA Masanobu, Minister for the World Expo 2025 OKADA Naoki, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology NAGAOKA Keiko, State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications TSUGE Yoshifumi, State Minister of finance FUJIMARU Satoshi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries TSUNODA Hideo |
| 2024 | Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio, Minister for Foreign Affairs KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry SAITO Ken, Minister for Digital Transformation KONO Taro, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications MATSUMOTO Takeaki, Minister of State for Special Missions SHINTO Yoshitaka, Minister in charge of International Exposition JIMI Hanako, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology MORIYAMA Masahito、Commissioner of the Japan Sports Agency MUROFUSHI Koji, Commissioner for Cultural Affairs TOKURA Shunichi, State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto, State Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare HAMACHI Masakazu |
| 2025 | Minister for Foreign Affairs IWAYA Takeshi, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy AKAZAWA Ryosei, Minister for Digital Transformation TAIRA Masaaki, State Minister for Foreign Affairs FUJII Hisayuki, State Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry KOGA Yuichiro, State Minister of Defense HONDA Taro, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign affairs MATSUMOTO Hisashi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister of the Environment KATSUME Yasushi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications KAWASAKI Hideto |
| 2026 | Minister for Foreign Affairs MOTEGI Toshimitsu, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries SUZUKI Norikazu, State Minister for Foreign Affairs HORII Iwao, State Minister for Foreign Affairs KUNIMITSU Ayano |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade François LOOS, President Jacques CHIRAC |
| 2006 | Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade Christine LAGARDE, Minister of Agriculture and Fishery Dominique BUSSEREAU |
| 2007 | Minister of Defense Michèle ALLIOT-MARIE, Secretary of State for Youth and Sports Bernard LAPORTE |
| 2008 | Minister of the Economy, Finances and Employment Christine LAGARDE, Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie IDRAC, Secretary of State for cooperation Alain JOYANDET, Minister of Ecology Jean-Louis BORLOO, Prime Minister François FILLON, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard KOUCHNER, President Nicolas SARKOZY |
| 2009 | Secretary of State and Prospective Development of the Digital Economy Nathalie KOSCIUSKO-MORIZET, Secretary of State for Public Service André SANTINI, Special envoy to North Korea Jack LANG, Secretary of State for International State Anne-Marie IDRAC, Chief of the Defence Staff Jean-Louis GEORGELIN |
| 2010 | Secretary of State for the Development of the Capital Region Christian BLANC, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bernard KOUCHNER, Secretary of State for Employment Laurent WAUQUIEZ, Prime Minister François FILLON, Minister of the Economy, Finances and Employment Christine LAGARDE |
| 2011 | Secretary of State for International Trade Pierre LELLOUCHE, President Nicolas SARKOZY, Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing Nathalie KOSCIUSKO-MORIZET, Minister of Culture and Communications Frédéric MITTERRAND, Secretary of State for Transports Thierry MARIANI, President of the National Assembly of France Bernard ACCOYER, Prime Minister François FILLON |
| 2012 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Alain JUPPE, Minister for Industry, Energy and Digital Economy Eric BESSON, Former Prime Minister Laurent FABIUS (Special envoy before François HOLLANDE's election as French president), Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent FABIUS, Minister of Higher Education and Research Geneviève FIORASO, Minister of Economy and Finances Pierre MOSCOVICI, Minister of Ecology, sustainable Development and Energy Delphine BATHO |
| 2013 | Minister Delegate with responsibility for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Innovation and the Digital Economy Fleur PELLERIN, Minister for Industrial Renewal Arnaud MONTEBOURG, Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent FABIUS, Deputy Minister for Development under the Minister of Foreign Affairs Pascal CANFIN, President François HOLLANDE, Minister for Industrial Renewal Arnaud MONTEBOURG, Minister of Ecology, sustainable Development and Energy Delphine BATHO, Minister of Culture and Communications Aurélie FILIPETTI, Minister of Higher Education and Research Geneviève FIORASO, Minister Delegate for the Food Industry Guillaume GAROT |
| 2014 | Minister of Economy and Finance Pierre MOSCOVICI, Minister of Spots, Youth, Popular Education and Associative Life Valérie FOURNEYRON, Minister of Defense Jean-Yves LE DRIAN, Minister of State for Women's Rights, attached to the Minister of Social Affairs, Health and Women's Rights Pascale BOISTARD, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Laurent FABIUS |
| 2015 | Minister of Finance and Public Accounts Michel SAPIN, Minister of Foreign Affairs Laurent FABIUS, Minister of Defense Jean-Yves LE DRIAN, Minister of State for Development and Francophony, attached to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Annick GIRARDIN, Minister for Urban Affairs, Youth and Sport Patrick KANNER, Prime Minister Manuel VALLS, Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs Emmanuel MACRON, Secretary of State for Higher Education Thierry MANDON |
| 2016 | Minister of Foreign Affairs Jean-Marc Ayrault, President François HOLLANDE, Minister of National Education, Higher Education and Research Najat VALLAUD-BELKACEM, Minister of Finance and Public accounting Michel SAPIN, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Marisol TOURAINE |
| 2017 | Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation Frédérique VIDAL |
| 2018 | Minister of State, attached to the Minister of Economy and Finance Agnès PANNIER-RUNACHER, Minister of Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Yves LE DRIAN, Minister of the Armed Forces Florence PARLY, President of the National Assembly François de Rugy |
| 2019 | Minister of Sport Roxana MARACINEANU, Minister of State for the Digital Sector Mounir MAHJOUBI, President Emmanuel MACRON, Minister of State attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Baptiste LEMOYNE |
| 2021 | President Emmanuel MACRON, Minister of National Education Jean-Michel BLANQUER, Minister of Sports Roxana MARACINEANU, Minister of State for Disabled People Sophie CLUZEL |
| 2023 | President Emmanuel MACRON, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine COLONNA, Minister Delegate in charge of Foreign Trade, Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad Oliver BECHT, Minister for the Ecological Transition and Territorial Cohesion Christophe BÉCHU, Minister for the Energy Transition Agnès PANNIER-RUNACHER, Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty Marc FESNEAU, Minister Delegate for the Digital Transition and Telecommunications Jean-Noël BARROT, Minister of Higher Education and Research Sylvie RETAILLEAU, Minister of National Education and Young People Pap NDIAYE, Minister Delegate for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal Opportunities Isabelle ROME |
| 2024 | Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness, attached to the Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Franck RIESTER |
| 2025 | Minister Delegate for Tourism Nathalie DELATTRE, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and French Nationals Abroad Laurent SAINT-MARTIN |
| 2026 | President Emmanuel MACRON, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël BARROT, Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans Affairs Catherine VAUTRIN, Minister of Economy, Finance, Industry, Energy, and Digital Sovereignty Roland LESCURE, Minister of Culture Catherine PEGARD, Minister of Higher Education, Research and Space Philippe BAPTISTE |