Europe

Vip Visits and Meetings

• Visit to French New Caledonia by Mr. YAMADA Kenji, State Minister for Foreign Affairs (March 6, 2023)
• Prime Minister Kishida Visits France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America (January 9-15, 2023)
• Meeting between Minister of Foreign Affairs Hayashi and Mr. Le Drian, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of the French Republic, and presentation of the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (December 7, 2022)
• Courtesy call on Prime Minister Kishida by the Club Franco-Japonais (November 24, 2022)
• Japan-France Summit Telephone Talk (July 12, 2022)

• Basic Documents
• Japan-France Joint Statement (French) (July 24, 2021) (PDF)
• Roadmap on Japan-France Cooperation for opening new horizons between Japan and France under an "exceptional partnership" (French) (June 26, 2019) (PDF)
• Japan-France Joint Statement: An "exceptional partnership" for promoting security, growth, innovation and culture (French) (June 7,2013) (PDF)
• Annex (French) A Road Map for French-Japan Cooperation (French) (June 7, 2013) (PDF)
• Joint Declaration on Culture (French) (June 7,2013) (PDF)

Security

• [JOINT JAPAN-FRANCE] PRESS RELEASE (2nd Japan-France Comprehensive Maritime Dialogue) (February, 21. 2023)
• The 2nd Japan-France Comprehensive Maritime Dialogue (February 1, 2023)
• Monitoring and surveillance activities by France against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (March 18, 2022)
• Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Attendance at the Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, co-hosted by the French Republic and the European Union (February 22, 2022)
• Japan-France Politico-Military (PM) Dialogue (October 19, 2021)
• The 5th Japan- France Bilateral Consultations on Cybersecurity (July 23, 2019)
• The 4th Japan-France Bilateral Consultations on Cybersecurity (June 15, 2018)
• 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 and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”)
  • Sixth Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 21, 2022)
    • Joint Statement (French) (PDF)
  • Fifth Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 11, 2019)
    • Joint Statement (French) (PDF)
  • Fourth Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 26, 2018)
    • Joint Statement (French) (PDF)
  • Third Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 7, 2017)
    • Joint Statement (French) (PDF)
  • Second Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting (“2+2”) (March 13, 2015)
    • Joint Statement (French) (PDF)
  • First Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers' Meeting (“2+2”) (January 9, 2014, Paris)
    • Joint Statement (French) (PDF)