Europe

Vip Visits and Meetings

• Japan-France Summit Meeting (June 26, 2022)
• Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (June 14, 2022)
• Japan-France Summit Telephone Talk (June 1, 2022)
• Japan-France Foreign Ministers’ meeting (May 13, 2022)
• Japan-France Summit Telephone Talk (March 1, 2022)
• Sixth Japan-France Foreign and Defense Ministers’ Meeting (January 21, 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

• 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)

Others

• Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida to Mr. Emmanuel Macron, the President of the French Republic (April 25, 2022)