Japan-United Kingdom Relations
Japan-United Kingdom Relations (Basic Data)
Basic Data
Diplomatic Relations:
- Established in October 1854 with the signing of the Treaty of Friendship and Trade.
Japanese Nationals:
- Number of Japanese nationals residing in UK: 64,969 (June, 2016)
- Number of British nationals residing in Japan: 15,652 (June, 2016)
Trade with Japan (2018):
- Exports to the UK: 1.53 trillion yen (cars, power engines, car parts)
- Imports from the UK: 0.91 trillion yen (medical and pharmaceutical products, cars, power engines)
Direct Investment from Japan:
- 17.02 trillion yen (stock, as of 2016).
VIP Visits
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2011 | Foreign Minister Takaaki Matumoto (May) |
| 2012 | Their Majesty The Emperor and Empress (May) Foreign Minister Koichiro Gemba (Oct) |
| 2013 | Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (April) Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (June) |
| 2014 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (April-May) |
| 2015 | Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida (January) Defence Minister Gen Nakatani (January) |
| 2016 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (May) |
| 2017 | Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (April) |
| 2018 | Finance Minister Taro Aso (September) |
| 2019 | Prime Minister Shinao Abe (January) |
| Year | Name |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Foreign Secretary William Hague (July) |
| 2012 | Prime Minister David Cameron (April) |
| 2013 | Foreign Secretary William Hague (October) |
| 2014 | Lord Speaker Baroness D'Souza (September) |
| 2015 | H.R.H. The Duke of Cambridge (February-March) Speaker John Bercow (August) |
| 2016 | Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond, Defence Minister Michael Fallon (January) Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond (April), Prime Minister David Cameron (May), Speaker John Bercow (September), |
| 2017 | Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson (July) Prime Minister Theresa May (August-September) |
| 2018 | Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (September) |
| 2019 | Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt (April) |
Other Exchanges
JET Programme
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme seeks to help enhance internationalization in Japan, by promoting mutual understanding between Japan and other nations. This programme has so far given more than 10,000 young people in the UK the opportunity to learn more about Japan, through their experience as Assistant Language Teacher, Coordinator for International Relations, or Sports Exchange Advisor. JET participants play important roles for a better mutual understanding between people the two countries.
UK-Japan 21st Century Group
The UK-Japan 21st Century Group is an advisory group, established in 1985 as UK-Japan 2000 Group, to study Japan-UK cooperation, based on an agreement between then Prime Minister Nakasone and Prime Minister Thatcher. It is a custom that recommendations adopted through discussions at the meeting are submitted to the Prime Ministers of the two countries. The group was convened most recently in the UK in September 2017.