Europe

• UK's withdrawal from the EU
• The future economic partnership between Japan and the UK
• Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Protocol Amending the Japan-UK Nuclear Co-operation Agreement (August 18, 2021)

Vip Visits and Meetings

• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (May 13, 2022)
• Prime Minister Kishida Visits South East Asia and Europe (April 29 - May 6, 2022)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (April 5, 2022)
• Japan-UK Summit Meeting (March 24, 2022)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (February 19, 2022)
• Japan-UK Summit Telephone Talk (February 16, 2022)
• Foreign Minister Hayashi Attends the Meeting of G7 Foreign and Development Ministers in the United Kingdom (December 10-13, 2021)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (November 24, 2021)
• Prime Minister Kishida Attends COP26 (November 2-3, 2021)
• Japan-UK Summit Meeting (November 2, 2021)

• Basic Documents
  • UK-Japan Joint Statement (January 10, 2019) (PDF)
  • Japan-UK Joint Vision Statement (August 31, 2017) (PDF)
  • Japan-UK Joint Declaration on Security Cooperation (August 31, 2017) (PDF)
  • Japan-UK Joint Declaration on Prosperity Cooperation (August 31, 2017) (PDF)

Security

• Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (March 8, 2022)
• Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (February 8, 2022)
• Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (January 21, 2022)
• Monitoring and surveillance activities by UK against illicit maritime activities including ship-to-ship transfers (September 30, 2021)
• Commencement of negotiations on the Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement (September 28, 2021)
• The 6th Japan-UK Bilateral Consultations on Cyberspace (June 29, 2021)

• Security Topics of the Past

• Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”)
  • Fourth Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (February 3, 2021)
    • Joint Statement (PDF)
  • Third Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (December 14, 2017)
    • Joint Statement (PDF)
  • Second Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 8, 2016)
    • Joint Statement
  • First Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 21, 2015)
    • Joint Statement (PDF)