Europe
Japan-United Kingdom Relations
September 15, 2023

Topics
- UK's withdrawal from the EU
- The future economic partnership between Japan and the UK
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for Entry into Force of Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement (September 15, 2023)
- Signing of Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement (January 11, 2023)
Vip Visits and Meetings
- Foreign Minister Hayashi's Visit to the United Kingdom and France (June 20-24, 2023)
- Japan-UK Leader’s Working Dinner (May 18, 2023)
- Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (April 17, 2023)
- Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Informal Talks (April 5, 2023)
- Basic Documents
- The Hiroshima Accord: an Enhanced Japan-UK Global Strategic Partnership (May 18, 2023) (PDF)
- 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)
- The Hiroshima Accord: an Enhanced Japan-UK Global Strategic Partnership (May 18, 2023) (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)
- Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”)
- Fourth Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (February 3, 2021)
- Third Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (December 14, 2017)
- Second Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 8, 2016)
- First Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (January 21, 2015)