Europe

• UK's withdrawal from the EU
• The future economic partnership between Japan and the UK
• Signing of Japan-UK Reciprocal Access Agreement (January 11, 2023)
• Announcement of joint development of next-generation fighter aircraft by the leaders of Japan, Italy and the United Kingdom (December 9, 2022)
• 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

• Prime Minister Kishida Visits France, Italy, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States of America (January 9-15, 2023)
• Japan-UK Summit Telephone Talk (November 4, 2022)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (November 3, 2022)
• Meeting between Prime Minister Kishida, Former UK Prime Minister Blair and His Delegation Members (October 28, 2022)
• Meeting between Prime Minister Kishida and Former UK Prime Minister May (September 28, 2022)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (September 27, 2022)
• Japan-UK Leader’s Working Lunch (September 20, 2022)
• Foreign Minister HAYASHI Yoshimasa Signed a Condolence Book in honour to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (September 13, 2022)
• Prime Minister KISHIDA Fumio Signed a Condolence Book in honour to Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (September 9, 2022)

• 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)

Others

• Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister Hayashi to James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (October 28, 2022)
• Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida to Prime Minister of the UK Sunak (October 25, 2022)
• Condolences on the Passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Statement by Prime Minister KISHIDA and Foreign Minister HAYASHI) (September 9, 2022)
• Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister Hayashi to James Cleverly, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (September 7, 2022)
• Congratulatory Message from Prime Minister Kishida to Prime Minister of the UK Truss (September 6, 2022)