Europe

• Reception to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Japan-UK Science and Technology Cooperation Agreement
• Japan-UK Consultation on Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (September 11, 2024)
• Congratulatory Message from Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA to David Lammy, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (July 8, 2024)
• Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress Visit the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (June 22-29, 2024)
• UK's withdrawal from the EU
• The future economic partnership between Japan and the UK

Vip Visits and Meetings

• Japan UK Foreign Ministers’ meeting (March 13, 2025)
• Japan-UK Economic 2+2 Joint Press Release (March 7, 2025)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers' Meeting (March 7, 2025)
• The Japan-UK Vice Ministers’ Meeting (December 20, 2024)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (November 25, 2024)
• Japan-UK Summit Meeting (November 18, 2024)
• Japan-U.K. Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Meeting (October 16, 2024)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (July 26, 2024)
• Japan-UK Foreign Ministers’ Telephone Talk (July 17, 2024)
• Informal Talks between Foreign Minister KAMIKAWA and UK Secretary of State for Business and Trade REYNOLDS (July 16, 2024)
• Japan-UK Summit Meeting (July 11, 2024)
• Japan-UK Summit Telephone Talk (July 6, 2024)
• Japan-UK Prime Ministers’ Informal Talks (June 14, 2024)

• 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)

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”)
  • Fifth Japan-UK Foreign and Defence Ministers’ Meeting (“2+2”) (November 7, 2023)
    • Joint Statement (PDF)
  • 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)