Europe
Japan-United Kingdom Relations
January 11, 2023

Topics
- 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
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)
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)