List of international prime ministerial trips made by Fumio Kishida

The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Fumio Kishida during his tenure as Prime Minister of Japan.

Summary

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The number of visits per country where he has travelled are:

  • One visit to: Australia, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, Paraguay, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, Vatican City, and Vietnam
  • Two visits to: Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, France, Poland, Singapore, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates
  • Three visits to: Indonesia, India, Italy, South Korea, and the United Kingdom
  • Eight visits to: the United States.
     
    World map highlighting countries visited by Fumio Kishida during his premiership.
      One visit
      Two visits
      Three visits
      Four or more visits
      Japan

2021

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  United Kingdom Glasgow 2 November Kishida attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

2022

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  India New Delhi 19–20 March Kishida met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended the India-Japan Economic Forum.[1]
  Cambodia Phnom Penh 20–21 March Kishida met with Prime Minister Hun Sen.[2]
  Belgium Brussels 24 March Kishida attended the extraordinary NATO summit to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
  Indonesia Jakarta 29–30 April Kishida met with President Joko Widodo.[3]
  Vietnam Hanoi 30 April – 1 May Kishida met with Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, President Nguyễn Xuân Phúc, National Assembly chairman Vương Đình Huệ, and Communist Party General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng.[4]
  Thailand Bangkok 1–2 May Kishida met with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.[5]
  Italy Rome 3–4 May Kishida met with Prime Minister Mario Draghi.[6]
  Vatican City Apostolic Palace 4 May Kishida met with Pope Francis, followed by a meeting with Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.[6]
  United Kingdom London 4–5 May Kishida met with Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[7]
  Singapore Singapore 10–11 June Kishida delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue and met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Halimah Yacob.[8]
  Germany 26–28 June Kishida attended the G7 summit.
  Spain Madrid 28–29 June Kishida attended the NATO summit.[9]
  United States New York City 31 July – 1 August Kishida delivered an address at the general debate of the Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. He also met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres.[10]
  United States New York City 20–22 September Kishida met with British Prime Minister Liz Truss and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, afterwards delivering a speech at the general debate of the seventy-seventh session of the United Nations General Assembly.[11]

On the following day, he attended the HeForShe summit, met with New Zealander Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, attended the 10th Friends of the CTBT (Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty) summit, and met with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol. Later met with Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, attended the 7th Global Fund Replenishment Meeting, and met with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and US President Joe Biden.

On the following day, Kishida met with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, rang the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange, and met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

  Australia Perth 20–21 October Kishida met with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.[12]
  Cambodia Phnom Penh 12–13 November Kishida attended ASEAN related summits, including the ASEAN Plus Three, ASEAN-Japan Summit, and the Second ASEAN Global Dialogue.[13]
  Indonesia Bali 13–16 November Kishida attended the G20 summit.
  Thailand Bangkok 17–18 November Kishida attended the APEC summit.

2023

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  France Paris 9 January Kishida met with President Emmanuel Macron. He also met with Constitutional Council President Laurent Fabius.[14]
  Italy Rome 10 January Kishida met with Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.[15]
  United Kingdom London 10–11 January Kishida met with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[16]
  Canada Ottawa 11–12 January Kishida met with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[17]
  United States Washington, D.C. 12–14 January Kishida met with President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris. He also gave an address at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies.[18]
  India New Delhi 20 March Kishida met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and addressed the Indian Council of World Affairs.[19]
  Poland 21–22 March Flew to Rzeszow, then transferred to Przemysl and via train went to Kyiv, Ukraine. Met with President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki after returning to Poland.[20]
  Ukraine 21 March

Unannounced visit. Met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and First Lady Olena Zelenska at the Mariinskyi Palace.[21]

  Egypt Cairo 29–30 April Kishida met with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[22]
  Ghana Accra 1 May Kishida met with President Nana Akufo-Addo.[23]
  Kenya Nairobi 2–3 May Kishida met with President William Ruto.[24]
  Mozambique Maputo 3–4 May Kishida met with President Filipe Nyusi.[25]
  Singapore Singapore 5 May Kishida met with Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.[26]
  South Korea Seoul 7–8 May Kishida met with President Yoon Suk-yeol.[27]
  Poland Warsaw 11 July Kishida met with Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.[28]
  Belgium Brussels 12–13 July Kishida met with Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. He also met with European Council President Charles Michel and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.[29]
  Saudi Arabia Jeddah 16 July Kishida met with King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.[30]
  United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 17 July Kishida met with President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[31]
  Qatar Doha 18 July Kishida met with Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[32]
  United States Camp David, Maryland 17–18 August Kishida attended a trilateral meeting with US President Joe Biden and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol. The three leaders announced the American–Japanese–Korean trilateral pact.[33]
  Indonesia Jakarta 5–7 September Kishida attended ASEAN related summits, including the ASEAN Plus Three, ASEAN-Japan Summit, and the Second ASEAN Global Dialogue.[34]
  India New Delhi 8–10 September Kishida attended the G20 summit.
  United States New York City 19–21 September Kishida gave speeches at the Commemorative High-Level Event on a Fissile Material Cut-off Treaty and the 2023 SDG Summit, afterwards delivering a speech at the general debate of the seventy-eight session of the United Nations General Assembly.[35]

The following day, he delivered a speech at the Global Goalkeepers Award 2023 ceremony, met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, and attended a UN Security Council High Level Open Debate. He later met with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh.[36]

  Philippines 3–4 November Kishida met with President Bongbong Marcos, followed by meetings with Senate President Migz Zubiri and House Speaker Martin Romualdez. He afterwards gave a speech at the joint session of the Congress of the Philippines, making him the first Japanese prime minister to do so.[37] Kishida boarded the Japanese-built BRP Teresa Magbanua docked at the Port of Manila.[38]
  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 4–5 November Kishida met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.[39]
  United States San Francisco 15–17 November Kishida attended the APEC summit.
  United Arab Emirates Dubai 1–2 December Kishida attended the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

2024

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  United States 8–11 April Kishida attended a state dinner hosted by President Joe Biden at the White House. Kishida delivered a joint session of the US Congress and participated in a tri-lateral meeting with President Biden and Filipino President Bongbong Marcos. Kishida visited the Toyota Battery Manufacturing facility in Greensboro, North Carolina. He was also hosted to a luncheon by North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper in Raleigh.[40]
  France Paris 2 May Kishida met with President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Gabriel Attal.
  Brazil Brasília 3 May Kishida met with President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva.
  Paraguay Asunción 3 May Kishida met with President Santiago Peña.
  Brazil São Paulo 4 May
  South Korea Seoul 26–27 May Kishida attended the China–Japan–South Korea trilateral summit.
  Italy Apulia 13–15 June Kishida attended the G7 summit.
   Switzerland Lucerne 15 June Kishida attended the Global peace summit.
  United States Washington, D.C. 9–11 July Kishida attended the NATO summit.
  South Korea Seoul 6–7 September Kishida met with President Yoon Suk-yeol.
  United States
21–23 September Kishida attended the QUAD summit.

On the following day, Kishida met with European Council President Charles Michel and Palauan President Surangel Whipps Jr., afterwards delivering a speech on the UN Summit of the Future. He later met with Mongolian President Ukhnaagiin Khürelsükh, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and UN Secretary General António Guterres.

On the following day, Kishida met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

Multilateral meetings

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Prime Minister Kishida attended the following summits during his prime ministership (2021–2024):

Group Year
2021 2022 2023 2024
UNGA 20 September,
  New York City
19 September,
  New York City
26 September,
  New York City
ASEM 26 November,
(virtual)
  Phnom Penh
None None None
APEC 12 November,
(virtual)
  Auckland
18–19 November,
  Bangkok
15–17 November,
  San Francisco
EAS
(ASEAN+3)
26–27 October,
(virtual)
  Bandar Seri Begawan
11–13 November,
  Phnom Penh
5–7 September,
  Jakarta
ASEAN–Japan 27 October,
(virtual)
  Bandar Seri Begawan
12 November,
  Phnom Penh
6 September,
  Jakarta
G7 26–28 June,
  Schloss Elmau
19–21 May,
  Hiroshima
13–15 June,
  Apulia
G20 30–31 October,[a]
  Rome
15–16 November,
  Bali
9–10 September,
  New Delhi
NATO 24 March,[b]
  Brussels
11–12 July,[b]
  Vilnius
9–11 July,[b]
  Washington, D.C.
28–30 June,[b]
  Madrid
UNCCC 2 November,
  Glasgow
11 November,
  Sharm el-Sheikh
1–2 December,
  Dubai
QUAD 24 May,
  Tokyo
20 May,
  Hiroshima
21 September,
  Wilmington
China–Japan–Korea None None None 26–27 May,
  Seoul
Others None None None Global Peace Summit
15–16 June,
  Lucerne
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend
^a Toshimitsu Motegi attended in the prime minister's place.
^b Japan was not a full member.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Visit to India". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Visit to Cambodia". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Visit to Indonesia". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Visit to Viet Nam". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Visit to Thailand". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 2 May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Visit to Italy and the Vatican". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Visit to the United Kingdom". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 5 May 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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  12. ^ "Visit to Australia". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  13. ^ "ASEAN-related Summit Meetings and Other Summit Meetings: First Day". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 12 November 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  14. ^ "Visit to France". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  15. ^ "Visit to Italy". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 10 January 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  16. ^ "Visit to the United Kingdom". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 11 January 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  17. ^ "Visit to Canada". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 12 January 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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  19. ^ "Visit to India". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 20 January 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  20. ^ "Visit to Poland". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 22 March 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  21. ^ "Visit to Ukraine". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 21 March 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Visit to Egypt". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 30 April 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Visit to Ghana". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 1 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  24. ^ "Visit to Kenya". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  25. ^ "Visit to Mozambique". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  26. ^ "Visit to Singapore". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  27. ^ "Visit to Republic of Korea: First Day". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  28. ^ "Visit to Poland". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  29. ^ "Visit to Belgium". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 13 July 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  30. ^ "Visit to Saudi Arabia". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 16 July 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  31. ^ "Visit to the United Arab Emirates". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 17 July 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  32. ^ "Visit to the Qatar". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  33. ^ "Visit to the United States". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 18 August 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  34. ^ "ASEAN-related Summit Meetings: Day 1". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  35. ^ "Visit to the United States : First Day". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 19 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  36. ^ "Visit to the United States: Second Day". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 20 September 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  37. ^ "Visit to the Philippines: Second Day". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  38. ^ "Japan's prime minister tours Philippine patrol ship and boosts alliances amid maritime tensions". Associated Press. 4 November 2023. Archived from the original on 24 November 2023. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  39. ^ "Visit to Malaysia". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
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