List of international prime ministerial trips made by Fumio Kishida

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The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Fumio Kishida since he became the Prime Minister of Japan in 2021.

Summary

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

  • One visit to: Australia, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Malaysia, Mozambique, the Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain, Ukraine, Vatican City, and Vietnam
  • Two visits to: Belgium, Cambodia, Italy, Poland, Singapore, Thailand, and the United Arab Emirates
  • Three visits to: Indonesia, India, and the United Kingdom
  • Seven visits to: the United States.
    World map highlighting countries visited by Fumio Kishida during his premiership, as of April 2024.
      One visit
      Two visits
      Three visits
      Four or more visits
      Japan

2021

Country Locations Dates Details
 United Kingdom Glasgow 2 November Kishida attended the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

2022

Country Locations Dates Details
 India New Delhi 19–20 March Kishida travelled to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attended the India-Japan Economic Forum.[1]
 Cambodia Phnom Penh 20–21 March Kishida travelled to meet Cambodian 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 travelled to meet Indonesian President Joko Widodo.[3]
 Vietnam Hanoi 30 April – 1 May Kishida travelled to meet Vietnamese 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 travelled to meet Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha.[5]
 Italy Rome 3–4 May Kishida travelled to meet Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi.[6]
 Vatican City Apostolic Palace 4 May Kishida travelled to meet Pope Francis, followed by a meeting with Vatican Secretary of State Pietro Parolin.[6]
 United Kingdom London 4–5 May Kishida travelled to meet British Prime Minister Boris Johnson.[7]
 Singapore Singapore 10–11 June Kishida delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue and met Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and President Halimah Yacob.[8]
 Germany 26–28 June Kishida attended the 48th G7 summit.
 Spain Madrid 28–29 June Kishida attended the 2022 Madrid 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 travelled to meet Australian 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

Country Locations Dates Details
 France Paris 9 January Kishida travelled to meet French President Emmanuel Macron. He also met with Constitutional Council President Laurent Fabius.[14]
 Italy Rome 10 January Kishida travelled to meet Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.[15]
 United Kingdom London 10–11 January Kishida travelled to meet British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.[16]
 Canada Ottawa 11–12 January Kishida travelled to meet Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.[17]
 United States Washington, D.C. 12–14 January Kishida travelled to meet US President Joe Biden and US 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 travelled to meet Indian 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 Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki after returning to Poland.[20]
 Ukraine 21 March

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

 Egypt Cairo 29–30 April Kishida travelled to meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.[22]
 Ghana Accra 1 May Kishida travelled to meet Ghanaian President Nana Akufo-Addo.[23]
 Kenya Nairobi 2–3 May Kishida travelled to meet Kenyan President William Ruto.[24]
 Mozambique Maputo 3–4 May Kishida travelled to meet Mozambican President Filipe Nyusi.[25]
 Singapore Singapore 5 May Kishida travelled to meet Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.[26]
 South Korea Seoul 7–8 May Kishida travelled to meet South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.[27]
 Poland Warsaw 11 July Kishida travelled to meet Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki.[28]
 Belgium Brussels 12–13 July Kishida travelled to meet Belgian 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 travelled to meet Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.[30]
 United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi 17 July Kishida travelled to meet UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.[31]
 Qatar Doha 18 July Kishida travelled to meet Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.[32]
 United States Camp David, Maryland 17–18 August Kishida travelled to attend 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 travelled to meet Philippine 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 travelled to meet Malaysian 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

Country Locations Dates Details
 United States 8–11 April Kishida attended a state dinner hosted by US 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]

Future trips

Country Locations Dates Details
 Italy Apulia 13–15 June 2024 Kishida is scheduled to attend the 50th G7 summit.
 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 18–19 November 2024 Kishida is scheduled to attend the G20 summit.

Multilateral meetings

Prime Minister Kishida is scheduled to attend the following summits during his prime ministership:

Group Year
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
UNGA 20 September,
United States New York City		 19 September,
United States New York City		 September,
United States New York City		 September,
United States New York City
ASEM 26 November,
(virtual)
Cambodia Phnom Penh		 None None None TBA
APEC 12 November,
(virtual)
New Zealand Auckland		 18–19 November,
Thailand Bangkok		 15–17 November,
United States San Francisco		 TBA,
Peru Lima		 TBA,
South Korea South Korea
EAS
(ASEAN+3)		 26–27 October,
(virtual)
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan		 11–13 November,
Cambodia Phnom Penh		 5–7 September,
Indonesia Jakarta		 TBA,
Laos Vientiane		 TBA
ASEAN–Japan 27 October,
(virtual)
Brunei Bandar Seri Begawan		 12 November,
Cambodia Phnom Penh		 6 September,
Indonesia Jakarta		 TBA,
Laos Vientiane		 TBA
G7 26–28 June,
Germany Schloss Elmau		 19–21 May,
Japan Hiroshima		 13–15 June,
Italy Apulia		 TBA,
 Canada
G20 30–31 October,[a]
Italy Rome		 15–16 November,
Indonesia Bali		 9–10 September,
India New Delhi		 18–19 November,
Brazil Rio de Janeiro		 TBA,
South Africa South Africa
UNCCC 2 November,
United Kingdom Glasgow		 11 November,
Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh		 1–2 December,
United Arab Emirates Dubai		 November,
Azerbaijan Baku		 TBA
QUAD 24 May,
Japan Tokyo		 20 May,
Japan Hiroshima		 TBA,
India New Delhi		 TBA
China–Japan–Korea None None None TBA,
South Korea Seoul		 TBA
Others None NATO summit
28–30 June,
Spain Madrid		 NATO summit
11–12 July,
Lithuania Vilnius		 US–Japan–Philippines
11 April,
United States Washington D.C.		 TBA
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend
^a Toshimitsu Motegi attended in the prime minister's place.

See also

References

  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.
  8. ^ "Prime Minister Kishida's Visit to Singapore". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 11 June 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  9. ^ "NATO Summit and Bilateral Summit Meetings". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  10. ^ "Visit to the United States". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 1 August 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  11. ^ "Visit to the United States: First Day". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  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.
  18. ^ "Visit to the United States – First Day –". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  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.
  40. ^ Seminera, Makiya (12 April 2024). "North Carolina welcomes a historic visitor in Japan's Prime Minister Kishida". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 16 April 2024 – via Queen City News.
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