United States presidential visits to Japan

There have been nineteen United States presidential visits to Japan, made by seven U.S. presidents, since 1974. Over the past several decades, the U.S. and Japan have developed firm and very active political, economic and military relationships.

Table of visits

President Dates Locations Notes
Gerald R. Ford November 18-22, 1974 Tokyo,
Kyoto		 State visit; met with Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka.[1]
Jimmy Carter June 24-29, 1979 Tokyo,
Shimoda		 State visit; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira. Attended the 5th G7 summit.[2]
July 9-10, 1980 Tokyo Official visit; attended memorial services for former Prime Minister Masayoshi Ōhira; met with Emperor Hirohito, President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Malcom Fraser of Australia, Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda of Thailand, and Premier Hua Guofeng of China.[2]
Ronald Reagan November 9-12, 1983 Tokyo State visit; met with Emperor Hirhito and Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone and addressed the National Diet|Diet.[3]
May 2-7, 1986 Tokyo Attended the 12th G7 summit.[3]
George H. W. Bush February 23-25, 1989 Tokyo Attended the funeral of Emperor Hirohito. Met with Emperor Akihito, the Kings of Belgium, Jordan and Spain, the Presidents of Brazil, Egypt, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Israel, Italy, Nigeria, the Philippines, Portugal and Zaire, and the Prime Ministers of Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand and Turkey.[4]
January 7-10, 1992 Kyoto,
Kashihara,
Tokyo		 Met with Emperor Akihito, Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa and senior Japanese officials.[4]
William J. Clinton July 6-10, 1993 Tokyo Attended the 19th G7 summit. Also met with Russian President Boris Yeltsin.[5]
April 16-18, 1996 Tokyo State visit. Issued joint statement on U.S.-Japanese security relations. Addressed the Diet and U.S. Navy personnel.[5]
November 19-20, 1998 Tokyo Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi. Addressed American Chamber of Commerce.[5]
June 8, 2000 Tokyo Attended the funeral of former Prime Minister Obuchi.[5]
July 21-23, 2000 Nago Attended the 26th G8 summit.[5]
George W. Bush February 17-19, 2002 Tokyo Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Koizumi and Emperor Akihito. Addressed the Diet.[6]
October 17-18, 2003 Tokyo Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.[6]
November 15-16, 2005 Kyoto Met with Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi.[6]
July 6-9, 2008 Tōyako Attended the 34th G8 summit. Met with Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Chinese President Hu Jintao, and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak.[6]
Barack Obama November 13-14, 2009 Tokyo Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama.[7]
November 12-14, 2010 Yokohama Attended the 18th APEC Leaders' Meeting; also held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Naoto Kan.[7]
April 23–25, 2014 Tokyo Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Shinzō Abe.[8]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Travels of President Gerald R. Ford". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  2. 1 2 "Travels of President Jimmy Carter". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  3. 1 2 "Travels of President Ronald Reagan". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  4. 1 2 "Travels of President George H. W. Bush". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 "Travels of President William J. Clinton". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian. Archived from the original on 2011-12-04.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Travels of President George W. Bush U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian WebCitation archive
  7. 1 2 "Travels of President Barack Obama". U.S. Department of State Office of the Historian.
  8. ↑ Beech, Hannah (April 24, 2014). "Obama to Japan: Yes, the U.S. Will Defend You". Time. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
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