Japan - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department
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Visits By Foreign Leaders of Japan
| Visitor | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Prime Minister Yoshida | Attended the Japanese Peace Conference in San Francisco. | September 3–5, 1951 |
| Prime Minister Yoshida | In U.S. November 2–14, while returning from Europe, visiting New York City, San Francisco and Honolulu (Hawaii). | November 7–13, 1954 |
| Prime Minister Kishi | Official visit. In U.S. June 16–29. Also visited Honolulu (Hawaii), San Francisco, New York City and Los Angeles. | June 19–22, 1957 |
| Prime Minister Kishi | Informal visit. Signed Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security January 19. In U.S. January 16–23. | January 17–21, 1960 |
| Prime Minister Ikeda | Official visit. In U.S. June 18–29, visiting Honolulu, Los Angeles, New York City, and Chicago. Was in Canada June 25–26. | June 20–23, 1961 |
| Prime Minister Ikeda | Attended funeral of President Kennedy. | November 24–25, 1963 |
| Prime Minister Sato | Official visit. In U.S. January 9–16, visiting Honolulu (Hawaii), San Francisco, New York City, and Los Angeles. | January 12–14, 1965 |
| Prime Minister Eisaku Sato | Official visit. In U.S. November 12–19; visited New York City and Springfield (Ill.). | November 13–15, 1967 |
| Prime Minister Eisaku Sato | Official visit. In U.S. November 16–25; visited New York City and San Francisco. | November 19–21, 1969 |
| Prime Minister Eisaku Sato | Attended White House dinner on 25th Anniversary of the U.N; met privately with President Nixon. | October 24, 1970 |
| Emperor Hirohito | Unofficial visit; President Nixon met with the Emperor and Empress, who were on their way to Europe, at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska. | September 26, 1971 |
| Prime Minister Eisaku Sato | Discussed bilateral relations with President Nixon at San Clemente, (Calif.). | January 6–7, 1972 |
| Prime Minister Kakui Tanaka | Official visit in Hawaii. | August 30–September 1, 1972 |
| Prime Minister Kakui Tanaka | Official visit. Private visit to Washington July 29–30. Afterwards visited New York City, Chicago, San Francisco. Departed U.S. August 5. | July 31–August 1, 1973 |
| Prime Minister Kakui Tanaka | Private visit. | September 21, 1974 |
| Prime Minister Takeo Miki | Official visit. In U.S. August 2–10; visted Seattle, New York City, and Los Angeles. | August 3–7, 1975 |
| Emperor Hirohito | State visit; first visit to the continental U.S. In U.S. September 30–October 13; visited Williamsburg, Woods Hole (Mass.), New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Honolulu. | October 2–4, 1975 |
| Prime Minister Takeo Miki | Attended Economic Summit Meeting in Dorado Beach, Puerto Rico. | June 26–28, 1976 |
| Prime Minister Takeo Miki | Private visit. Presented Bicentennial gift. | June 29–30, 1976 |
| Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda | Official visit. | March 20–23, 1977 |
| Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda | Official visit. | May 1–3, 1978 |
| Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira | Official visit. Afterwards visited New York City and Los Angeles. Departed May 6. | April 30–May 4, 1979 |
| Prime Minister Masayoshi Ohira | Official visit. | April 30–May 1, 1980 |
| Prime Minister Zenko Suzuki | Official visit. In U.S. May 4; visited New York City. | May 6–9, 1981 |
| Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone | Official working visit. | January 17–20, 1983 |
| Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone | Official working visit. | May 26–28, 1983 |
| Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone | Attended Economic Summit Meeting, Williamsburg (Va.). | May 28–31, 1983 |
| Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone | Official Working Visit in Los Angeles. | January 1–2, 1985 |
| Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone | Met with President Reagan in New York City. | October 25, 1985 |
| Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone | Official Working Visit. Met with President Reagan at Washington and Camp David. | April 12–14, 1986 |
| Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone | Official Visit. Private visit to Maui, Hawaii, afterward. | April 29–May 5, 1987 |
| Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita | Official Working Visit. | January 12–15, 1988 |
| Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita | Official Working Visit. Private visit to Los Angeles afterward. | February 1–3, 1989 |
| Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu | Official Working Visit. In U.S. August 30; visited San Francisco. Private visit to Boston afterwards. | August 31–September 2, 1989 |
| Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu | Discussed bilateral trade with President Bush at Palm Springs, Calif. | March 2–3, 1990 |
| Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu | Private meeting with President Bush in Houston, Texas. | July 7, 1990 |
| Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu | Attended Economic Summit Meeting in Houston, Texas. | July 8–11, 1990 |
| Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu | Met with President Bush at the U.N. General Assembly. | September 29, 1990 |
| Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu | Informal meeting with President Bush in Newport Beach, Calif. | April 4, 1991 |
| Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu | Informal meeting with President Bush at Kennebunkport, Me. | July 11, 1991 |
| Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa | Met with President Bush during a U.N. Security Council Summit in New York City. | January 30, 1992 |
| Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa | Official working visit. | June 30–July 2, 1992 |
| Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa | Met with President Clinton during a private visit. | April 15–17, 1993 |
| Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa | Met with President Clinton at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. | September 27, 1993 |
| Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa | Attended APEC meeting in Seattle. | November 19–20, 1993 |
| Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa | Working visit. | February 10–12, 1994 |
| Emperor Akihito | State Visit. Arrived in the U.S. June 10; visited Atlanta and Charleston. Later visited Charlottesville, New York City. | June 11–15, 1994 |
| Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama | Official working visit. | January 10–12, 1995 |
| Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto | Informal meeting in Santa Monica, Calif. | February 23, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto | Met with President Clinton at the U.N. General Assembly. | September 24, 1996 |
| Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto | Official working visit. | April 24–26, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto | Held a pre-summit meeting with President Clinton and attended the Economic Summit Meeting in Denver, Colorado. | June 19–22, 1997 |
| Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi | Met with President Clinton at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. | September 22, 1998 |
| Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi | Official visit. Arrived in the U.S. April 29; visited Los Angeles and Chicago. | May 2–4, 1999 |
| Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori | Working visit. | May 4–5, 2000 |
| Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori | Working visit. | March 18–19, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Working visit at Camp David, Maryland. | June 30, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Working visit. | September 24–25, 2001 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 12, 2002 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Working visit at Crawford, TX. | May 22–23, 2003 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Attended G-8 Economic Summit at Sea Island, Georgia. | June 8–10, 2004 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Met with President Bush at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 2004 |
| Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi | Official visit. Also visited Memphis, TN, June 30. | June 28–30, 2006 |
| Prime Minister Shinzo Abe | Working visit. Met with President Bush at Camp David, MD. | April 26–27, 2007 |
| Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda | Working visit. | November 15–16, 2007 |
| Prime Minister Taro Aso | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit Meeting. | November 14–15, 2008 |
| Prime Minister Taro Aso | Working Visit. | February 24, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama | Attended the G-20 Economic Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. | September 24–25, 2009 |
| Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | April 12–13, 2010 |
| Prime Minister Naoto Kan | Met with President Obama at the U.N. General Assembly in New York City. | September 23, 2010 |
| Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda | Met with President Obama at the UN General Assembly in New York City. | September 21, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic and Cooperation Summit at Honolulu and Kapolei, Hawaii. | November 10–13, 2011 |
| Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda | Working visit. | April 30, 2012 |
| Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit at Camp David, MD. | May 18–19, 2012 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Working visit. | February 22, 2013 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Official Visit. | April 27–28, 2015 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Attended the Nuclear Security Summit. | March 31–April 1, 2016 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Met with President-elect Donald J. Trump in New York City. | November 17, 2016 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Attended a memorial service at the U.S.S. Arizona Memorial, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. | December 27, 2016 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Official Working Visit. Also visited Mar-a-Lago, Florida. | February 10–12, 2017 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Official Working Visit at Mar-a-Lago, Florida. | April 17–19, 2018 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Official Working Visit. | June 6–7, 2018 |
| Prime Minister Shinzō Abe | Official Working Visit. | April 26–27, 2019 |
| Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide | Official Working Visit. | April 16, 2021 |
| Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide | Working Visit; Quad Leaders' Summit. | September 24, 2021 |
| Prime Minister Kishida Fumio | Official Working Visit. | January 13, 2023 |
| Prime Minister Kishida Fumio | Attended Trilateral Summit at Camp David, MD. | August 18, 2023 |
| Prime Minister Kishida Fumio | Attended the APEC Leaders' Summit at San Francisco, CA. | November 12–17, 2023 |