Editing Foreign relations of Japan (section)

===Modern era===
[[File:Bratislava, the Japanese Embassy.JPG|thumb|left|Embassy of [[Japan]] in [[Bratislava]], Slovakia]]
The cultural and non-economic ties with [[Western Europe]] grew significantly during the 1980s, although the economic nexus remained by far the most important element of Japanese – West European relations throughout the decade.<ref name=":1" /> Events in West European relations, as well as political, economic, or even military matters, were topics of concern to most Japanese commentators because of the immediate implications for Japan.<ref name=":1" /> The major issues centered on the effect of the coming West European economic unification on Japan's trade, investment, and other opportunities in Western Europe.<ref name=":1" /> Some West European leaders were anxious to restrict Japanese access to the newly integrated [[European Union]], but others appeared open to Japanese trade and investment.<ref name=":1" /> In partial response to the strengthening economic ties among nations in Western Europe and to the United States–Canada–Mexico [[North American Free Trade Agreement]], Japan and other countries along the Asia-Pacific rim began moving in the late 1980s toward greater economic cooperation.<ref name=":1" />

On 18 July 1991, after several months of difficult negotiations, [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Toshiki Kaifu]] signed a joint statement with the [[Prime Minister of the Netherlands|Dutch prime minister]] and head of the European Community Council, [[Ruud Lubbers]], and with the [[European Commission]] president, [[Jacques Delors]], pledging closer Japanese – European Community consultations on foreign relations, scientific and technological cooperation, assistance to developing countries, and efforts to reduce trade conflicts.<ref name=":1" /> [[Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs]] officials hoped that this agreement would help to broaden Japanese – European Community political links and raise them above the narrow confines of trade disputes.<ref name=":1" />

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! style="width:12%;"| Formal relations began
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|{{flag|Albania }}||<!--Date started-->April 1922; re-established in 1981
|See [[Albania–Japan relations]]

[[Albania]] and Japan resumed established diplomatic relations in March 1981.<ref>[http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/albania/index.html Japan-Albania Relations] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419204346/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/albania/index.html |date=19 April 2012 }}, Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan</ref>
* Albania has an embassy in [[Tokyo]].
* Japan has an embassy in [[Tirana]].
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|{{flag|Armenia }}||<!--Date started-->7 September 1992
|See [[Armenia–Japan relations]]

* Armenia has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Yerevan]].
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/armenia/index.html Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Armenia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409203701/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/armenia/index.html |date=9 April 2023 }}
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|{{flag|Austria }}||<!--Date started-->18 October 1869||See [[Austria–Japan relations]]

* Austria has an embassy in Tokyo and 4 honorary consulates (in [[Hiroshima]], [[Nagoya]], [[Osaka]] and [[Sapporo]]).
* Japan has an embassy in [[Vienna]] and an honorary consulate in [[Salzburg]].
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|{{flag|Belgium }}||<!--Date started-->1 August 1866||See [[Belgium–Japan relations]]
* Belgium has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Brussels]].
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|{{flag|Bulgaria }}||<!--Date started-->1890s||See [[Bulgaria–Japan relations]]

* Bulgaria has an embassy in Tokyo and an honorary consulate in [[Yokohama]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.bg/tokyo/|title=Министерство на външните работи|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090218173322/http://mfa.bg/tokyo/|archive-date=18 February 2009}}</ref>
* Japan has an embassy in [[Sofia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bg.emb-japan.go.jp/bg/index.html|title=Посолство на Япония в Република България|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150202060627/http://www.bg.emb-japan.go.jp/bg/index.html|archive-date=2 February 2015}}</ref>
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/bulgaria/index.html Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Bulgaria] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404202225/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/bulgaria/index.html |date=4 April 2023 }}
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|{{flag|Croatia }}||<!--Date started-->5 March 1992||See [[Croatia–Japan relations]]
* Croatia has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Zagreb]].
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|{{flag|Czech Republic }}||<!--Date started-->12 January 1920||See [[Czech Republic–Japan relations]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mzv.cz/tokyo/en/political_relations/political_relations_history_and_present/establishing_of_diplomatic_relations_and.html |title=Establishing of Diplomatic Relations and Interwar Development &#124; Embassy of the Czech Republic in Tokyo |publisher=Mzv.cz |date=20 October 2010 |access-date=19 September 2011 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306051646/http://www.mzv.cz/tokyo/en/political_relations/political_relations_history_and_present/establishing_of_diplomatic_relations_and.html |archive-date=6 March 2012}}</ref> 

* The Czech Republic has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Prague]].
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|{{flag|Denmark }}||<!--Date started-->1867||See [[Denmark–Japan relations]]
* Denmark has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Copenhagen]].
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|{{flag|European Union }}||<!--Date started-->1959||See [[Japan–European Union relations]]
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|{{flag|Finland }}||<!--Date started-->6 September 1919||See [[Finland–Japan relations]] 
* Finland has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Helsinki]].
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|{{flag|France }}||<!--Date started-->9 October 1858||See [[France–Japan relations]]

The history of {{nihongo| Franco–Japanese relations |日仏関係|Nichi-Futsu kankei}} goes back to the early 17th century, when a Japanese samurai and ambassador on his way to [[Rome]] landed for a few days in Southern [[France]], creating a sensation. France and Japan have enjoyed a very robust and progressive relationship spanning centuries through various contacts in each other's countries by senior representatives, strategic efforts, and cultural exchanges. 
* France has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Paris]].
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|{{flag|Georgia }}||<!--Date started-->3 August 1992||See [[Georgia–Japan relations]]
* Japan has extended [[foreign aid]] to Georgia for various economic and cultural development projects.
* The balance of trade between the two nations is heavily in favor of Japan, with Japan exporting automobiles and manufactured goods, and Georgia exporting food products and chemicals.
* Georgian President [[Eduard Shevardnadze]] made an official visit to Japan in March 1999 and President [[Mikheil Saakashvili]] visited Japan in March 2007.
* Since November 2006, Georgia has maintained an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Tbilisi]].
*{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080903230319/http://www.mfa.gov.ge/index.php?sec_id=371&lang_id=ENG Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relations with Japan]}}
*[http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/georgia/index.html Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the relations with Georgia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606132414/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/georgia/index.html |date=6 June 2023 }}
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|{{flag|Germany }}||<!--Date started-->24 January 1861||See [[Germany–Japan relations]]
Regular meetings between the two countries have led to several cooperations. In 2004 [[Chancellor of Germany (Federal Republic of Germany)|German Chancellor]] [[Gerhard Schröder]] and [[Prime Minister of Japan|Prime Minister]] [[Junichiro Koizumi]] agreed upon cooperations in the assistance for reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_iraq.html|title=Japanese–German Cooperation and Coordination in the Assistance for Reconstruction of Iraq|access-date=24 November 2008|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=9 November 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802225000/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_iraq.html|archive-date=2 August 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_afghanistan.html|title=Japanese–German Cooperation and Coordination in the Assistance for Reconstruction of Afghanistan|access-date=24 November 2008|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=9 November 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803082530/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_afghanistan.html|archive-date=3 August 2009}}</ref> the promotion of economic exchange activities,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_eco_exc.html|title=Japanese–German Economic Exchanges|access-date=24 November 2008|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=9 November 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090803094058/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_eco_exc.html|archive-date=3 August 2009}}</ref> youth and sports exchanges<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_sports_exc.html|title=Japanese German Youth / Sports Exchange|access-date=24 November 2008|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=9 November 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090802215301/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_sports_exc.html|archive-date=2 August 2009}}</ref> as well as exchanges and cooperation in science, technology and academic fields.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_cp_exc.html|title=Japanese–German Science, Technology and Academic Cooperation and Exchanges|access-date=24 November 2008|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=9 November 2004|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804145121/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/germany/summit0412/fs_cp_exc.html|archive-date=4 August 2009}}</ref>

* Germany has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Berlin]].
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|{{flag|Greece }}||<!--Date started-->June 1899||See [[Greece–Japan relations]]
There has been a [[Greece|Greek]] embassy in Tokyo since 1960, and a Japanese embassy in [[Athens]] since the same year, when it was decided to upgrade the Japanese Consulate which had opened in 1956. Since then the two countries have enjoyed excellent relations in all fields, and cooperate closely.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ypex.gov.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Asia+-+Oceania/Bilateral+Relations/Japan/|title=Ελληνική Δημοκρατία – Υπουργείο Εξωτερικών|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717011254/http://www.ypex.gov.gr/www.mfa.gr/en-US/Policy/Geographic+Regions/Asia+-+Oceania/Bilateral+Relations/Japan/|archive-date=17 July 2011}}</ref>

* Greece has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Athens]].
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|{{flag|Holy See }}||<!--Date started-->March 1942||See [[Holy See–Japan relations]]

The first Papal visit to Japan took place in 1981. the present Apostolic Nuncio to Japan is [[Joseph Chennoth]] (since 2011) Japan first sent an ambassador, [[Ken Harada (diplomat)|Ken Harada]], to the Vatican during World War II.
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|{{flag|Hungary }}||<!--Date started-->1921||See [[Hungary–Japan relations]]

* Hungary has an embassy in Tokyo and two honorary consulates (in [[Hamamatsu]] and [[Osaka]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/JP/en/mainpage.htm|title=Hungarian embassy in Tokyo|website=gov.hu|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505113935/http://www.mfa.gov.hu/kulkepviselet/JP/en/mainpage.htm|archive-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>
* Japan has an embassy in [[Budapest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hu.emb-japan.go.jp/|title=在ハンガリー日本国大使館|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321165855/http://www.hu.emb-japan.go.jp/|archive-date=21 March 2015}}</ref>
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/hungary/index.html Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Hungary] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306215636/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/hungary/index.html |date=6 March 2023 }}
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|{{flag|Iceland}}||<!--Date started-->8 December 1956||See [[Iceland–Japan relations]]

* Iceland has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Reykjavík]].
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|{{flag|Ireland}}||<!--Date started-->March 1957||See [[Ireland–Japan relations]]

* Ireland has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Dublin]].
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|{{flag|Italy}}||<!--Date started-->25 August 1866<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/italy/data.html|title=Archived copy|access-date=14 December 2022|archive-date=14 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221214170049/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/italy/data.html|url-status=live}}</ref>||See [[Italy–Japan relations]]

* Italy has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Rome]].
* Foreign Affairs Ministers of both nation held informal talks on the margins of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Tokyo in early November 2023.
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|{{flag|Kosovo}}||<!--Date started-->25 February 2009||See [[Japan–Kosovo relations]]

Japan [[International recognition of Kosovo|recognised]] it on 18 March 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2008/3/0318.html|title=Statement by Foreign Minister Masahiko Koumura on the Recognition of the Republic of Kosovo|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan|date=18 March 2008|access-date=18 March 2008|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080321171414/http://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2008/3/0318.html|archive-date=21 March 2008}}</ref> The first Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of Kosovo is Akio Tanaka. He is subordinate to the Japanese Embassy in [[Vienna]], Austria.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newkosovareport.com/200906231843/Politics/Japan–and-Kosovo-strengthen-diplomatic-ties.html|title=Japan and Kosovo strengthen diplomatic ties|publisher=New Kosova Report|date=23 June 2009|access-date=24 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051444/http://www.newkosovareport.com/200906231843/Politics/Japan%E2%80%93and-Kosovo-strengthen-diplomatic-ties.html|archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>
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|{{flag|Liechtenstein}}
|June 1996<ref name=":06">{{Cite web |title=Japan-Liechtenstein Relations |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/liechtenstein/data.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826160720/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/liechtenstein/data.html |archive-date=26 August 2022 |access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref>
|See [[Japan–Liechtenstein relations]]
* Japan has an honorary consulate in [[Schaan]].
* The two countries signed a tax treaty in 2012.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |date=6 July 2012 |title=Signing of the Tax Information Exchange Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Principality of Liechtenstein |url=https://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2012/7/0706_01.html |access-date=3 November 2023 |website=Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |archive-date=3 November 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103192629/https://www.mofa.go.jp/announce/announce/2012/7/0706_01.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{flag|Lithuania }}||<!--Date started-->1919;10 October 1991||See [[Japan–Lithuania relations]]

* Japan has an embassy in Vilnius, established in 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lt.emb-japan.go.jp/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090619221424/http://www.lt.emb-japan.go.jp/|url-status=dead|title=Embassy of Japan in Lithuania|archivedate=19 June 2009|website=www.lt.emb-japan.go.jp}}</ref>
* In 1998, Lithuania has an embassy in Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://jp.mfa.lt/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303121706/http://jp.mfa.lt/|url-status=dead|title=Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija &#124; Lietuvos Respublikos užsienio reikalų ministerija|archivedate=3 March 2009}}</ref>
* Ambassador to Lithuania is Miyoko Akashi, ambassador to Japan is [[Dainius Kamaitis]].
* In 2007 the Emperor and Empress of Japan [[Akihito]] and [[Michiko]] paid an official visit in Lithuania.
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|{{flag|Malta }}||<!--Date started-->||See [[Japan–Malta relations]]

* Malta has a consulate in Tokyo.
* Japan has a consulate in [[Valletta]].
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|{{flag|Moldova }}||<!--Date started-->16 March 1992||

* Japan has a non-resident ambassador in [[Ukraine]].
* Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova, [[Nicolae Tăbăcaru]] paid a visit to Japan from 31 January to 4 February 1999. It was a first official visit of a Cabinet Member of the Republic of Moldova to Japan. The visit has strengthened the friendly relations between Japan and the Republic of Moldova.
* Since 2000 Japan implements in Moldova the grant programme for the improvement of agriculture and private farming.
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080914191000/http://www.mfa.md/misiuni-diplomatice/ale-RM/ Embassy of the Republic of Moldova in China]}}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081005160104/http://www.mfa.md/ Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova]}}
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/moldova/index.html Japanese ministry of foreign affairs about Moldova] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230709184342/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/moldova/index.html |date=9 July 2023 }}
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|{{flag|Montenegro}}||<!--Date started-->24 July 2006 ||See [[Japan–Montenegro relations]]

Japan recognised Montenegro on 16 June 2006 and established diplomatic relations on 24 July 2006. Montenegro had declared war on Japan in 1905 during the [[Russo-Japanese War]] and never signed a peace treaty until 2006, shortly before the opening of diplomatic relations. The war lasted for 101 years. Trade, mostly related to electronics, exports from Japan to Montenegro (163 million yen per annum) outweigh Japan's imports (2 million yen per annum).

* Japan is accredited to Montenegro from its embassy in Belgrade, Serbia.
* Montenegro is accredited to Japan from its embassy in Beijing, China.
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|{{flag|Netherlands }}||<!--Date started-->1609||See [[Japan–Netherlands relations]]

The relations between Japan and the Netherlands after 1945 have been a triangular relationship. The invasion and [[Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies]] during World War II brought about the destruction of the colonial state in Indonesia, as the Japanese removed as much of the Dutch government as they could, weakening the post-war grip the Netherlands had over the territory. Under pressure from the United States, the Netherlands recognised Indonesian sovereignty in 1949 (see [[United States of Indonesia]]).

* Japan has an embassy in [[The Hague]].
* Netherlands has an embassy in Tokyo.
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|{{flag|Norway}}||<!--Date started-->1905–11||See [[Foreign relations of Norway]]

* Japan has an embassy in [[Oslo]].
* Norway has an embassy in Tokyo.
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|{{flag|Poland}}||<!--Date started--> March 1919||See [[Japan–Poland relations]]
* Japan has an embassy in [[Warsaw]].
* Poland has an embassy in Tokyo 
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|{{flag|Portugal }}||<!--Date started-->3 August 1860||See [[Japan–Portugal relations]]
* Japan has an embassy in [[Lisbon]].
* Portugal has an embassy in Tokyo.
{{see also|Category:Japan–Portugal relations}}
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|{{flag|Romania }}||<!--Date started--> 18 June 1902||See [[Foreign relations of Romania#Asia: East Asia]]

* The first representation of Romania in Japan was opened in 1921.<ref>{{Cite book|title=The cultural and diplomatic relations between Romania and Japan. 1880-1920.|last=Flaviu Vasile|first=Rus|publisher=MEGA Publishing|year=2018|isbn=978-606-020-004-8|location=Cluj-Napoca|pages=18}}</ref> 
* Japan was represented in Romania through its embassy in [[Vienna]] ([[Austria]]).
* After [[World War II]], both states resumed their diplomatic relations in 1959.
* Japan has an embassy in [[Bucharest]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ro.emb-japan.go.jp/|title=Ambasada Japoniei in Romania|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221170951/http://www.ro.emb-japan.go.jp/|archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
* Romania has an embassy in Tokyo and four honorary consulates (in [[Atami]], [[Osaka]], [[Nagoya]] and [[Yokohama]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tokyo.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en|title=AMBASADA ROMÂNIEI în Japonia|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221172453/http://tokyo.mae.ro/index.php?lang=en|archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref>
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/romania/index.html Japanese Ministry of Foreign affairs about relations with Romania] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418162911/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/romania/index.html |date=18 April 2023 }}
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|{{flag|Russia }}||<!--Date started-->7 February 1855||See [[Japan–Russia relations]]

Japan's relations with [[Russia]] are hampered by the two sides' inability to resolve their territorial dispute over the four islands that make up the [[Kuril Island conflict|Northern Territories]] ([[Kuril Islands|Kuriles]]), which the Soviet Union seized towards the end of [[World War II]].<ref name=":0" /> The stalemate has prevented conclusion of a peace treaty formally ending the war.<ref name=":0" /> The dispute over the Kuril Islands exacerbated the Japan–Russo relations when the Japanese government published a new guideline for school textbooks on 16 July 2008 to teach Japanese children that their country has sovereignty over the Kuril Islands. The Russian public was outraged by the action the [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Russia)|Foreign Minister of Russia]] criticized the action while reaffirming its sovereignty over the islands.<ref>[http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/19/content_8571164.htm Russia hopes to solve territorial dispute with Japan by strengthening trust] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131116103740/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-07/19/content_8571164.htm |date=16 November 2013 }}, [[Xinhua News Agency]]. Retrieved 19 July 2008</ref>
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|{{flag|Serbia }}||<!--Date started--> reestablished in 1952||See [[Japan–Serbia relations]]

* Japan has an embassy in [[Belgrade]].
* Serbia has an embassy in Tokyo and an honorary consulate in [[Osaka]].
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|{{flag|Slovenia }}||<!--Date started-->12 October 1992
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* Japan has an embassy in [[Ljubljana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.si.emb-japan.go.jp/|title=Veleposlaništvo Japonske v Sloveniji|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220072217/http://www.si.emb-japan.go.jp/|archive-date=20 February 2015}}</ref>
* Slovenia has an embassy in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tokyo.embassy.si/en|title=Veleposlaništvo RS Tokio|website=tokyo.embassy.si|access-date=9 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090307025402/http://tokyo.embassy.si/en|archive-date=7 March 2009}}</ref>
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/slovenia/index.html Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Slovenia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418162650/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/slovenia/index.html |date=18 April 2023 }}
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|{{flag|Spain }}||<!--Date started-->First contact in 1584, officialized in 1868. Relations were broken on 11 April 1945 and reestablished in 1952
|See [[Japan–Spain relations]]
* Japan has an embassy in [[Madrid]] and consulates in [[Barcelona]] and [[Las Palmas]].
* Spain has an embassy in Tokyo.
* Since 1997, every year a Japan–Spain Symposium for the cultural exchange between the two countries is held.
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/spain/index.htmll Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Spain] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303193508/http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/spain/index.htmll |date=3 March 2016 }}
* {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100907033453/http://www.es.emb-japan.go.jp/relaciones.htm Spanish Embassy in Tokyo about Spanish relations with Japan]}}
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|{{flag|Sweden }}||1868<ref name="mfat"/>||See [[Japan–Sweden relations]]

* Japan has an embassy in [[Stockholm]].
* Sweden has an embassy in Tokyo.
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|{{flag|Switzerland }}||<!--Date started-->6 February 1864||

* Japan has an embassy in [[Bern]] and a general consulate in [[Geneva]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ch.emb-japan.go.jp/|title=Japanische Botschaft in der Schweiz|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221055807/http://www.ch.emb-japan.go.jp/|archive-date=21 February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.geneve.ch.emb-japan.go.jp/|title=Consulat du Japon à Genève|access-date=21 February 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220070942/http://www.geneve.ch.emb-japan.go.jp/|archive-date=20 February 2015}}</ref>
* Switzerland has an embassy in Tokyo.
* [http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/switzerland/index.html Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs about relations with Switzerland] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406104054/https://www.mofa.go.jp/region/europe/switzerland/index.html |date=6 April 2023 }}
* [http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vjpn/biljap.html Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs about relations with Japan] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141005010345/http://www.eda.admin.ch/eda/en/home/reps/asia/vjpn/biljap.html |date=5 October 2014 }}
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|{{flag|Ukraine }}||<!--Date started-->26 January 1992||See [[Japan–Ukraine relations]]

* Japan extended diplomatic recognition to the Ukrainian state on 28 December 1991, immediately after the breakup of the [[Soviet Union]]
* Ukraine maintains an embassy in Tokyo.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.mfa.gov.ua/japan/en/news/top.htm
 |title       = Ukrainian embassy in Tokyo
 |publisher   = Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
 |access-date  = 22 April 2009
 |url-status  = dead
 |archive-url  = https://archive.today/20121222115004/http://japan.mfa.gov.ua/ua
 |archive-date = 22 December 2012
 |df          = dmy-all
}}</ref>
* Japan maintains an embassy in [[Kyiv]].<ref>{{cite web 
 |url=http://www.ua.emb-japan.go.jp/E/Home-page/index_en.htm 
 |title=Embassy of Japan in Ukraine 
 |publisher=Embassy of Japan in Ukraine 
 |access-date=22 April 2009 
 |url-status=dead 
 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090527012312/http://www.ua.emb-japan.go.jp/E/Home-page/index_en.htm 
 |archive-date=27 May 2009 
 }}</ref>
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|{{flag|United Kingdom }}||26 August 1858||See [[Japan–United Kingdom relations]]

Japan established [[Foreign relations of the United Kingdom|diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom]] in 26 August 1858.<ref name="britain"/>
*Japan maintains an [[Embassy of Japan, London|embassy]] in [[London]].
* The United Kingdom is accredited to Japan through its [[Embassy of the United Kingdom, Tokyo|embassy]] in Tokyo.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-tokyo|title=British Embassy Tokyo|website=[[gov.uk|GOV.UK]]|access-date=13 August 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240716235230/https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/british-embassy-tokyo|archive-date=16 July 2024|url-status=live}}</ref>

Both countries share common membership of [[Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership|CPTPP]], the [[G7]], the [[G20]], the [[International Criminal Court]], [[OECD]], and the [[World Trade Organization]]. Bilaterally the two countries have a [[Japan–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement|Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement]], and a [[Reciprocal Access Agreement]].
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