Chronologies
US - Japan
Chronology from May 2022 to Aug 2022
: Prime Minister Kishida reshuffles his Cabinet.
: President Biden signs the CHIPS and Science Act into law.
: Secretary of State Blinken, Foreign Minister Hayashi, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong hold a US-Japan-Australia Trilateral Strategic Dialogue.
: Speaker Pelosi and Prime Minister Kishida meet in Tokyo.
: Defense Minister Kishi announces that five ballistic missiles fired by China landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone.
: The G7 Foreign Ministers release a joint statement on energy security.
: G7 Foreign Ministers release a joint statement on preserving peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.
: Speaker Pelosi and Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meet in Taipei.
: Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi leads delegation to Taiwan.
: Foreign Minister Hayashi and Secretary of State Blinken meet in Washington, DC.
: Secretary of State Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Foreign Minister Hayashi, and METI Minister Hagiuda Koichi hold the first US-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (“Economic 2+2”) in Washington, DC. Joint Statement.
: Foreign Minister Hayashi gives a speech at the Center for Strategic & International Studies during his trip to Washington, DC.
: Foreign Minister Hayashi meets members of Congress for dinner during his trip to Washington, DC.
: Japan-US Director-General Level Consultation on Africa is held via videoconference.
: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Nuland and Senior Deputy Foreign Minister Yamada Shigeo meet in Tokyo.
: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland and Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori Takeo meet in Tokyo.
: Secretary of State Blinken and Foreign Minister Hayashi co-host virtual COVID-19 Global Action Plan (GAP) Foreign Ministerial Meeting.
: Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Daniel Kritenbrink and Director-General of the North American Affairs Bureau Ichikawa Keiichi meet in Tokyo.
: Secretary of State Blinken and Prime Minister Kishida meet in Tokyo.
: Japan holds an election for the Upper House.
: Prime Minister Kishida and President Biden speak by telephone.
: Secretary of State Blinken, Foreign Minister Hayashi, and Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin meet in Bali, Indonesia.
: Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim, Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Funakoshi, and Korean Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn meet to discuss trilateral cooperation on North Korea.
: Former Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo is assassinated.
: President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida meet on the sidelines of the G7 Elmau Summit in Germany.
: Japan-US Extended Deterrence Dialogue is held at King’s Bay Naval Base in Georgia.
: Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Minister of Defense Kishi Nobuo, and Korean Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup hold a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting in Singapore.
: Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeo and Deputy Secretary of State Sherman hold Vice Ministers’ Meeting on sidelines of Japan-US-ROK Vice Ministers’ Meeting in Seoul.
: Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Mori Takeo, Deputy Secretary of State Sherman, and Korean First Vice Minister Cho Hyundong hold a Japan-US-Korea Trilateral Vice Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Seoul. Joint Statement.
: Special Representative for the DPRK Sung Kim, Director General for Asian and Oceanian Affairs Funakoshi Takehiro, and Korean Special Representative for Korean Peninsula Peace and Security Affairs Kim Gunn meetin Seoul.
: US Congressional Study Group on Japan meets Prime Minister Kishida in Tokyo.
: US-Japan Southeast Asia Policy Dialogue is held via videoconference.
: Secretary of State Blinken and Foreign Minister Hayashi speak by telephone.
: Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman, Vice Foreign Minister Mori Takeo, and Korean First Vice Foreign Minister Cho Hyun-dong speak by telephone.
: Prime Minister Kishida, President Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hold Quad Leaders’ Summit in Tokyo. Joint Statement.
: Secretary of State Blinken and Minister for Foreign Affairs Hayashi Yoshimasa meet in Tokyo.
: Japan’s Upper House passes a new law promoting economic security.
: Governor of Hawaii David Ige and Speaker Scott Saiki of the Hawaii House of Representatives meet with Prime Minister Kishida in Tokyo.
: G7 Foreign Ministers release a joint statement on the Hong Kong Chief Executive selection.
: The vice-ministerial meeting of the US-Japan Economic Policy Consultative Committee (“Economic 2+2”) is held in Washington, DC.
: Secretary of State Blinken and National Security Advisor Akiba Takeo meet in Washington, DC.
: Defense Minister Kishi and Secretary of Defense Austin meet in Washington, DC.
: Defense Minister Kishi and Secretary of Defense Austin meet in Washington, DC.
: Former Defense Minister Onodera Itsunori and LDP Foreign Affairs Chief Sato Masahisa present the conclusions of the LDP’s strategic review at CSIS.
: Former Defense Minister Onodera Itsunori and LDP Foreign Affairs Chief Sato Masahisa present the conclusions of the LDP’s strategic review at CSIS.