Delegation of the European Union to Japan

HIGHLIGHTS

Travel in Europe with the European Entry/Exit System (EES)

HIGHLIGHTS

EU takes part in Ukraine Mine Action Conference 2025 in Tokyo

HIGHLIGHTS

Joint press release by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Yoji Muto and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for industrial strategy and prosperity Stéphane Séjourné

HR/VP Kaja Kallas foreground, EU flag in background.

NEWSROOM

Statement/Declaration

United Nations Day: Statement by the Spokesperson

24.10.2025

Press release

EU and OACPS reaffirm commitment to multilateralism and the UN on United Nations Day

24.10.2025

Statement/Declaration

European and World Day against the Death Penalty: Joint statement by the High Representative of the European Union and the Secretary General of the Council of Europe

09.10.2025

Press release

IURC2 Kick-off in Japan -Strengthening EU-Japan Partnerships

06.10.2025

Press release

The EU and Japan committed to conclude negotiations on the association to Horizon Europe in 2025

06.10.2025

Press release

Bilateral Meeting between Keiichiro Asao, Minister of the Environment of Japan, and Jessica Roswall, the European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience, and a Competitive Circular Economy and Launch of the Working Group on Circular Economy

19.09.2025

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Panorama of the European Union (in Japanese)

Fact-sheet/Infographic

EU-Japan Connectivity Partnership

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Your Guide to Research Funding Opportunities in the EU and Japan

Fact-sheet/Infographic

The European Peace Facility Factsheet

Fact-sheet/Infographic

EU-Japan Strategic Partnership

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Handing over of Ukraine Mine Action Conference host duties from Japan to EU

EU takes part in Ukraine Mine Action Conference 2025 in Tokyo

The European Union (EU) participated in the Ukraine Mine Action Conference (UMAC) 2025 that was held in Tokyo, Japan on 22-23 October 2025. Peter M. Wagner, Head of the Service for Foreign Policy Instruments, attended on behalf of EU High Representative Kaja Kallas.

Japan’s first European photography festival in Tokyo this October ‘SEEEU 2025 – European Phinotography Month in Tokyo’

Funded by the European Union and the Arts Council Tokyo (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture), SEEEU 2025 – European Photography Month will take place from 23 October to 23 November 2025 across various indoor and outdoor venues in Tokyo, including Minato, Shibuya, Setagaya, Meguro, and Shinjuku wards.

Ars Electronica's immersive Pianographique

Europe meets Japan: The EU Culture at Expo 2025 Osaka

In 2025, the world’s gaze turned to Osaka. Japan’s World Expo transformed the city into a grand stage where nations and people exchanged ideas, projects and visions of the future.

Travel in Europe with the European Entry/Exit System (EES)

Starting in October 2025, the Entry Exit System (EES) is a biometric border check for travelers to the 29-country Schengen Area that will ease travel for non-Europeans to European countries.