{"id":1241,"date":"2019-04-19T13:56:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T17:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migration.statedeptredesign.hugeops.com\/?post_type=state_country&#038;p=1241"},"modified":"2026-10-26T09:32:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T13:32:20","slug":"japan","status":"publish","type":"state_country","link":"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/countries-areas\/japan\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"country-area-hero-block\">\n\t\n\t\t<section class=\"module module--country-header country-header js-bgzoom-wrapper\" data-component=\"bgfade\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"country-header__bg js-bgfade\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2107\" height=\"1406\" src=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-2107x1406.jpg\" class=\"attachment-country-hero size-country-hero\" alt=\"Japan [Shutterstock]\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-2107x1406.jpg 2107w, https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-72x48.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2107px) 100vw, 2107px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row bc_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<!-- check for switch to disable classic breadcrumbs. The .js for this will eventually need to be moved to the block code when classic editor is 100% deprecated. -->\n\n<div id=\"breadcrumb__wrapper\">\n\n\t<div id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"ltr\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bc_content\">\n\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\">\n\n\t\t<a class=\"bc_home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\">Home<\/a><span class=\"bc_carat\"><\/span><span class=\"bc_current\" aria-current=\"page\">Japan<\/span>\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"bc_hide\">hide<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nconst bcMiddle = document.querySelector(\".bc_middle\");\nconst bcEllipse = document.querySelector(\".bc_ellipse\");\nconst bcHide = document.querySelector(\".bc_hide\");\nconst bcContent = document.querySelector(\".bc_content\");\nconst blockBreadcrumbsContent = document.querySelector(\".block_breadcrumbs_content\");\n\nif (bcMiddle && bcMiddle.classList.contains(\"collapse\")) {\n\tconst toggleElements = () => 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src=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-Flag-72x48.png\" class=\"attachment-flag size-flag\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-Flag-72x48.png 72w, https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-Flag-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.state.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Japan-Flag.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 72px) 100vw, 72px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Japan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\n\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"country-header__link-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"country-header__link-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/jp.usembassy.gov\/\" class=\"country-header__link icon-arrow-right link--arrow\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Embassies &amp; Consulates<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"country-header__link-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/bureaus-offices\/under-secretary-for-political-affairs\/bureau-of-east-asian-and-pacific-affairs\/\" class=\"country-header__link icon-arrow-right link--arrow\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\n\t\t\n<section class=\"module module--notice-travel notice-travel notice-travel--has-featured-content white\">\n\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t<div class=\"notice-travel__content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"notice-travel__notice\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"notice-travel__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 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2026<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"state-content-feed__article-headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/releases\/office-of-the-spokesman\/2026\/10\/united-states-and-japan-extend-science-and-technology-agreement-indefinitely\/\">United States and Japan Extend Science and Technology Agreement Indefinitely<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"state-content-feed__article-separator\"><\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/state-content-feed__article-body -->\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- \/state-content-feed__article -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"state-content-feed__article\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"state-content-feed__article-body\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='state-content-feed__article-text'>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"state-content-feed__article-eyebrow \">October 2, 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13:27:15","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":1860,"guid":"https:\/\/migration.statedeptredesign.hugeops.com\/?post_type=state_bureau&#038;p=847","menu_order":0,"post_type":"state_bureau","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},"rel_bureau_related":"","po_biography_selector":false,"group_relationship":{"pl_relationship_fact_sheet":{"ID":17394,"post_author":"14","post_date":"2020-01-21 22:18:53","post_date_gmt":"2020-01-22 03:18:53","post_content":"<b>More information about Japan is available on the\u00a0<\/b><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.state.gov\/countries-areas\/japan\/\">Japan<\/a> country page<\/b><b>\u00a0and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.<\/b>\r\n\r\n<b>U.S.-JAPAN RELATIONS<\/b>\r\n\r\nThe U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of U.S. security interests in Asia and fundamental to regional stability and prosperity.\u00a0 Japan is one of the world\u2019s leading democracies and the world\u2019s fourth largest economy.\u00a0 The U.S.-Japan Alliance is based on shared vital interests and values, including: the maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific; the preservation and promotion of political and economic freedoms; support for human rights and democratic institutions; and the expansion of prosperity for the people of both countries.\r\n\r\nThis year marks the 65th anniversary of the signing of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security.\u00a0 At the 2024 Security Consultative Committee (\u201c2+2\u201d) our countries made the most significant security upgrades since the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty was signed.\u00a0 The United States and Japan announced a new U.S. joint force headquarters that will be aligned with Japan\u2019s launch of its joint operations command.\u00a0 We deepened defense industry and advanced technology cooperation, which includes the pursuit of mutually beneficial co-production, and committed to bolster our bilateral presence in the Southwest Islands.\u00a0 The U.S. military, via U.S. Forces Japan, maintains approximately 60,000 military personnel in Japan across U.S. Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Space Force elements.\u00a0 Japan is a major purchaser of U.S. defense equipment, ranking #1 globally in active Foreign Military Sales cases.\r\n\r\nThe U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship has evolved into a global partnership that advances peace and prosperity around the world.\u00a0 The United States and Japan cooperate on a broad range of global issues.\u00a0 The countries also work together to promote integrity in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) supply chains, ensure a secure transition to 5G and Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN), and advance trusted undersea cables resiliency and redundancy.\u00a0 We collaborate broadly in science, technology, and health, and are collaborating to expand already strong people-to-people ties in education, science, and other areas.\r\n\r\nThe United States and Japan collaborate closely on international diplomatic initiatives.\u00a0 The United States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea inaugurated a new era of trilateral partnership at the Camp David Summit in August 2023 to advance the security and prosperity of our people, the Indo-Pacific region, and the world.\u00a0 The United States also coordinates with Japan and the Philippines trilaterally and with Australia, India, and Japan through the Quad to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific.\u00a0 In Southeast Asia and the Pacific Islands, U.S.-Japan cooperation advances maritime security and economic development.\r\n\r\nOutside Asia, Japanese political and financial support has significantly assisted U.S. efforts on a variety of global issues, including assisting developing countries, working closely on critical and emerging technologies such as AI, semiconductors, and advanced reactors, and standing up for human rights and democracy.\u00a0 Japan is an indispensable partner in multilateral fora including the G7, G20, OECD, APEC, ASEAN, and the United Nations.\u00a0 Japan broadly supports the United States on nonproliferation and nuclear issues.\r\n\r\nThe United States established diplomatic relations with Japan in 1858. During World War II, diplomatic relations between the United States and Japan were severed in the context of the war that followed Japan\u2019s 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.\u00a0 After years of fighting in the Pacific region, Japan signed an instrument of surrender in 1945.\u00a0 Normal diplomatic relations were reestablished in 1952, when the Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers, which had overseen the postwar Allied occupation of Japan since 1945, disbanded.\r\n\r\n<b>Bilateral Economic Relations<\/b>\r\n\r\nU.S.-Japan economic ties run broad and deep and support our shared prosperity.\u00a0 Japan is the number one source of foreign direct investment in the United States.\u00a0 As of 2023, Japanese firms had invested more than $780 billion in the U.S. economy.\u00a0 This investment supports nearly one million U.S. jobs.\u00a0 Japan is the United States\u2019 fifth-largest trading partner, with hundreds of billions of dollars\u2019 worth of goods and services flowing between our two countries every year across a variety of sectors.\u00a0 In 2023, total U.S.\u202fbilateral trade with Japan reached more than $304 billion, including a services trade surplus of $5.7 billion and a goods trade deficit of $71.5 billion.\u00a0 Japan is a large market for many U.S. exports, including energy, medicine and medical equipment, agricultural products, and machinery.\u00a0 Top U.S. imports from Japan include automobiles, auto parts, and electronics.\r\n\r\nIn 2020, the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement and U.S.-Japan Digital Trade Agreement each entered into force.\u00a0 The former eliminated or reduced Japanese tariffs on approximately $7.2 billion in U.S. agricultural exports, and the latter includes high-standard provisions that boost opportunities for U.S. firms while guaranteeing consumer privacy protections.\u00a0 The United States aims to continue to lower Japan\u2019s non-tariff trade barriers and improve the climate for U.S. investors.\r\n\r\n<b>Science and Technology Cooperation<\/b>\r\n\r\nReflecting and supporting our security and economic ties, the United States and Japan are close partners on science and technology.\u00a0 Under the U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Agreement, our two countries have collaborated for more than 25 years on scientific research in areas such as new energy technologies, supercomputing, and critical materials.\u00a0 We are collaborating to strengthen our competitiveness in critical and emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology and biomanufacturing, quantum computing, cyber, digital infrastructure, nuclear energy, and space technologies.\u00a0 The United States also works closely with Japan on export controls for certain goods, services, and technology to protect our national security.\r\n\r\n<b>Energy and Critical Minerals Cooperation<\/b>\r\n\r\nJapan\u2019s large investments in the U.S. energy sector and purchases of U.S. energy exports help unleash affordable and reliable American energy.\u00a0 Our strong trade and investment ties with Japan are solidifying the United States\u2019 status as a global energy leader.\u00a0 Japanese firms have invested billions of dollars over many years into expanding U.S. liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity.\u00a0 In 2025, our leaders announced their intention to further expand mutually beneficial exports of American LNG to Japan.\u00a0 The United States and Japan are also close partners and leaders in the civil nuclear energy sector.\u00a0 We have collaborated to deploy cutting-edge small modular reactor and other advanced nuclear reactor technologies in emerging markets.\r\n\r\nThe United States also works closely with Japan to build diverse critical minerals supply chains.\u00a0 Given the strong links between our economies for many of these key resources, the United States and Japan are collaborating with likeminded partners to enhance critical mineral supply chain resilience.\u00a0 These activities help to mitigate the impact of supply disruptions caused by other countries\u2019 export restrictions on critical minerals.\r\n\r\n<strong>People-to-People Relations<\/strong>\r\n\r\nThe strength of the U.S.-Japan relationship is due in part to the substantial reservoir of goodwill created by the close grassroots ties between the U.S. and Japanese people.\u00a0 There are more than 40,000 American alumni of the Japanese government-sponsored Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Program and its predecessor, the Monbusho English Fellowship Program.\u00a0 Close to 10,000 Japanese and American students and scholars have made reciprocal visits since the Fulbright program was launched in 1952.\u00a0 There are 38 U.S.-based Japan-America chapters, and the United States and Japan also share more sister city relationships \u2013 over 200 distinct partnerships \u2013 with each other than with any other country.\u00a0 Many other non-governmental organizations, such as the U.S.-Japan Council, Mansfield Foundation, and Sasakawa Peace Foundation, utilize public-private partnerships as well as U.S.-government grants to support people-to-people exchange.\r\n\r\nThe United States-Japan Conference on Cultural &amp; Educational Interchange (CULCON), a binational advisory panel, was founded in 1961 to make policy recommendations on how to continue to improve people-to-people ties between the United States and Japan.\u00a0 Since its inception, the organization has formed several task forces to take on policy issues regarding people-to-people exchange, most recently focusing on increasing the number of Japanese students studying in the United States, and how both countries can better foster the next generation of leaders in the U.S.-Japan relationship.\r\n\r\nIn 2025, Osaka will host the World Expo under the theme \u201cDesigning Future Society for Our Lives.\u201d\u00a0 With more than 28 million visitors expected, Expo Osaka will be the largest public and economic diplomacy event in the Indo-Pacific region in 15 years.\u00a0 The 31,000 square foot USA Pavilion, with its theme, \u201cImagine What We Can Create Together,\u201d includes a series of five immersive exhibits that will encourage visitors to envision themselves traveling to the United States or working with and in the United States towards advances in education, innovation, and space exploration.\r\n\r\n<b>Japan's Membership in International Organizations<\/b>\r\n\r\nJapan and the United States belong to many of the same international organizations, including the United Nations, G7, G20, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum, ASEAN Regional Forum, East Asia Summit, International Monetary Fund, World Bank, and World Trade Organization.\u00a0 Japan is also a strong contributor as a member of NATO\u2019s Indo-Pacific Partners, a member of Partners in the Blue Pacific, a Partner for Cooperation with the Organization for Security and 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The U.S.-Japan Alliance is the cornerstone of U.S. security interests in Asia and is fundamental to regional stability and prosperity. The Alliance is based on shared vital interests and values, including: the maintenance of stability in the Indo-Pacific region: the preservation and promotion of political and economic freedoms; support for human rights and democratic institutions; and, the expansion of prosperity for the people of both countries and the international community as a whole."},{"text_relationship_topic_title":"Bilateral Economic Relations","textarea_relationship_topic_content":"The U.S.-Japan bilateral relationship features substantial trade and investment flows. However, the United States\u2019 goods trade deficit with Japan is its third-largest one in the world. U.S. economic policy toward Japan seeks to address this trade deficit through free, fair, and reciprocal trade. 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