The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by prime ministers of Japan in chronological order since the start of first premiership of Shinzo Abe in 2006.
Summary As of 5 July 2026, the number of visits per country/territory where Prime Ministers have travelled the start of the premiership of Junichiro Koizumi since 2001 are:
One visit to: Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Djibouti, Estonia, Greece, Iran, Ireland, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Malta, Pakistan, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan and Uruguay Two visits to: Argentina, Brunei, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, Ghana, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mozambique, Myanmar, New Zealand, North Korea, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, South Africa, Sweden, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Vatican City Three visits to: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Netherlands, Palestine, Peru and Qatar Four visits to: Mongolia, Poland, Spain and Turkey Five visits to: Cambodia, Laos, Mexico, Saudi Arabia and Switzerland Six visits to: Brazil, and the United Arab Emirates Seven visits to: Australia, Canada and Thailand Eight visits to: Malaysia Nine visits to: the Philippines Ten visits to: Singapore and Vietnam Eleven visits to: India, Italy Twelve visits to: China and Germany Thirteen visits to: Belgium and Indonesia Fourteen visits to: Russia Fifteen visits to: France and the United Kingdom Nineteen visits to: South Korea Forty-five visits to: the United States
Countries/TerritoriesInternational trips made by Shinzo Abe(2006–2007, 2012–2020) Yoshihide Suga(2020–2021) Fumio Kishida(2021–2024) Shigeru Ishiba(2024–2025) Sanae Takaichi(Since 2025) Total (Since 2006) 2 (2016, 2018) none none none none 2 (2016, 2018) 4 (2007, 2014, 2017, 2018) none 1 (2022) none 1 (2026) 6 (2007, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2026) 1 (2013) none none none none 1 (2013) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 9 (2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) none 2 (2022, 2023) none none 11 (2007, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023) 2 (2014, 2016) none 2 (2024) 1 (2024) none 5 (2014, 2016, 2024) 1 (2013) none none none none 1 (2013) 1 (2018) none none none none 1 (2018) 1 (2013) none 2 (2022) none none 3 (2013, 2022) 3 (2013, 2018, 2019) none 1 (2023) 1 (2025) none 5 (2013, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 5 (2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019) none none none none 5 (2006, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 1 (2016) none none none none 1 (2016) 1 (2017) none none none none 1 (2017) 1 (2013) none none none none 1 (2013) 1 (2015) none 1 (2023) none none 2 (2015, 2023) 1 (2018) none none none none 1 (2018) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 1 (2017) none none none none 1 (2017) 8 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) none 2 (2023, 2024) none 1 (2026) 11 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2026) 7 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016) none 1 (2022) none none 8 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2022) none none 1 (2023) none none 1 (2023) 4 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2017) none 3 (2022, 2023) none 1 (2026) 8 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2026) 4 (2007, 2013, 2015) 1 (2020) 3 (2022, 2023) 1 (2025) none 9 (2007, 2013, 2015, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2025) 1 (2019) none none none none 1 (2019) 1 (2013) none none none none 1 (2013) 2 (2015, 2018) none none none none 2 (2015, 2018) 5 (2014, 2016, 2017) none 3 (2022, 2023, 2024) none 1 (2026) 9 (2014, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 1 (2015) none none none none 1 (2015) 2 (2015, 2018) none none none none 2 (2015, 2018) 1 (2015) none none none none 1 (2015) 1 (2016) none 1 (2023) none none 2 (2016, 2023) 2 (2007, 2013) none none none none 2 (2007, 2013) 1 (2015) none none none none 1 (2015) 2 (2013, 2016) none none 1 (2024) none 3 (2013, 2016, 2024) 1 (2018) none none none none 1 (2018) 1 (2018) none 1 (2023) none none 2 (2018, 2023) 1 (2015) none none none none 1 (2015) 3 (2007, 2013, 2015) none 1 (2023) 1 (2025) 1 (2025) 6 (2007, 2013, 2015, 2023, 2025) 1 (2017) none none none none 1 (2017) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 3 (2013, 2015, 2016) none none none none 3 (2013, 2015, 2016) 1 (2014) none 1 (2023) none none 2 (2014, 2023) 2 (2013, 2014) none none none none 2 (2013, 2014) 2 (2014, 2019) none none none none 2 (2014, 2019) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 2 (2014, 2020) none none none none 2 (2014, 2020) 2 (2015, 2018) none none none none 2 (2015, 2018) 2 (2014, 2018) none none none none 2 (2014, 2018) 1 (2018) none 1 (2024) none none 2 (2018, 2024) 1 (2016) none none 1 (2024) none 2 (2016, 2024) 6 (2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017) none 1 (2023) 1 (2025) none 8 (2006, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2023, 2025) 1 (2013) none 2 (2023) none none 3 (2013, 2023) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 2 (2007, 2013) none 1 (2023) none none 3 (2007, 2013, 2023) 1 (2018) none none none none 1 (2018) 10 (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) none none none none 10 (2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) 3 (2007, 2013, 2020) none 1 (2023) none none 4 (2007, 2013, 2020, 2023) 1 (2018) none none none none 1 (2018) 1 (2019) none none none none 1 (2019) 5 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018) none 2 (2022, 2023) none none 7 (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023) 2 (2014, 2018) none 1 (2022) none none 3 (2014, 2018, 2022) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 1 none none none 1 (2025) 2 (?, 2025) 3 (2006, 2015, 2018) none 3 (2023, 2024) 1 (2025) 1 (2025) 8 (2006, 2015, 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025) 1 (2017) none none none none 1 (2017) 2 (2014, 2019) none 1 (2024) none none 3 (2014, 2019, 2024) 1 (2015) none none none none 1 (2015) 2 (2013, 2019) none 2 (2022) none none 4 (2013, 2019, 2022) 1 (2014) none none none none 1 (2014) 3 (2013, 2015) none none none none 3 (2013, 2015) 1 (2015) none none none none 1 (2015) 1 (2015) none 1 (2023) none none 2 (2015, 2023) 4 (2007, 2013, 2018, 2020) none 2 (2023) none none 6 (2007, 2013, 2018, 2020, 2023) 6 (2007, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019) 1 (2021) 3 (2021, 2022, 2023) none 1 (2026) 10 (2007, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2026) 17 (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) 2 (2021) 8 (2022, 2023, 2024) 2 (2025) 1 (2026) 29 (2007, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026) 1 (2018) none none none none 1 (2018) 1 (2015) none none none none 1 (2015) 1 (2014) none 1 (2022) none none 2 (2014, 2022) 4 (2006, 2013, 2017) 1 (2020) 1 (2022) 1 (2025) none 7 (2006, 2013, 2017, 2020, 2022, 2025)
Junichiro Koizumi (2001–2006)
Shinzo Abe (2006–2007)
Shinzo Abe made 8 trips to 17 countries during his first premiership.
Yasuo Fukuda (2007–2008)
Yasuo Fukuda made 8 trips to 8 countries during his premiership.
Tarō Asō (2008–2009)
Tarō Asō made 9 trips to 7 countries during his premiership.
Yukio Hatoyama (2009–2010)
Yukio Hatoyama made 10 trips to 8 countries during his premiership.
Naoto Kan (2010–2011)
Naoto Kan made 7 trips to 7 countries during his premiership.
Yoshihiko Noda (2011–2012)
Yoshihiko Noda made 16 trips to 10 countries during his premiership.
Shinzo Abe (2012–2020)
Shinzo Abe made 79 trips to 81 countries during his second premiership. In June 2013, Shinzō Abe became the first Japanese Prime Minister to visit Ireland.Abe the first serving Japanese PM to visit Ireland since independence
Yoshihide Suga (2020–2021)
Yoshihide Suga made 4 trips to 4 countries during his premiership.
Fumio Kishida (2021–2024)
Fumio Kishida made 29 trips to 32 countries during his premiership. In March 2023, Kishida made the first visit to Ukraine since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Shigeru Ishiba (2024–2025)
Shigeru Ishiba made 8 trips to 10 countries during his premiership.
Sanae Takaichi (2025–present)
As of , Sanae Takaichi has made 8 trips to 10 countries during her premiership.
First visit by Country + Countries by first incumbent Japanese prime ministerial visitCountryDatePrime MinisterRef. United StatesShigeru YoshidaKakuei Tanaka17 September 2002Junichiro KoizumiShinzo Abe See also Foreign policy of Japan Foreign relations of Japan
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