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| Name | Locale | Remarks | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald R. Ford | Tokyo, Kyoto | State visit; met with Prime Minister Tanaka. | November 18–22, 1974 |
| Jimmy Carter | Tokyo, Shimoda | State visit; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Ohira. Attended Economic Summit Meeting June 28-29 of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. | June 24–29, 1979 |
| Jimmy Carter | Tokyo | Official visit; attended memorial services for former Prime Minister Ohira; met with Emperor Hirohito, President Ziaur Rahman of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Fraser of Australia, Prime Minister Prem of Thailand, and Premier Hua Guofeng of China. | July 9–10, 1980 |
| Ronald Reagan | Tokyo | State visit; met with Emperor Hirhito and Prime Minister Nakasone, and addressed the Diet. | November 9–12, 1983 |
| Ronald Reagan | Tokyo | Attended Economic Summit Meeting of the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. | May 2–7, 1986 |
| George H.W. Bush | Tokyo | Attended the funeral of Emperor Hirohito. Met with Emperor Akihito of Japan; the Kings of Belgium, Jordan, and Spain; the Presidents of Brazil, Egypt, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Israel, Italy, Nigeria, the Philippines, Portugal, and Zaire; and the Prime Ministers of Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Turkey. | February 23–25, 1989 |
| George H.W. Bush | Kyoto, Kashihara, Tokyo | Met with Emperor Akihito, Prime Minister Miyazawa, and senior Japanese officials. | January 7–10, 1992 |
| William J. Clinton | Tokyo | Attended Economic Summit Meeting with the Heads of State and Government of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Also met with Russian President Yeltsin. | July 6–10, 1993 |
| William J. Clinton | Tokyo | State visit. Issued joint statement on U.S.-Japanese security relations. Addressed the Diet and U.S. Navy personnel. | April 16–18, 1996 |
| William J. Clinton | Tokyo | Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Obuchi; addressed American Chamber of Commerce. | November 19–20, 1998 |
| William J. Clinton | Tokyo | Attended the funeral of former Prime Minister Obuchi. | June 8, 2000 |
| William J. Clinton | Nago (Okinawa) | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. | July 21–23, 2000 |
| George W. Bush | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and Emperor Akihito. Addressed the Diet. | February 17–19, 2002 |
| George W. Bush | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Koizumi. | October 17–18, 2003 |
| George W. Bush | Kyoto | Met with Prime Minister Koizumi. | November 15–16, 2005 |
| George W. Bush | Toyako | Attended the G-8 Economic Summit. Also met with Tanzanian President Kikwete, Indian Prime Minister Singh, Chinese President Hu, and South Korean President Lee. | July 6–9, 2008 |
| Barack Obama | Tokyo | Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Hatoyama. | November 13–14, 2009 |
| Barack Obama | Yokohama, Kamakura | Attended the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s CEO Summit Meetings. | November 12–14, 2010 |
| Barack Obama | Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Emperor Akihito. Toured the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation. Toured the Meiji Jingu Shrine. | April 22–25, 2014 |
| Barack Obama | Yokota Air Force Base | Stopped en route to Vietnam. | May 22, 2016 |
| Barack Obama | Shima City, Ise, Iwakuni, Hiroshima | Attended the G-7 Economic Summit. Attended ceremonies at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park. . | May 25–29, 2016 |
| Barack Obama | Yokota Air Force Base | Stopped while returning to the United States. | September 9, 2016 |
| Donald J. Trump | Kawagoe, Tokyo | Met with Prime Minister Shinzō Abe and Emperor Akihito. | November 5–7, 2017 |
| Donald J. Trump | Tokyo | State Visit following the enthronement of Emperor Naruhito. | May 25–28, 2019 |
| Donald J. Trump | Osaka | Participated in the G–20 Leaders’ Summit. | June 28–30, 2019 |
| Joseph R. Biden | Tokyo | Met with Japanese Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and attended the Quad Leaders’ Summit. | May 21–24, 2022 |
| Joseph R. Biden | Hiroshima | Attended the G7 Summit and participated in other bilateral and multilateral meetings. | May 18–21, 2023 |