| 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 |
