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The following is a list of state visits and other overseas trips made by former Emperor Akihito of Japan, along with Empress Michiko, following his accession to the throne on 7 January 1989. The list includes all visits made by Akihito up to 31 December 2017.

Timeline

Information from this section taken from the official website of the Imperial Household Agency.^[1]^[2]^[3]

1990s

Dates	Country	Details
26 September – 6 October 1991	Thailand Malaysia Indonesia	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia"
23–28 October 1992	China	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of China"
6–9 August 1993	Belgium	Attended the funeral of King Baudouin of Belgium.^[4]
3–19 September 1993	Italy Belgium Germany Vatican City	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of Italy, Belgium and Germany"
10–26 June 1994	United States	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of the United States"
2–14 October 1994	France Spain	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of France and Spain"
30 May – 13 June 1997	Brazil Argentina	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of Brazil and Argentina"
23 May – 5 June 1998	United Kingdom Denmark	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of the United Kingdom and Denmark"

2000s

Dates	Country	Details
20 May – 1 June 2000	Netherlands Sweden	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of the Netherlands and Sweden"
6–20 July 2002	Czech Republic Poland Hungary	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of Czech Republic, Poland and Hungary"
7–14 May 2005	Norway	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of Norway"
27–28 June 2005	United States	"To pay tribute to those who died in the war and to pray for world peace in the 60th year after the end of the war"
8–15 June 2006	Singapore Thailand	"To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations at the invitation of Singapore". Attended the 60th anniversary celebrations of the accession to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
21–30 May 2007	Sweden Estonia Latvia Lithuania United Kingdom	Invited by Sweden and the United Kingdom to mark the 300th birth anniversary of Carl von Linné as an honorary member of the Linnean Society. "[To] foster friendly relations at the invitation of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania".
3–14 July 2009	Canada	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of Canada"
15–17 July 2009	United States	Visited Hawaii to mark the 50th anniversary of the Crown Prince Akihito Scholarship Foundation.^[5]

2010s

Dates	Country	Details
16–20 May 2012	United Kingdom	Attended a luncheon hosted by Queen Elizabeth II on the occasion of her Diamond Jubilee.^[6]
30 November – 6 December 2013	India	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of India"
8–9 April 2015	Palau	"To pay tribute to those who died in the war and to foster international goodwill in the 70th year after the end of the war"
26–30 January 2016	Philippines	"To foster friendly relations on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations at the invitation of the Philippines"
28 February – 6 March 2017	Vietnam	"To foster friendly relations at the invitation of Vietnam"
5–6 March 2017	Thailand	Met with King Vajiralongkorn and paid respect to the remains of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej.^[7]^[8]

References

^ "List of Overseas visits by the Emperor and Empress (1989–1998)". The Imperial Household Agency. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ "List of Overseas visits by the Emperor and Empress (1999–2008)". The Imperial Household Agency. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ "List of Overseas visits by the Emperor and Empress (2009 or later)". The Imperial Household Agency. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
^ NWS, VRT (26 April 2019). "De Brusselse romance van het Japanse keizerlijk paar, met dank aan Koning Boudewijn". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
^ Klitzke, Larissa (26 August 2009). "Visit with Japanese emperor is tribute to local women's late father". East Bay Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
^ "Japan's emperor to help mark queen's jubilee". CBS News. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "Japan's Emperor Pays Respects to Thailand's Late King". Voice of America. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
^ "New Thai king receives Japanese emperor". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[1] "List of Overseas visits by the Emperor and Empress (1989–1998)". The Imperial Household Agency. Archived from the original on 17 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[2] "List of Overseas visits by the Emperor and Empress (1999–2008)". The Imperial Household Agency. Archived from the original on 20 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[3] "List of Overseas visits by the Emperor and Empress (2009 or later)". The Imperial Household Agency. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2018.

[4] NWS, VRT (26 April 2019). "De Brusselse romance van het Japanse keizerlijk paar, met dank aan Koning Boudewijn". vrtnws.be (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.

[5] Klitzke, Larissa (26 August 2009). "Visit with Japanese emperor is tribute to local women's late father". East Bay Times. Retrieved 8 March 2024.

[6] "Japan's emperor to help mark queen's jubilee". CBS News. 21 May 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[7] "Japan's Emperor Pays Respects to Thailand's Late King". Voice of America. 5 March 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

[8] "New Thai king receives Japanese emperor". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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Timeline

1990s

2000s

2010s

See also

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