List of international prime ministerial trips made by Shigeru Ishiba

The following is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Shigeru Ishiba during his tenure as Prime Minister of Japan.

Summary

The number of visits per country where he has travelled are:

• One visit to: Brazil, Canada, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Peru, the Philippines, South Korea, and Vietnam
• Two visits to: the United States

World map highlighting countries visited by Shigeru Ishiba during his premiership.

  One visit

  Two visits

  Japan

2024

No.	Country	Locations	Dates	Details	Image
1	Laos	Vientiane	10–11 October	Ishiba attended the ASEAN-related summits, including the ASEAN+3 Summit, ASEAN–Japan Summit, East Asia Summit, and the Second ASEAN Global Dialogue. [1]
2	Peru	Lima	14–17 November	Ishiba attended the APEC summit.
	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro	17–19 November	Ishiba attended the G20 summit.

2025

No.	Country	Locations	Dates	Details	Image
3	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur	9–10 January	Ishiba met with Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim.
	Indonesia	Jakarta	10–11 January	Ishiba met with President Prabowo Subianto.
4	United States	Washington, D.C.	6–8 February	Ishiba met with President Donald Trump.
5	Vietnam	Hanoi	27–29 April	Ishiba met with President Lương Cường, Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính, National Assembly Chairman Trần Thanh Mẫn, and Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm. Laid a wreath at the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum and the Memorial to the Revolutionary Martyrs. Visited the Vietnam National Museum of History with Prime Minister Chính and the VNU Vietnam Japan University. [2]
	Philippines	Manila, Cavinti	29–30 April	Ishiba met with President Bongbong Marcos. [3] Laid a wreath at the Rizal Monument. [4] Visited the Japanese memorial garden by Lake Caliraya in Cavinti, Laguna. Visited the Philippine Coast Guard headquarters in Port Area, Manila, and toured the Japanese-made BRP Teresa Magbanua ship. [5]
6	Canada	Kananaskis	15–17 June	Ishiba attended the G7 summit.
7	United States	New York City	23 September	Ishiba delivering a speech at the general debate of the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly.
8	South Korea	Busan	30 September	Ishiba met with President Lee Jae Myung.

Multilateral meetings

Prime Minister Ishiba is attended the following summits during his prime ministership (2024–2025):

Group	Year
	2024	2025
UNGA		23 September, New York City
ASEM	None	None
APEC	15–16 November, Lima
EAS (ASEAN+3)	9–11 October, Vientiane
ASEAN–Japan	10 October, Vientiane
G7		16–17 June, Kananaskis
G20	18–19 November, Rio de Janeiro
QUAD
China–Japan–Korea
██ = Future event ██ = Did not attend ^a Japan was not a full member.

See also

• Foreign relations of Japan
• List of international trips made by prime ministers of Japan

References

1. "ASEAN-related Summit Meetings: Day 1". Prime Minister's Office of Japan. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
2. "Japanese PM wraps up official visit to Việt Nam". Việt Nam News. 29 April 2025. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
3. Domingo, Katrina (29 April 2025). "Japan to boost economic packages to help PH achieve upper middle income status: Ishiba". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
4. "WREATH LAYING CEREMONY". The Manila Times. 29 April 2025. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 30 April 2025.
5. Cupin, Bea (30 April 2025). "Japan PM Ishiba's first Manila visit spotlights security, defense, trade". Rappler. Archived from the original on 30 April 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.