Anglo-Japanese relations

Japanese - British relations

Japan	United Kingdom
Envoy
Ambassador Keiichi Hayashi	Ambassador Tim Hitchens

Japan–United Kingdom relations (日英関係, Nichieikankei^?) is a bilateral and diplomatic relation between Japan and the United Kingdom.

The history of the relationship between Japan and Britain began in 1600 with the arrival of William Adams (Adams the Pilot, Miura Anjin) on the shores of Kyushu at Usuki in Ōita Prefecture. During the Sakoku period (1641–1853), there were no relations between the two countries, but the treaty of 1854 saw the resumption of ties which, despite a hiatus during the Second World War, remain very strong up until the present day. On 3 May 2011, British Foreign Secretary William Hague said that Japan is "one of our closest partners in Asia".

British people had often held the view that Japan was like "the Britain of the East", due to certain cultural similarities such as the constitutional monarchy, being an island nation, driving on the left, sense of humour and a perceived emphasis on being polite whilst coming across to others as reserved.

See also the chronology on the website of British Embassy, Tokyo.

The chronological list of Heads of the United Kingdom Mission in Japan.

(see article Japanese in the United Kingdom).

The family name is given in italics. Usually the family name comes first, but in modern times not so for the likes of Kazuo Ishiguro and Katsuhiko Oku, both well known in the United Kingdom.

In Japan:

In the UK:

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