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New partnership paves way for increased UK investment into Japan, supporting Prime Minister Ishiba's ambitious foreign investment targets.
By April 2025, all visitors who do not need a visa will need an electronic travel authorisation (ETA) to travel to the UK.
The British Embassy in Japan maintains and develops relations between the UK and Japan.
Science and innovation play an important role in encouraging prosperity and growth through the Science and Technology Network (STN).
Text of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP).
The British Consulate-General in Osaka represents the UK government in Western Japan.
Information for British nationals who are victims of rape and sexual assault in Japan.
Foreign Secretary and Business Secretary travel to Japan for the Economic 2+2, a new way for the UK and Japan to coordinate international economic policy.
Nearly 4,000 British personnel will support the deployment, which will deliver trade events in Singapore, Japan, and India, promoting Britain’s world-leading industry
The expansion takes effect on separate dates this year, with an increased annual quota for both nationalities, and the removal of the ballot process for Japanese nationals.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
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