Gerald R. Ford
Tokyo, Kyoto
State visit; met with Prime Minister Tanaka.
June 24-29, 1979
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.
July 9-10, 1980
Jimmy Carter
Tokyo
Official visit; attended memorial services for former Prime Minister Ohira; met with Emperor Hirohito, President Ziatir Rahman of Bangladesh, Prime Minister Fraser of Australia, Prim Minister Prem of Thailand, and Premier Hua Guofeng of China.
November 9-12, 1983
Ronald Reagan
Tokyo
State visit; met with Emperor Hirohito and Prime Minister Nakasone, and addressed the Diet.
May 2-7, 1986
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.
February 23-25, 1989
George 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, West Germany, Israel, Italy, Nigeria, the Philippines, Portugal, and Zaire; and the Prime Ministers of Japan, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, and Turkey.
January 7-10, 1992
George Bush
Kyoto, Kashihara, Tokyo
Met with Emperor Akihito, Prime Minister Miyazawa, and senior Japanese officials.
July 6-10, 1993
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.
April 16-18, 1996
William J. Clinton
Tokyo
State visit; issued joint statement on U.S.-Japanese security relations; addressed the Diet and U.S. Navy personnel.
November 19-20, 1998
William J. Clinton
Tokyo
Met with Emperor Akihito and Prime Minister Obuchi; addressed American Chamber of Commerce.
June 8, 2000
William J. Clinton
Tokyo
Attended funeral of former Prime Minister Obuchi.
July 21-23, 2000
William J. Clinton
Nago (Okinawa)
Attended the G-8 Economic Summit.
February 17-19, 2002
George W. Bush
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi and Emperor Akihito; addressed the Diet.
October 17-18, 2003
George W. Bush
Tokyo
Met with Prime Minister Koizumi.
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