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U.S.-Japan Relations (1776-1960)

"The World and Japan" Database (Project Leader: TANAKA Akihiko)
Database of Japanese Politics and International Relations
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia (IASA), The University of Tokyo

DocumentsJapaneseEnglishChineseDate
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America (Declaration of Independence) (English)JapaneseEnglishChineseJul 4 1776
The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America (Declaration of Independence) (Japanese)(Translated by Yukichi FUKUZAWA)JapaneseEnglishChineseJul 4 1776
Treaty of Wang-Hea (Treaty of Wanghia)JapaneseEnglishChineseJul 3 1844
Letter From President of the United States of America to the Emperor of JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseNov 13 1852
Treaty of Peace and Amity between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan (Convention of Kanagawa)JapaneseEnglishChineseMar 30 1854
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan (Japan-US Additional Treaty, Shimoda Treaty)JapaneseEnglishChineseJun 17 1857
Regulation, Under which American Trade, is to be conducted in Japan.JapaneseEnglishChinese1Jul 29 1858
Treaty of Amity and Commerce between the United States of America and the Empire of Japan (Treaty of Amity and Commerce, Harris Treaty)JapaneseEnglishChineseJul 29 1858
Shimonoseki Convention.JapaneseEnglishChineseOct 22 1864
Tariff Convention between Japan, France, Great Britain, Netherlands and the United States of America.Tariff Convention between Japan, France, Great Britain, Netherlands and the United States of America.JapaneseEnglishChineseJun 25 1866
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES TO THE TREATY BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE TA-TSING EMPIRE OF THE 18TH JUNE 1858. (July 28, 1868)JapaneseEnglishChineseJul 28 1868
General Act of the Conference at Berlin of the Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, Austria-Hungary, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden and Norway, Turkey and the United States dealing with Africa (General Act of the Berlin Conference)JapaneseEnglishChineseFeb 28 1885
The First Open Door NoteJapaneseEnglishChineseDec 20 1899
The Second Open Door Note (Hay's Circular Letter, July 3, 1900)JapaneseEnglishChineseJul 3 1900
The Taft - Katsura AgreementJapaneseEnglishChineseJul 29 1905
President Woodrow Wilson's "Fourteen Points" SpeechJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 8 1918
TREATY BETWEEN THE FOUR POWERS CONCERNING THEIR INSULAR POSSESSIONS AND INSULAR DOMINIONS IN THE REGION OF THE PACIFIC OCEANJapaneseEnglishChineseDec 13 1921
TREATY BETWEEN THE FIVE POWERS CONCERNING THE LIMITATION OF NAVAL ARMAMENTJapaneseEnglishChineseFeb 6 1922
U.S. aide-mémoire to Japan on Amou's StatementJapaneseEnglishChineseApr 29 1934
Statement by the Secretary of State of the United States on the Establishment of the Wang GovernmentJapaneseEnglishChineseMar 30 1940
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "Four Freedoms" SpeechJapaneseEnglishChinese Jan 6 1941
Lend-Lease Act (1941)JapaneseEnglishChineseMar 11 1941
The Ambassador in the Soviet Union (Steinhardt)to the Secretary of StateJapaneseEnglishChineseMar 24 1941
Hull NoteJapaneseEnglishChineseNov 26 1941
Memorandum (Japan's Note to the United States of America December 7, 1941, Fourteen Part Message)JapaneseEnglishChinese Dec 7 1941
Imperial Rescript, December 8, 1941JapaneseEnglishChineseDec 8 1941
Roosevelt-Churchill Press Conference in Casablanca (Casablanca Declaration)JapaneseEnglishChineseJan 24 1943
Cairo Declaration (American, British, and Chinese declaration regarding Japan)JapaneseEnglishChineseNov 27 1943
Cairo Declaration (American, British, and Chinese declaration regarding Japan) (Korean)Korean  -    -  Nov 27 1943
Crimea (Yalta) Conference : Agreement Regarding Japan (Yalta Agreement)JapaneseEnglishChineseFeb 11 1945
Crimea (Yalta) Conference : Agreement Regarding Japan (Yalta Agreement) (Korean)Korean  -    -  Feb 11 1945
Protocol of the Proceedings of the Crimea ConferenceJapaneseEnglishChineseFeb 11 1945
Potsdam Declaration (Proclamation Defining Terms For Japanese Surrender)JapaneseEnglishChineseJul 26 1945
Potsdam Declaration (Proclamation Defining Terms For Japanese Surrender) (Korean)Korean  -    -  Jul 26 1945
Protocol of the Proceedings of the Berlin e ConferenceJapaneseEnglishChineseAug 2 1945
Communications Exchanged in Connection with Surrender, Note of the Japanese Government of August 10 regarding Their Acceptance of the Provisions of the Potsdam DeclarationJapaneseEnglishChineseAug 10 1945
Communications Exchanged in Connection with Surrender, Answer of the United States Government of August 11 to the Japanese Government on Behalf of the Governments of the United States, the United Kingdom, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and ChinaJapaneseEnglishChineseAug 11 1945
Imperial Rescript, August 14, 1945JapaneseEnglishChineseAug 14 1945
Imperial Rescript, August 14, 1945Korean  -    -  Aug 14 1945
Communications Exchanged in Connection with Surrender, Communication of the Japanese Government of August 14 Addressed to the Governments of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and ChinaJapaneseEnglishChineseAug 14 1945
Instrument of SurrenderJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 2 1945
Communications Exchanged in Connection with Surrender, Communication of the Japanese Government of August 14 Addressed to the Governments of the United States, Great Britain, the Soviet Union and ChinaJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 2 1945
Directive No. 2 Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied PowersJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 3 1945
Instructions to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur (Message No.1)JapaneseEnglishChineseSep 6 1945
Directive No. 3 Office of the Supreme Commander for the Allied PowersJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 22 1945
Winston Churchill's Speech at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, U.S.A. (Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech)JapaneseEnglishChineseMar 5 1946
Amendment of SCAPIN 47, (Directive No. 3)JapaneseEnglishChineseMay 2510000 1946
The Truman Doctrine, Special Message to the Congress on Greece and TurkeyJapaneseEnglishChineseMar 12 1947
Secretary of State George C. Marshall's Speech on the European Recovery Program, European Initiative Essential to Economic RecoveryJapaneseEnglishChineseJun 5 1947
Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance (Rio Treaty)JapaneseEnglishChineseSep 2 1947
Speech by Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army, on the United States Policy for JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 6 1948
Speech by Kenneth C. Royall, Secretary of the Army, on the United States Policy for JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 6 1948
The Vandenberg Resolution (Senate Resolution 239)JapaneseEnglishChineseJun 11 1948
Secretary of State Dean G. Acheson's speech, Crisis in Asia - An Examination of U.S. PolicyJapaneseEnglishChinese Jan 12 1950
Secretary of State Dean G. Acheson's speech, Crisis in Asia - An Examination of U.S. Policy (Korean)Korean  -    -  Jan 12 1950
National Security Council Document 68 "United States Objectives and Programs for National Security" (NSC Document 68)JapaneseEnglishChineseApr 14 1950
Memorandum on the Japanese Peace Treaty Circulated by the United States to the Governments Represented on the Far Eastern Commission, Released to the Press, November 24, 1950JapaneseEnglishChineseNov 24 1950
Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of the PhilippinesJapaneseEnglishChineseAug 30 1951
Mutual Defense Treaty Between the United States of America and the Republic of the Philippines (Korean)Korean  -    -  Aug 30 1951
Security Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of AmericaJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 1 1951
Security Treaty Between Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America (Korean)Korean  -    -  Sep 1 1951
John Foster Dulles's Speech at the San Francisco Peace ConferenceJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 5 1951
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida's Speech at the San Francisco Peace ConferenceJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 7 1951
Treaty of Peace with JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 8 1951
Treaty of Peace with Japan (Korean)Korean  -    -  Sep 8 1951
Security Treaty Between Japan and the United States of AmericaJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 8 1951
Security Treaty Between Japan and the United States of America (Korean)Korean  -    -  Sep 8 1951
Remarks by Dean Acheson, Secretary of State at the Ceremony for the Signing of the United States-Japanese Security TreatyJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 8 1951
Prime Minister Shigeru Yoshida's Address at Ceremony of the Signing of the Japanese-American Security PactJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 8 1951
Notes Exchanged between Prime Minister Yoshida and Secretary of State Acheson at the Time of the Signing of the Security Treaty between Japan and the United States of America.JapaneseEnglishChineseSep 8 1951
Administratizve Agreement under Article III of the Security Treaty between the United States of America and JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseFeb 28 1952
Exchanged Notes, Regarding Administrative Agreement under Article III of the Security Treaty between the United States of America and JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseFeb 28 1952
Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of KoreaJapaneseEnglishChineseOct 1 1953
Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Korea (Korean)Korean  -    -  Oct 1 1953
Southeast Asia Collective Defense TreatyJapaneseEnglishChineseSep 8 1954
Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty (Korean)Korean  -    -  Sep 8 1954
Joint Statement of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshida and U.S. President Eisenhower issued on November 10, 1954JapaneseEnglishChineseNov 10 1954
Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of ChinaJapaneseEnglishChineseDec 2 1954
Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of China (Korean)Korean -  - Dec 2 1954
Joint communique of Japanese Prime Minister Kishi and U.S. President Eisenhower issued on June 21, 1957JapaneseEnglishChineseJun 21 1957
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of AmericaJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 19 1960
Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America (Korean)Korean  -    -  Jan 19 1960
Exchanged Notes, Regarding the Implementation of Article VI of Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of AmericaJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 19 1960
Signing of Japan-U.S. Security Treaty and Related Agreements, Agreed Minute to the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and SecurityJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 19 1960
Exchanged Notes, Regarding Exchanged Notes between Prime Minister Yoshida and Secretary of State AchesonJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 19 1960
Exchanged Notes, Regarding Mutual Defense Assistance Agreement between the United States and JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 19 1960
Agreement under Article VI of the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States of America, Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 19 1960
Exchange of Notes Concerning Article XII, Paragraph 6(d) of the Agreement Regarding Facilities and Areas and the Status of United States Armed Forces in JapanJapaneseEnglishChineseJan 19 1960

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