The parliamentary dimension of EU-Japan relations is very strong. The EP Delegation for Relations with
Japan (D-JP), together with the EP commitees, notably the Commitees on Foreign Affairs (AFET),
Internatonal Trade (INTA) and Transport (TRAN) and the Subcommitee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
have made a number of visits to Japan in recent years. The Japanese Parliament (the Diet) and the EP have
maintained a regular and very constructive inter-parliamentary dialogue since 1979. This cooperation has a
huge potential and is expected to be stepped up under the Strategic Partnership Agreement.
After the end of the negotiations of the Economic Partnership Agreement and the Strategic Partnership
Agreement, the EP granted its consent to both agreements in December 2018. The EP has exercised its
powers and passed several resolutions on Japan:
Japan (D-JP), together with the EP commitees, notably the Commitees on Foreign Affairs (AFET),
Internatonal Trade (INTA) and Transport (TRAN) and the Subcommitee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
have made a number of visits to Japan in recent years. The Japanese Parliament (the Diet) and the EP have
maintained a regular and very constructive inter-parliamentary dialogue since 1979. This cooperation has a
huge potential and is expected to be stepped up under the Strategic Partnership Agreement.
After the end of the negotiations of the Economic Partnership Agreement and the Strategic Partnership
Agreement, the EP granted its consent to both agreements in December 2018. The EP has exercised its
powers and passed several resolutions on Japan:
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