Tokyo is engaged in a wide range of sports, cultural and environment- related exchanges with its 12 sister and friendship city/states . Going forward, Tokyo will advance its city-to-city diplomacy beyond the framework of current friendship cities and strategically select cities with which to build cooperative relationships.
The TMG has signed agreements with sister and friendship cities and other cities concerning specific areas of exchange and cooperation.
Agreements and Joint Statements
City / State / Agreement / Date Signed / PDF
Seoul / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Metropolitan Government / July 23, 2014 / PDF Joint Statement by the Governor of Tokyo and Mayor of Seoul / February 3, 2015 / PDF
Berlin / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the City of Berlin / October 29, 2014 / PDF Joint Communique of the Federal State of Berlin (Federal Republic of Germany) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) / May 14, 2024 / PDF
New South Wales / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the New South Wales Government / May 19, 2015 / PDF Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the New South Wales Government / February 6, 2024 / PDF
Tomsk Region / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) and the Tomsk Regional Administration (Russian Federation) / June 10, 2015 / PDF
London / Memorandum of Understanding Between Greater London Authority (GLA) and Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) / October 14, 2015 / PDF
Moscow / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) and the Government of Moscow (Russian Federation) / October 22, 2015 / PDF
Paris / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the City of Paris / October 28, 2015 / PDF Joint Communiqué of the Governor of Tokyo and the Mayor of Paris / October 23, 2017 / PDF Joint Declaration between Tokyo and Paris / August 7, 2021/ PDF
Brussels-Capital Region / Joint Communique of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) and the Government of Brussel-Capital Region (Kingdom of Belgium) / October 11, 2016 / PDF
Los Angeles / Memorandum of Understanding Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the City of Los Angeles / July 25, 2018 / PDF Memorandum of Understanding between The City of Los Angeles and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government / August 27, 2021/ PDF
Beijing / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the People's Government of Beijing Municipality / August 26, 2019 / PDF
Kuala Lumpur / Letter of Intent between The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Kuala Lumpur City Hall / September 1, 2022 / PDF
City of Helsinki / Joint Communique of the City of Helsinki (Republic of Finland) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) / August 21, 2023 / PDF
Abu Dhabi / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between Abu Dhabi (The United Arab Emirates) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) / November 30, 2023 / PDF
Ulaanbaatar / Memorandum of Understanding on Exchange and Cooperation Between the Governor’s Office of the Capital City of Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (Japan) / May 16, 2024 / PDF
※ PDF file shows the agreement in the language of the partner city/state.
Written by Project Section, International Affairs Division, Office of the Governor for Policy Planning
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