1) The EU-Japan free trade agreement will remove 99% of tariffs paid by EU companies exporting to Japan. It sends a clear message that the EU and Japan stand together against protectionism.

2) The EU-Japan strategic partnership agreement will boost cooperation between both sides on a wide range of issues beyond trade, such as:

"We are putting in place the largest bilateral trade deal ever. This is an act of enormous strategic importance for the rules-based international order, at a time when some are questioning this order. We are sending a clear message that we stand together against protectionism", said President Donald Tusk after the EU-Japan summit in Tokyo.

EU and Japanese leaders also discussed foreign and security issues, including the denuclearisation of the Korean Peninsula and their joint support to the Iran nuclear deal.

President Donald Tusk and President Jean-Claude Juncker represented the EU at the summit. Prime Minister Shinzō Abe represented Japan.