Katy Perry joins Justin Trudeau for diplomatic lunch with former Japanese Prime Minister

Katy Perry joined her boyfriend, Justin Trudeau – the former Prime Minister of Canada – for a diplomatic lunch with the former Japanese Prime Minister.

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Details of a romance between Perry and Trudeau were rumoured all summer, and, back in October, the Daily Mail published photographs of the pair embracing and kissing on the upper deck of a yacht. Towards the end of October, the couple officially confirmed their relationship with their first public appearance together in Paris.

On Thursday (December 4), a photo of Trudeau and Perry posing alongside former Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko, after a formal lunch together, went viral on X/Twitter.

In the now widely shared image, the two couples smile together in front of a Christmas tree. Kishida wrote, (translated from Japanese): “Former Canadian Prime Minister @JustinTrudeau visited Japan with his partner and joined my wife and me for lunch,” the politician wrote.

“During [Trudeau’s] time as [Canadian] prime minister, we met multiple times as fellow leaders,” continued Kishida, who now serves in the House of Representatives of Japan. “I am delighted that we continue to maintain this friendship in this way.”

Trudeau then responded, writing that it was “great to see” Kishida. “Katy and I were so glad to have the chance to sit down with you and Yuko,” he added. “Thank you, Fumio, for your friendship and your continued commitment to both the international rules-based order and to a better future for everyone.”

Great to see you @kishida230. Katy and I were so glad to have the chance to sit down with you and Yuko. Thank you, Fumio, for your friendship and your continued commitment to both the international rules-based order and to a better future for everyone. https://t.co/zLEuppHNST

— Justin Trudeau (@JustinTrudeau) December 4, 2025

Fans have since been reacting to the post, with one writing: “This might be the craziest hard launch in the history of the free world”, and another adding: “the concept of hard launching your new gf by meeting the former pm of japan”

the concept of hard launching your new gf by meeting the former pm of japan https://t.co/ERTnOJHKPp pic.twitter.com/kiXNtsLbkw

— tanner (@tanneroftarth) December 4, 2025

This might be the craziest hard launch in the history of the free world https://t.co/Ua4wmdIIZx

— Jeff Veillette (@JeffVeillette) December 4, 2025

hard launch through diplomatic relations is a new one https://t.co/LGcGJz9mHW

— arielle (@ellycelly) December 4, 2025

In other Perry news, the singer is set to receive $1.8million (£1.3million) from a disabled war veteran following a lengthy legal row.

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