Entertainment07 December, 20252 min read
Katy Perry Confirms Romance With Justin Trudeau in Intimate Tokyo Instagram Post
Katy Perry posted intimate photos and videos from a Japan trip featuring Justin Trudeau. Post included a close-up cheek-to-cheek selfie and videos of them sharing sushi and Tokyo activities.
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Perry and Trudeau Instagram reveal
Katy Perry made her relationship with former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau publicly visible when she posted a carousel of intimate photos and short videos from a recent Tokyo trip on Instagram under the caption "Tokyo times on tour and more." Multiple outlets described the post as making the pairing 'Instagram-official,' showing the couple in close-up selfies and candid moments during the Lifetimes Tour stop in Japan. Coverage across sources emphasized the timing and the social-media nature of the reveal, noting the post ended weeks or months of speculation.
“Katy Perry and former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau have gone public with their relationship after Perry, 41, posted intimate photos and videos from a trip to Japan on Instagram under the caption ‘Tokyo times on tour and more.’”
NZ Herald
Intimate Instagram travel post
The Instagram carousel included a range of intimate, travel-shot material, from cheek-to-cheek selfies and a black-and-white clip of the pair eating sushi with Trudeau's arm around Perry, to scenes from the teamLab interactive art exhibit and footage of breakfasts and local food such as Japanese soufflé pancakes.
Several outlets noted visible moments of affection — Trudeau watching Perry eat, an arm draped behind her chair, and cuddling selfies — which underscored the post's personal nature rather than presenting it as a purely promotional tour update.
Diplomatic lunch wording
The couple attended a December diplomatic lunch with former Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida and his wife. Kishida posted a photo from the meeting and referred to Perry as Trudeau's "partner," a description Trudeau later echoed in his reply. Many outlets highlighted that wording as adding a quasi-official, diplomatic layer to what began as a social-media reveal.
“The pair visited former Japanese prime minister Fumio Kishida and his wife; Kishida posted a photo from the meeting and referred to Perry as Trudeau's 'partner,' a description Trudeau echoed in his reply.”
Khaleej Times
Timeline of public sightings
Reports placed the Instagram reveal in a longer timeline of public sightings and prior rumours. Outlets traced the pair back to a July date in Montreal and to sightings at Perry’s concerts, including appearances by Trudeau and his daughter. They reported kissing on a yacht and a public birthday appearance in Paris in late October.
Reports also noted personal histories, including Perry’s split from Orlando Bloom earlier in 2025 and Trudeau’s announcement of separation from Sophie Grégoire Trudeau in 2023. These elements provided context that many outlets used to characterise the relationship as a recent, public-facing romance.
Media reactions to Kishida post
Mainstream Western and many Asian outlets reported the Instagram post matter-of-factly and noted warm fan responses. Tabloid outlets mixed celebratory coverage with sensational or critical commentary, including remarks about wardrobe or 'midlife crisis' takes.
“Sources tell People the two began seeing each other in recent months and are 'having a lot of fun.'”
NZ HeraldSome reports emphasized a diplomatic nuance after Kishida's post, while others treated it chiefly as a pop-culture moment. Overall, sources converge on the basic facts of the Instagram post and the Kishida lunch but differ on whether the images amount to an explicit personal confirmation or a public social-media reveal.
