Relationship dossier
Brazil
Japan
Relationship assessment
Brazil and Japan maintain a broad partnership with cooperation on international and economic issues.
Brazil toward Japan
+35Brazil joined Japan in establishing a Strategic and Global Partnership in 2014, setting a framework for cooperation on international affairs, trade, science and technology.
Japan toward Brazil
+35Japan joined Brazil in establishing a Strategic and Global Partnership in 2014, setting a framework for cooperation on international affairs, trade, science and technology.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a durable cooperative structure, including a strategic partnership framework and recurring bilateral engagement across international affairs and economic and technological fields. The partnership is broad, though its implementation and depth in particular sectors are not fully clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
Brazil and Japan have maintained a cooperative relationship, including formal initiatives to deepen strategic ties and collaboration on international affairs, trade, science and technology. Their 2014 Strategic and Global Partnership framework gave the relationship a broad agenda, while cooperation also reflects longstanding people-to-people connections. The scale and implementation of specific government programs are not fully clear.
Key developments
Brazil and Japan signed a Treaty of Friendship, Commerce and Navigation, establishing a formal basis for bilateral relations.
The governments established a Strategic and Global Partnership and set an agenda for cooperation on international affairs, trade, science and technology.
Major uncertainties
- The extent to which commitments under the strategic partnership have been implemented is unclear.
- The scale and continuity of bilateral government cooperation across individual sectors are uncertain.