Relationship dossier
Chile
Japan
Relationship assessment
Chile and Japan maintain a durable partnership anchored by an economic agreement and strategic cooperation.
Chile toward Japan
+45Chile entered into an Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan, in force since 2007, creating a bilateral framework for trade and investment. Chilean governments have also developed the relationship as a strategic partnership.
Japan toward Chile
+45Japan entered into an Economic Partnership Agreement with Chile, in force since 2007, creating a bilateral framework for trade and investment. Japanese governments have also developed the relationship as a strategic partnership.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship rests on a long-term economic partnership agreement and sustained strategic engagement. These provide concrete foundations for cooperation, while the known relationship does not amount to an exceptionally close alliance or show major bilateral confrontation.
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
Chile and Japan have a durable cooperative relationship with substantial economic and diplomatic ties. Their Economic Partnership Agreement, in force since 2007, provides a framework for trade and investment, and the governments have developed the relationship as a strategic partnership. The relationship is notably cooperative, though its known foundations do not indicate an exceptionally close alliance.
Key developments
Chile and Japan signed an Economic Partnership Agreement.
The Chile-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force.
The governments advanced bilateral ties as a strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The breadth of government cooperation beyond trade and diplomatic engagement is uncertain.