Relationship dossier
Cyprus
Japan
Relationship assessment
Friendly relations with a bilateral tax convention and Japanese support for a UN-led Cyprus settlement
Cyprus toward Japan
+15The Cypriot government joined Japan in concluding a convention to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion, signed in 2019. Further concrete Cypriot government initiatives toward Japan are unclear.
Japan toward Cyprus
+15The Japanese government joined Cyprus in concluding a convention to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion, signed in 2019. Japan has also expressed support for a peaceful settlement of the Cyprus issue under the United Nations framework.
Overall relationship
+15The relationship includes a practical bilateral tax arrangement and Japanese support for a UN-based settlement of the Cyprus issue. These features indicate a cooperative but not evidently extensive partnership; the scope of sustained bilateral engagement remains unclear.
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
Cyprus and Japan maintain friendly relations with modest, concrete bilateral cooperation. Their governments concluded a convention to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion, signed in 2019. Japan has also expressed support for a peaceful settlement of the Cyprus issue under the United Nations framework. The known relationship is cooperative, though the scope of sustained bilateral engagement is unclear.
Key developments
Cyprus and Japan signed a convention to eliminate double taxation and prevent tax evasion.
Major uncertainties
- The extent of economic and governmental cooperation beyond the tax convention is unclear.
- The scope and practical impact of Japan's support for a Cyprus settlement are unclear.