Relationship dossier
Denmark
Japan
Relationship assessment
Denmark and Japan maintain a strategic partnership focused on political, economic and green-growth cooperation.
Denmark toward Japan
+35Denmark joined Japan in establishing a strategic partnership in 2014, creating a framework for bilateral political, economic and innovation cooperation, including green growth.
Japan toward Denmark
+35Japan joined Denmark in establishing a strategic partnership in 2014, providing a framework for bilateral political, economic and innovation cooperation, including green growth.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship rests on a strategic partnership framework and sustained cooperation in political, economic and green-growth fields. This supports a moderately cooperative overall assessment, though the breadth and depth of implementation are 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
Denmark and Japan have a longstanding bilateral relationship supported by a 2014 strategic partnership declaration. The partnership provides a framework for cooperation on political, economic and innovation issues, including green growth. These arrangements indicate sustained but moderate cooperation; the scope and implementation of specific initiatives are not fully clear.
Key developments
Denmark and Japan established a strategic partnership covering political, economic and innovation cooperation, including green growth.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The extent of recent bilateral cooperation on security and defence is uncertain.