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Relationship dossier

Dominican Republic Japan

Relationship assessment

Bilateral technical cooperation and Japanese development assistance underpin cooperative ties.

Dominican Republic toward Japan

+30

The Dominican Republic participates in bilateral technical cooperation with Japan under a government-to-government framework, including cooperation supported through Japanese technical assistance.

Japan toward Dominican Republic

+35

Japan provides development assistance and technical cooperation to the Dominican Republic, including programs delivered through Japan’s international cooperation framework.

Overall relationship

+35

A bilateral technical cooperation framework and Japanese development assistance provide a durable basis for practical cooperation. The relationship is not characterized here by a major bilateral dispute, while the range and current scale of cooperation beyond these areas 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

Knowledge coverageLimited

Overview

The Dominican Republic and Japan have a cooperative relationship that includes a bilateral technical cooperation framework and Japanese development assistance. The available examples point to practical cooperation, though the breadth and recent implementation of specific programs are unclear.

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