Relationship dossier
Georgia
Japan
Relationship assessment
Constructive ties shaped by Japanese assistance, support for Georgia’s territorial integrity, and an investment agreement
Georgia toward Japan
+35Georgia has pursued economic cooperation with Japan through a bilateral investment agreement, which entered into force in 2022. The scope of other Georgian government initiatives toward Japan is unclear.
Japan toward Georgia
+40Japan has provided development assistance to Georgia and supported Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including its position on Abkhazia and South Ossetia. A bilateral investment agreement also provides a framework for economic cooperation.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship is characterized by Japanese development assistance and political support for Georgia’s territorial integrity, alongside a bilateral investment framework. These are concrete cooperative ties, but available details do not indicate a particularly broad or intensive partnership.
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
Georgia and Japan maintain cooperative relations supported by Japanese development assistance and diplomatic support for Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. A bilateral investment agreement provides a further framework for economic cooperation. The relationship appears constructive, though its breadth and intensity are more limited than those of a close strategic partnership.
Key developments
Georgia and Japan established diplomatic relations.
Japan and Georgia signed a bilateral investment agreement, which entered into force in 2022.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of Japanese development assistance in Georgia are unclear.
- The practical effect of the bilateral investment agreement on economic ties is uncertain.