Relationship dossier
Greece
Japan
Relationship assessment
Greece and Japan maintain a cooperative relationship under a comprehensive strategic partnership established in 2023.
Greece toward Japan
+35Greece joined Japan in upgrading bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2023, creating a framework for cooperation that includes maritime affairs and economic relations.
Japan toward Greece
+35Japan joined Greece in upgrading bilateral ties to a comprehensive strategic partnership in 2023, providing a framework for cooperation that includes maritime affairs and economic relations.
Overall relationship
+35The relationship has a cooperative institutional framework, notably the 2023 comprehensive strategic partnership, alongside established economic and maritime cooperation. The scale and implementation of specific initiatives are not clear enough to characterize the partnership as closer or more extensive.
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
Greece and Japan have developed a cooperative bilateral relationship, including a 2023 upgrade to a comprehensive strategic partnership. The partnership provides a framework for cooperation across areas including maritime affairs and economic relations. The known relationship is positive, though its implementation and the breadth of specific bilateral projects are unclear.
Key developments
Greece and Japan upgraded their bilateral relationship to a comprehensive strategic partnership during Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to Greece.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and implementation of cooperation under the comprehensive strategic partnership are unclear.
- Details of recent bilateral projects and their results are limited.