Relationship dossier
Japan
Nepal
Relationship assessment
Development assistance and disaster relief have been prominent features of Japan–Nepal cooperation.
Japan toward Nepal
+45Japan has provided Nepal with long-running development assistance and technical cooperation, including support for reconstruction after the 2015 earthquake.
Nepal toward Japan
+25Nepal provided assistance to Japan following the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The scale and form of that assistance are unclear.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship has a sustained cooperative foundation, particularly through Japanese development assistance and cooperation on disaster recovery, alongside Nepal’s assistance to Japan after the 2011 disaster. The known pattern is constructive, while the breadth of cooperation beyond these areas is uncertain.
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
Japan and Nepal maintain a cooperative relationship shaped especially by Japan’s long-running development assistance, technical cooperation and support for Nepal’s reconstruction after the 2015 earthquake. Nepal also provided assistance to Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. These actions indicate practical cooperation, although the scope of other bilateral initiatives and their implementation is less clear.
Key developments
Japan and Nepal established diplomatic relations.
Nepal provided assistance to Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.
Japan supported Nepal’s post-earthquake reconstruction following the 2015 earthquake.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral cooperation beyond development assistance are unclear.
- Details of Nepal’s assistance to Japan after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami are limited.