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Relationship dossier

Japan Palau

Relationship assessment

Close cooperation, including Japanese development assistance and infrastructure support

Japan toward Palau

+45

Japan has provided development assistance to Palau, including support for the Japan-Palau Friendship Bridge, which opened in 2002, as well as cooperation in areas such as fisheries.

Palau toward Japan

+35

Palau engages in bilateral cooperation with Japan, including through fisheries arrangements. The breadth of Palau’s support for Japan in other specific policy areas is unclear.

Overall relationship

+40

The relationship is characterized by sustained Japanese development assistance and bilateral cooperation, including major infrastructure and fisheries. These substantial cooperative ties support a positive assessment, while the breadth of reciprocal cooperation and its policy scope remain less clear.

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

Japan has provided Palau with substantial development assistance, including support for major infrastructure such as the Japan-Palau Friendship Bridge, which opened in 2002. The two governments also cooperate on fisheries and maintain close bilateral engagement. Palau participates in this cooperation, though the scope and consistency of its government’s support for Japan across specific policy areas are less clear.

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