Relationship dossier
Japan
Peru
Relationship assessment
A longstanding partnership supported by trade, development cooperation and close people-to-people ties
Japan toward Peru
+45Japan has supported development and technical cooperation in Peru through programs including those of the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The two governments’ Economic Partnership Agreement, in force since 2012, provides a framework for trade and economic cooperation; Japan and Peru also established a strategic partnership.
Peru toward Japan
+40Peru participates in bilateral economic cooperation with Japan through the Economic Partnership Agreement in force since 2012 and the strategic partnership established by the two governments. These arrangements provide a basis for Peru’s government to pursue trade and broader cooperation with Japan.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship has a durable cooperative structure, including an economic partnership agreement and a strategic partnership, alongside Japanese development cooperation in Peru. Longstanding migration and community ties reinforce the relationship. No specific bilateral disagreement is identified in this assessment.
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 Peru maintain a sustained cooperative relationship supported by an Economic Partnership Agreement, development and technical cooperation, and a strategic partnership. The relationship also includes substantial people-to-people links through Peru’s Japanese community and Japan’s Peruvian community. These arrangements provide a durable basis for cooperation, although the scope and implementation of current joint initiatives are not specified here.
Key developments
Japan and Peru signed an Economic Partnership Agreement, which entered into force on March 1, 2012.
The governments established a strategic partnership during a bilateral meeting in Peru.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of Japanese development and technical cooperation in Peru are unclear.
- Details of Peru’s current bilateral initiatives with Japan are limited.