Relationship dossier
Japan
South Sudan
Relationship assessment
Japan has provided development support to South Sudan, while details of South Sudan’s bilateral cooperation with Japan are limited.
Japan toward South Sudan
+35Japan has provided development assistance and JICA support to South Sudan. Japan also deployed Self-Defense Forces engineering personnel to UNMISS from 2012 to 2017.
South Sudan toward Japan
Not assessedOverall relationship
Not assessedHow 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 has supported South Sudan through development assistance and JICA activities, and deployed Self-Defense Forces engineering personnel to UNMISS from 2012 to 2017. Information about South Sudanese government cooperation specifically with Japan is insufficient to assess its policy toward Japan.
Key developments
Japan deployed Self-Defense Forces engineering personnel to the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of Japan–South Sudan bilateral development arrangements are unclear.
- Details of South Sudanese government cooperation specifically with Japan are limited.