Relationship dossier
Japan
Sweden
Relationship assessment
Japan and Sweden maintain a strategic partnership supported by bilateral cooperation agreements.
Japan toward Sweden
+35Japan has pursued bilateral cooperation with Sweden through a strategic partnership declaration and agreements covering science and technology and social security. The partnership framework also includes cooperation on innovation, trade and security.
Sweden toward Japan
+35Sweden has pursued bilateral cooperation with Japan through a strategic partnership declaration and agreements covering science and technology and social security. The partnership framework also includes cooperation on innovation, trade and security.
Overall relationship
+35The bilateral relationship has a cooperative institutional foundation, including a strategic partnership and agreements on science and technology and social security. The partnership framework extends to innovation, trade and security, although its practical scope and implementation are unclear.
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 Sweden maintain a cooperative relationship supported by a strategic partnership declaration and bilateral agreements on science and technology and social security. The partnership provides a framework for cooperation in areas including innovation, trade and security. These arrangements indicate substantive engagement, though the extent and implementation of cooperation across the framework are unclear.
Key developments
Japan and Sweden established a bilateral agreement on science and technology cooperation.
A Japan–Sweden social security agreement entered into force.
Japan and Sweden adopted a strategic partnership declaration.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of cooperation under the strategic partnership are unclear.
- The current activity and outcomes of bilateral science and technology cooperation are uncertain.