Relationship dossier
Japan
Switzerland
Relationship assessment
Japan and Switzerland sustain cooperation through an economic partnership agreement and a bilateral science and technology framework.
Japan toward Switzerland
+35Japan entered into the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement with Switzerland, covering trade and related areas, and participates in a science and technology cooperation framework with the Swiss government.
Switzerland toward Japan
+35Switzerland entered into the bilateral Economic Partnership Agreement with Japan, covering trade and related areas, and participates in a science and technology cooperation framework with the Japanese government.
Overall relationship
+40The relationship rests on durable, reciprocal economic and scientific arrangements that provide concrete channels for cooperation. These frameworks support a substantially cooperative bilateral structure, although their implementation and the breadth of ongoing consultations are not fully 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
Overview
Japan and Switzerland maintain a cooperative relationship supported by substantive economic and scientific arrangements. Their 2009 Economic Partnership Agreement covers trade and related areas, while a bilateral science and technology cooperation agreement provides a framework for research collaboration. These arrangements form a durable basis for government-to-government cooperation.
Key developments
The Japan-Switzerland Economic Partnership Agreement entered into force, establishing a bilateral framework covering trade and related areas.
Japan and Switzerland established a bilateral science and technology cooperation agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The extent and recent implementation of bilateral scientific cooperation are unclear.
- The scope of current bilateral policy consultations is unclear.