Relationship dossier
Japan
Turkmenistan
Relationship assessment
Japan–Turkmenistan ties center on energy projects, development assistance and bilateral economic cooperation.
Japan toward Turkmenistan
+40Japan has supported Turkmenistan through development assistance and technical cooperation, and Japanese companies have taken part in major Turkmen energy projects, including gas-processing and gas-to-gasoline facilities.
Turkmenistan toward Japan
+35Turkmenistan has engaged Japan through high-level bilateral visits and agreements and has awarded Japanese companies major energy-sector contracts, including for gas-processing and gas-to-gasoline projects.
Overall relationship
+35The enduring relationship is built mainly on economic and technical cooperation, including Japanese development assistance and Turkmen contracts with Japanese firms for major energy facilities. High-level engagement has reinforced these ties, while the breadth of cooperation outside these areas is 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
Overview
Japan and Turkmenistan have pursued sustained economic and technical cooperation, including Japanese participation in major energy-sector projects and Japan’s development assistance. High-level visits and bilateral agreements have supported this engagement. The relationship is chiefly characterized by practical cooperation; its breadth beyond economic and development matters is less clear.
Key developments
Japanese companies secured contracts for major Turkmen energy projects, including gas-processing facilities and a gas-to-gasoline plant.
Japanese and Turkmen leaders held high-level visits and concluded bilateral cooperation agreements.
Major uncertainties
- The scope and implementation of bilateral agreements beyond economic cooperation are unclear.
- The extent of ongoing Japanese development assistance and technical cooperation is unclear.