Relationship dossier
Japan
United Arab Emirates
Relationship assessment
A strategic partnership focused on energy security and economic cooperation
Japan toward United Arab Emirates
+45Japan has pursued a comprehensive strategic partnership with the UAE and bilateral economic cooperation, including negotiations on an economic partnership agreement. Japan has also cooperated with the UAE on energy security through arrangements for storing Emirati crude oil in Japan.
United Arab Emirates toward Japan
+45The UAE has cooperated with Japan on energy security by making crude oil available for storage in Japan and has pursued expanded economic ties through negotiations on a bilateral economic partnership agreement. The UAE has also maintained the comprehensive strategic partnership with Japan.
Overall relationship
+45The relationship has a durable cooperative structure, with a comprehensive strategic partnership and practical collaboration on energy security and economic ties. Energy cooperation is particularly significant, while economic negotiations signal efforts to broaden the relationship. The partnership is substantial but does not amount to a close security alliance.
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 the United Arab Emirates maintain a substantive partnership centered on energy security, investment and economic cooperation. Their governments established a comprehensive strategic partnership and have pursued practical arrangements, including UAE crude-oil storage in Japan and negotiations on a bilateral economic partnership agreement. These initiatives support durable cooperation, although the relationship is not equivalent to a close security alliance.
Key developments
The governments established a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Japan and the UAE pursued arrangements for storing Emirati crude oil in Japan as part of energy-security cooperation.
Japan and the UAE launched negotiations on a bilateral economic partnership agreement.
Major uncertainties
- The current scope and implementation of bilateral energy-storage and economic cooperation arrangements are unclear.
- The extent of security and defense cooperation beyond the economic and energy relationship is unclear.