Overview of ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Strategic Partnership ()

Key Chapter Title List

1. Introduction
2. Political and Security Cooperation
3. Economic Cooperation
4. Socio-Cultural Cooperation
5. Connectivity and Narrowing the Development Gap
6. Japan's Support for Development Cooperation

Document Introduction

This report, published by the ASEAN Secretariat in November 2024, systematically reviews the history of cooperation and developmental achievements between ASEAN and Japan since the establishment of their informal dialogue relations in 1973. As an important reference document for regional cooperation, its core focus is on the evolutionary logic of the relationship, which has gradually upgraded from dialogue partnership to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, as well as the cooperative response mechanisms under multiple regional and global challenges.

Following a timeline, the report details key milestone events: the formal establishment of dialogue relations in 1977, Japan's accession to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia in 2004, the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of dialogue relations in 2013, and the establishment of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership along with the issuance of the "Trusted Partners" Joint Vision Statement in 2023. These events construct a complete narrative framework for the development of the partnership.

From the perspective of cooperation areas, the report analyzes cooperation practices in three core fields: political-security, economic-financial, and socio-cultural. In the political-security dimension, it elaborates on traditional and non-traditional security cooperation conducted through mechanisms such as the ASEAN Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit, including cooperation outcomes in specific areas like counter-terrorism, maritime security, and cybersecurity. The economic section focuses on the implementation and upgrading of the ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, along with practical cooperation data and institutional development in trade, investment, energy, transportation, and the digital economy. The socio-cultural field covers multi-dimensional people-to-people exchanges and cooperative initiatives, including youth exchanges, health cooperation, disaster management, environmental protection, and science, technology, and culture.

Furthermore, the report specifically discusses cooperative efforts in connectivity building and narrowing regional development gaps, as well as development support provided by Japan through channels such as the ASEAN-Japan Integration Fund and technical cooperation agreements. Based on authoritative sources like the ASEAN Statistical Database, the report provides quantitative support for assessing the actual effectiveness of ASEAN-Japan cooperation. Its analytical conclusions hold significant policy reference value for understanding the landscape of East Asian regional cooperation and anticipating the future direction of bilateral relations.