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- 13. Juli 2023
Library guide on EU relations with Japan
The European Union and Japan have a deep and dynamic relationship.
Japan is the EU’s closest strategic partner in the Indo-Pacific region. The signing of an EU-Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement in July 2018 strengthened their already close relationship.
This Strategic Partnership is based on longstanding cooperation and shared values and principles, including democracy, the rule of law, human rights, good governance, multilateralism and open market economies.
The EU and Japan have also concluded an Economic Partnership Agreement, which entered into force on 1 February 2019. This, together with the more general Strategic Partnership, has become the cornerstone of an enhanced relationship between the EU and Japan.
An EU-Japan summit will take place in Brussels on 13 July 2023.
Library Guide on EU-Japan relations
To mark this, the Council Library has compiled a guide to relevant and authoritative resources on EU-Japan relations.
If you browse through the tabs, you will find links to relevant Council website pages, EU publications, books, articles, podcasts, videos and databases.
This Library Guide is by no means exhaustive. It serves as an overview of a selection of available resources.
This post does not necessarily represent the positions, policies, or opinions of the Council of the European Union or the European Council.
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