Australia → Japan
This score represents Australia's relationship toward Japan. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL
Current component scores
Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.
1 documented factor produce the +15 security assessment.
Why this score?
- +15Japan–Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement enters into forceActive event · 2023
The agreement creates a legal framework for visiting forces and facilitates deeper bilateral defence cooperation.
Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not activate an additional frozen security rule for the 2015 baseline.
1 documented factor produce the +35 diplomacy assessment.
Why this score?
- +35Japan–Australia special strategic partnershipBaseline rule · 2015
Both governments elevated their strategic partnership to a special bilateral relationship spanning political, economic and security cooperation before the 2015 baseline.
1 documented factor produce the +20 economic assessment.
Why this score?
- +20Bilateral trade thresholdBaseline rule · 2015
Reported trade activates the absolute methodology route using the latest observation available for this year.
3 documented factors produce the +40 alignment assessment.
Why this score?
- +10Pacific Islands Leaders Meeting frameworkBaseline rule · 2015
Japan and the counterpart adopted the 2015 PALM7 cooperation agenda across climate, disaster resilience, development, oceans, trade and people-to-people exchange.
- +15United Nations voting alignmentBaseline rule · 2015
A rolling three-year comparison of UN General Assembly votes activates the alignment threshold.
- +15Annual methodology 1.1 recalculationAnnual recalculation · 2026
The current component replaces the 2015 quantitative threshold or time-bounded structural package with the evidence applicable in the selected year.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: No qualifying frozen dispute or dispute-settlement rule is activated by the reviewed evidence.
No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.
Why this score?
The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.
Coverage gap: The reviewed record does not establish the exceptional or strong exchange required by a frozen societal rule.
+15 in 2015 → +22 in 2026
The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.
0 points
Australia → Japan and Japan → Australia remain independent assessments.
View the reverse direction →ACTIVE EVIDENCE
Events affecting the current score
Japan–Australia Reciprocal Access Agreement enters into force
The agreement creates a legal framework for visiting forces and facilitates deeper bilateral defence cooperation.
This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.
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