Japan-ASEAN Relations
Frameworks of regional cooperation centered on ASEAN
January 8, 2026
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (11)
- ASEAN Plus Three (14)
- ASEAN Member States, Japan, China, ROK
- Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (15)
- ASEAN Member States (except for Timor-Leste), Japan, China, ROK, Australia, New Zealand
- East Asia Summit (EAS) (19)
- ASEAN Member States, Japan, China, ROK, India, Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Russia
- ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM Plus) (19)
- ASEAN Member States, Japan, China, ROK, India, Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Russia
- ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference (ASEAN PMC) (22)
- ASEAN Member States, Japan, China, ROK, India, Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Russia, Canada, EU (European External Action Service), UK
- ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) (27)
- ASEAN Member States, Japan, China, ROK, India, Australia, New Zealand, U.S., Russia, Canada, EU (European External Action Service), Pakistan, Bangladesh, Mongolia, DPRK, Sri Lanka, Papua New Guinea
- Notes:
- The figure inside parentheses indicates the number of participating countries, regions, and organizations.