JYIL JAPANESE YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY JAPAN 2023*

* These are treaties and agreements approved by the Japanese diet and some other important ones with no diet approval.

PART I

BILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS**

Date Effective
(Date Signed)		 States and
Other Parties		 Treaties and Other International Agreements
Jan. 1, 2023
(Jun. 2, 2022)		 United States Protocol Amending the Trade Agreement between Japan and the United States of America
Jun. 19, 2023
(Jan. 13, 2023)		 United States Framework Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the United States of America for Cooperation in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and other Celestial Bodies, for Peaceful Purposes
Aug. 4, 2023
(Dec. 27, 2022)		 Azerbaijan Convention between Japan and the Republic of Azerbaijan for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Aug. 13, 2023
(Jan. 6, 2022)		 Australia Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of Australia Concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Australian Defence Force
Sep. 6, 2023
(Jun. 23, 2022)		 Bahrain Agreement between Japan and the Kingdom of Bahrain for the Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investment
Oct. 1, 2023
(Feb. 20, 2023)		 European Union Agreement between the European Union and Japan on Certain Provisions of Agreements between Member States of the European Union and Japan for Air Service
Oct. 15, 2023
(Jan. 11, 2023)		 United Kingdom Agreement between Japan and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Concerning the Facilitation of Reciprocal Access and Cooperation between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

** This list covers the period from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2023.

PART II

MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE WITH RESPECT TO JAPAN IN 2023

Date of Entering into Force with Respect to Japan
(Date of Adoption) 		Treaties and Other International Agreements
Jul. 19, 2023
(Jun. 25, 1957)		 Convention Concerning the Abolition of Forced Labour (Convention 105)

PART III

MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY JAPAN IN 2023*

Date of Conclusion**
(Date of Adoption)		 Treaties and Other International Agreements
Oct. 1, 2023
(Dec. 20, 2018)		 United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation
Aug. 10, 2023
(Nov. 17, 2021)		 Second Additional Protocol to the Convention on Cybercrime on Enhanced Co-Operation and Disclosure of Electronic Evidence
Jul. 17, 2023
(Jun. 9, 2022)		 International Coffee Agreement 2022
Jul. 3, 2023
(Jun. 17, 2022)		 Protocol Amending the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies
Dec. 15, 2023
(Jul. 16, 2023***)		 Protocol on the Accession of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2)

* These treaties and agreements have not entered into force as of December 31, 2023.
** The date on which Japan expressed its consent to be bound by the treaty
*** Date of Signature