JYIL JAPANESE YEARBOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

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CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF TREATIES AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL
AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY JAPAN IN 2024*

* 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. 20, 2024
(Feb. 7, 2023)		 Algeria Convention between Japan and The People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance
Apr. 1, 2024
(Feb. 6, 2009)		 Italy The Agreement between Japan and the Italian Republic on Social Security
Jul. 1, 2024
(Jan. 31, 2024)		 European Union Protocol Amending the Agreement between the European Union and Japan for an Economic Partnership
Jul. 12, 2024
(Jan. 29, 2024)		 Germany The Agreement between the Government of Japan and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Concerning Reciprocal Provision of Supplies and Services between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Germany
Jul. 21, 2024
(Aug. 9, 2023)		 Angola Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Angola for the Liberalisation, Promotion and Protection of Investment
Dec. 5, 2024
(Nov. 1, 2023)		 Greece Convention between Japan and the Hellenic Republic for the Elimination of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income and the Prevention of Tax Evasion and Avoidance

** This list covers the period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024.

PART II

MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
WHICH ENTERED INTO FORCE WITH RESPECT TO JAPAN IN 2024

Date of Entering into Force with Respect to Japan
(Date of Adoption) 		Treaties and Other International Agreements
Apr. 1, 2024
(Dec. 20, 2018)		 United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation
Aug. 22, 2024
(Feb. 28, 2020)		 Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation
Dec. 10, 2024
(Dec. 14, 2023)*		 Convention on the Establishment of the “Global Combat Air Programme-GCAP International Government Organisation”
Dec. 15, 2024
(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)

* Date of Signature

PART III

MULTILATERAL TREATIES AND OTHER AGREEMENTS CONCLUDED BY JAPAN IN 2024*

Date of Conclusion**
(Date of Adoption)		 Treaties and Other International Agreements
Jul. 2, 2024
(May 18, 2023)		 Amendments to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
Jul. 2, 2024
(Jul. 10, 2023)		 Amendment of the Articles of Agreement of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

* These treaties and agreements have not entered into force as of December 31, 2024.
** The date on which Japan expressed its consent to be bound by the treaty