-The first informal ASEAN-Japan dialogue relations established in 1973, then it was formalized in March 1977.
-Progress are in the area of political security, economic-finance, and socio-culture.
-The Tokyo Declaration of the Dynamic and Enduring ASEAN-Japan Partnership in the New Millennium and the “ASEAN-Japan Plan of Action” (ASEAN-Japan POA) are the roadmap in moving ASEAN-Japan relations until 2010.
-Currently, the implementations build upon the Joint Declaration for Enhancing ASEAN-Japan Strategic Partnership for Prospering Together (Bali Declaration) and the ASEAN-Japan Plan of Action 2011 – 2015.