Both nations enjoy friendly relations, the importance of which centers on the history of Japanese migration to Bolivia.

With the exception of twenty-nine deportees to the United States, World War II had little impact on the lives of Nikkei residents in Bolivia, especially since the government did not adopt anti-Japanese measures.

The necessity of transplanting surplus populations from war-torn Japan met the Bolivian government's desire to develop the eastern lower lands in Santa Cruz Department.

[3] The Japan International Cooperation Agency has an office in Bolivia and oversees several development projects in the country.

[8] Bolivia's main exports to Japan include: zinc, silver, iron, sesame seeds, coffee, sugar and quinoa.