Trans-Pacific Partnership
June 11, 2013
PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--Chinese President Xi Jinping asked U.S. President Barack Obama to keep Beijing in the loop on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement during...
April 26, 2013
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei--Southeast Asian nations have quietly begun to row back on a deadline of forming an "economic community" by 2015, confirming what many economists...
April 13, 2013
Despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pledge to protect national interests, Japan appears set to lose far more than it will gain--at least initially--from joining the...
April 05, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is about to find out that bending central bankers to his will was the easy part of jolting Japan's economy out of its two decade slump.
March 25, 2013
TOKYO/BRUSSELS--Japan and the European Union agreed on March 25 to launch talks on one of the world's most ambitious trade deals despite opposition from European carmakers, a...
March 16, 2013
The announcement on March 15 by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that Japan would join negotiations to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership invites analysis of whether that free-trade...
March 16, 2013
WASHINGTON--The United States on March 15 cautiously welcomed Japan's request to join negotiations on a U.S.-led Pacific free trade pact, emphasizing that Tokyo must...
March 14, 2013
SINGAPORE--Progress is being made in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks but hurdles remain and Japan is unlikely to be set to join the next round in May, negotiators...
February 28, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe vowed Feb. 28 to make Japan an economic power again in outlining the goals of his new administration.
February 21, 2013
WASHINGTON--Japan must be willing to negotiate in all trade sectors, including politically sensitive ones like rice, if it wants to join the United States and 10 other...
January 14, 2013
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said strengthening ties with the United States is a "priority," and he wants to discuss at an early date easing a constitutional restriction on...
November 29, 2012
BRUSSELS--EU trade ministers overcame resistance from the car industry on Nov. 29 and agreed to start negotiations to create a free-trade pact with Japan, Europe's most...
June 02, 2012
The United States is seeking concessions in six areas related to automobiles in preliminary talks to determine if Japan should be allowed to take part in negotiations to join...
May 01, 2012
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on April 30 voiced support for Japan joining talks with the United States and eight other countries on a free trade agreement in the...
April 21, 2012
A U.S. government official has suggested that preliminary discussions be held on three trade issues before Japan formally participates in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific...
April 19, 2012
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda will not formally announce Japan's participation in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade arrangement negotiations when he meets U.S. President ...
March 03, 2012
The United States has toned down its demands for further market opening in a bid to make it easier for Japan to join negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade...
September 29, 2011
Free trade should be a pillar of an economic growth strategy that Japan is updating after its March disasters, the ruling Democratic Party's policy chief said on Sept. 28.
September 23, 2011
Although Japan promised the U.S. it will decide as soon as possible on joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade initiative, it is unclear when a decision will be...
September 06, 2011
Industry minister Yoshio Hachiro said he will ask the International Atomic Energy Agency to assess the results of stress tests on nuclear reactors in Japan to determine if...