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Asean, Japan sign protocol revising regional free trade treaty
12-Mar-2019 Manila Standard
The ASEAN and Japan signed the first protocol to amend the Asean-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership agreement.
Saving Japan’s seed heritage from “free trade”
7-Mar-2019 Local Futures
Former Japanese minister Yamada joined forces with 150 lawyers that have challenged as unconstitutional both the TPP agreement and the government’s decision to abolish the seed protection law.
Japan eyes June trade deal with Turkey
5-Mar-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan aims to sign an economic partnership agreement with Turkey in June, as Tokyo’s tariff-reducing deal with the European Union.
New push for Asia-Pacific megadeal as trade war eases
4-Mar-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
Ministers from Asia’s leading economies renew their pursuit of a sweeping regional trade deal as an easing of tensions between the U.S. and China gives momentum to multilateral negotiations.
Robert Lighthizer says trade talks with Japan likely to start in March
1-Mar-2019 Japan Times
The United States and Japan will likely launch trade talks in March, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer said, suggesting the dialogue would begin earlier than had been anticipated.
Japan, US likely to launch trade talks in April or May
26-Feb-2019 The Mainichi
Japan and the United States will likely launch trade talks in April or May, later than initially planned, as Washington needs to focus first on ongoing negotiations with Beijing to settle a tariff war.
ASEAN and Japan to ink revamped economic pact in March
25-Feb-2019 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are finalizing updates to their economic partnership agreement to resolve shelved issues on liberalizing the investment and service fields, completing a deal that took effect over a decade ago.
Japan seeking big concessions from Britain in trade talks
19-Feb-2019 The Guardian
Japan is seeking tougher concessions from Britain in trade talks than it secured from the EU, while negotiations between London and Tokyo are also being slowed by the looming risk of no-deal Brexit.
Japan, Turkey to hold talks on EPA
11-Feb-2019 NHK World Japan
Japan and Turkey will hold talks in Tokyo on a bilateral economic partnership agreement.
Korea-China-Japan FTA still long way to go
10-Feb-2019 The Korea Herald
South Korea, Japan and China are making slow progress on FTA negotiations amid contentious issues involving each country’s interests.
EU-Japan trade agreement enters into force
31-Jan-2019 European Commission
The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between the EU and Japan enters into force on 1 February 2019.
Israel and Japan in talks to enter a free trade agreement
17-Jan-2019 CTech Calcalist
Israel and Japan are in talks to enter a free trade agreement between the countries.
Donald Trump reopens door to TPP participation, Asia reset
17-Jan-2019 Australian Financial Review
Donald Trump signed the so-called Asia Reassurance Initiative Act (ARIA) includes a call for the US to return to multilateral trade deals, countering the President’s own tendency to pursue agreements with individual countries such as Mexico, Canada and Japan.
Pacific Rim trade deal enters into force with steep tariff cuts for six nations including Singapore, Australia, Japan
7-Jan-2019 The Straits Times
Pacific trade pact takes off with tariff cut in six nations that ratified the pact
Japan-EU free trade pact to come into force on Feb 1
21-Dec-2018 Japan Today
A free trade agreement between Japan and the European Union will take effect on 1 February 2019 as both sides completed their ratification
EU-Japan trade deal approved for 2019 start
12-Dec-2018 Reuters
The European Parliament voted 474 in favor to 156 against the agreement that binds two economies accounting for about a third of global gross domestic product.
Comments on negotiating objectives for a US-Japan trade agreement
12-Dec-2018 PhRMA
US drug manufacturers want Japan to provide 12 years of data protection for biologic medicine in upcoming trade talks. That would be four more years than Japan currently provides.
India’s FTAs with ASEAN, Japan and Korea have widened trade deficit: Study
12-Dec-2018 The Hindu Business Online
Over the past decade, India’s trade imbalance vis-à-vis its existing CEPA partners has steadily increased, says a study by Third World Network.
JEFTA: a danger for the future
11-Dec-2018 CGT
The CGT, the French Trade Union Confederation and ZENROREN the Japanese Trade Union are calling on MEPs not to ratify JEFTA and to demand transparent negotiations in which workers’ unions have their say.
Japan-EU trade pact clears hurdle on road to Feb. 1 start
11-Dec-2018 Nikkei Asian Review
Japan’s parliament approved an economic partnership agreement with the EU, clearing a key hurdle for the tariff-cutting pact to take effect next year.