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La Via Campesina calls for an immediate end to EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement
24-May-2017 Via Campesina
The International Peasant Movement La Via Campesina and its members, the European Coordination Via Campesina, together with Japan Family Farmers Movement are calling for an immediate end to the negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Japan.
Peru, Indonesia to start meetings towards trade agreement
23-May-2017 Andina
Peru and Indonesia will soon begin a series of bilateral meetings to reach a free trade agreement.
OMG! TTIP, JEFTA, CEPA are DOA
15-May-2017 Politico
Brussels wants to avoid ‘toxic’ names that make trade deals unpalatable.
Canada eyes parallel pursuit of TPP, EPA
10-May-2017 Japan News
Canadian Minister of International Trade has indicated his country’s plan to pursue bilateral trade negotiations with Japan in parallel with talks for effectuating the Trans-Pacific Partnership multilateral free trade pact without the United States.
EU seeks political agreement on Japan trade deal by July
10-May-2017 Politico
Brussels hopes to seal its biggest trade deal by reaching a political agreement with Japan in early July.
MSF response on RCEP negotiations in the Philippines
8-May-2017 MSF
Negotiators must protect public health safeguards that enable developing countries like India to keep supplying life-saving affordable medicines for millions of people worldwide.
Japan pitches idea of five-nation TPP: sources
4-May-2017 Japan Times
An idea has emerged that the Trans-Pacific Partnership can take effect among at least five nations including Japan, Australia and New Zealand.
All roads lead to TPP for Japanese lawmakers
4-May-2017 Politico
The idea of a U.S.-Japan bilateral trade deal isn’t getting much enthusiasm from senior Japanese lawmakers, unless it leads back to what Tokyo views as the more realistic and most beneficial result: the TPP.
Uganda: Japan pushes for trade agreement with Uganda
3-May-2017 All Africa
Japan is pushing for a bilateral agreement with Uganda in a bid to expand and strengthen trade and investment between the two countries.
Abe discusses possibility of FTA with May
2-May-2017 Japan News
The two leaders confirmed the two nations will deepen their economic cooperation after Britain’s withdrawal from the EU.
Differing motives complicate ‘TPP 11’
2-May-2017 Japan News
Eleven countries participating in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact will hold a chief negotiators meeting in Toronto to kick-start full-scale discussions toward implementation of the pact by the 11 countries, without the United States.
US officials eye next steps on trade with Europe, Japan, NAFTA partners
28-Apr-2017 ICTSD
The past weeks have seen a flurry of trade activity in Washington and beyond, including a trip by US Vice President Mike Pence to Asia; meetings between top American and European trade officials; and an escalation in the US-Canada row over softwood lumber that could have implications for broader trade talks.
Japan won’t make concessions in US trade talks
28-Apr-2017 IANS
Japan will not make concessions in its negotiations with the US for a bilateral trade deal, Finance Minister Taro Aso said. He remains confident that the US might still rejoin the TPP.
Deputy foreign minister named as Japan’s chief TPP negotiator
26-Apr-2017 Japan Times
The government announced that it has appointed a deputy foreign minister as chief negotiator for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, with an eye to bringing the deal into force without the United States.
Canada seeks EPA talks with Japan
20-Apr-2017 Japan News
Canada should resume negotiations with Japan for a bilateral economic partnership agreement if a Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact without the United States fails to go into effect, a committee of Canada’s lower house has said.
Tokyo fails to set agenda; bilateral trade talks loom with Washington
20-Apr-2017 The Asahi Shimbun
About the only agreement reached between visiting U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso was to hold a second round of talks.
Australia looking to expand trade with Japan
19-Apr-2017 Tax-news
Australia is seeking to progress the implementation of its free trade agreement with Japan, Trade Minister Steven Ciobo has said.
Under the radar: Are Sri Lanka’s ports the next great game for China, India and Japan?
17-Apr-2017 Global Risk Insights
Sri Lanka expects to deepen existing FTA with India and to sign a FTA with Singapore and another with China. Sri Lanka also hopes to talk to Japan, Indonesia and other ASEAN countries with regards to FTAs.
Japan seeks to revive TPP without United States
17-Apr-2017 Straits Times
The ambitious Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact that seemed dead in the water after the United States’ withdrawal could get a second wind, with Japan prepared to take the lead in an 11-country agreement sans the US.
U.S. wants trade to dominate economic talks with Japan: source
14-Apr-2017 Reuters
Japan wants to avoid kicking off bilateral FTA talks for fear of being pressured into opening up highly protected areas like agriculture.