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Trump ups ante on Japan trade, using cars as bargaining chip
26-Jan-2017 Nikkei
Tokyo taking cautious approach on bilateral negotiations
Australia and New Zealand to pursue ’TPP 12 minus one’
24-Jan-2017 BBC
Australia and New Zealand say they are hopeful of pressing ahead with the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, despite America’s formal withdrawal.
Japan ratifies TPP despite bleak outlook under Trump
20-Jan-2017 Japan Times
Japan ratified the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement, hours before the inauguration of Donald Trump as U.S. president.
Can Japan lead Asia’s economic order?
20-Jan-2017 The Diplomat
Tokyo can be a champion of the economic order if Abe is prepared to lead.
Japan, Vietnam to cooperate on TPP
20-Jan-2017 Nikkei
The leaders of Japan and Vietnam shared a desire to see the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade deal put into force at an early date
Trilateral FTA talks held in Beijing
13-Jan-2017 Tax-news
The 11th round of negotiations for a trilateral free trade agreement between China, Japan, and South Korea was held in Beijing on January 11.
The world isn’t waiting for Trump on trade
12-Jan-2017 Bloomberg
The RCEP, which pointedly excludes the U.S., would allow China much more influence to set regional trade rules and norms.
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP): An assessment of the negotiations
10-Jan-2017 Third World Network
Negotiations by 16 Asia-Pacific nations to establish the RCEP - the world’s largest trading bloc - have been proceeding since 2012. Surveying the negotiations, Biswajit Dhar argues that this ASEAN-led initiative can constitute the building block for a truly viable East Asian Community provided the parties break out from the straitjacket of trade liberalisation.
Implementation of Indo-Japan free trade agreement needs to be expedited: Nirmala Sitharaman
10-Jan-2017 Financial Express
The pace of implementation of Indo-Japan free trade agreement needs to be further enhanced in order to exploit the huge potential of the pact, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Time for a US-Japanese free trade agreement?
10-Jan-2017 Foreign Affaires
If he is serious about keeping free trade alive, then the best place for Trump to start would be with Japan, argues Michael Auslin
Abe wants to be the last free trade samurai
7-Jan-2017 Foreign Policy
In Trump’s chaos, Abe sees opportunity. With Trump’s leanings toward protectionism, the Japanese prime minister is now in a position to pick up the reins in helping to promote trade among the increasingly interwoven economies of Asia.
Japan seeks to speed up free trade talks with EU this year
4-Jan-2017 Latin American Herald Tribune
The aim is to achieve such an agreement as early as possible, before 2017 ends.
Japan’s Trump dilemma – analysis
27-Dec-2016 IDSA
With Trump seemingly determined to drop the TPP, Japan is being pushed into seriously reconsidering and prioritizing other opportunities including the 16-nation RCEP
Japan suspends trade pact discussions with Taiwan over food ban
21-Dec-2016 Focus Taiwan
Japan has refused to resume discussions on an economic partnership agreement (EPA) with Taiwan until it lifts a ban on food imports from radiation-affected areas of Japan.
Argentina is back in the BIT negotiation arena
21-Dec-2016 Investment Claims
The recent signature of the Argentina-Qatar Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) and the imminent signature of an Argentina-Japan BIT represent a shift in Argentina’s BIT policy.
Conclusion of Japan-EU EPA put off
19-Dec-2016 The Japan News
Mauro Petriccione, the European Union’s chief negotiator in Japan-EU free trade negotiations, indicated Saturday that the EU will abandon the goal of reaching a general agreement on the proposed economic partnership agreement with Japan by the end of this year.
Asia-Pacific: Japan ratifies TPP, RCEP gears up for 2017
19-Dec-2016 ICTSD
Topics on the docket for a future RCEP deal include trade in goods and services; investment; intellectual property; competition; and dispute settlement, among other potential issues.
Japan, EU set 2017 as the new deadline for free trade agreement: EU negotiator
18-Dec-2016 Japan Times
The European Union and Japan will seek a broad agreement on a bilateral free trade deal in 2017, EU chief negotiator Mauro Petriccione said Saturday, setting a new deadline partly due to dairy sector tariff issues.
Reflections on the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) round in Jakarta by Jane Kelsey
16-Dec-2016 infojustice.org
Reflections on the 16th RCEP negotiations in Indonesia
Japan, EU in talks seeking free-trade deal by year-end
15-Dec-2016 Reuters
Japan and the European Union are holding last-ditch talks to try reach a broad free trade agreement by the end of the year (2016), Japanese government officials said.