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US excludes Canada, Mexico from TPP auto negotiations
5-Aug-2015 The Globe and Mail
Canada and Mexico are joining forces to try and break a major logjam over Japanese autos at the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks while the United States had already cut a deal with Japan
TPP failure could spell trouble for other trade talks
4-Aug-2015 The Japan News
The failure to reach a broad agreement on the Trans-Pacific Partnership could harm Japan’s efforts to create a “mega trade zone” through other major accords
WikiLeaks alleges widespread US spying on Japanese government, major companies
31-Jul-2015 Japan Times
Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks released a trove of documents Friday titled “Target Tokyo” detailing alleged US National Security Agency’s snooping on the Japanese government and businesses — just as negotiators from 12 nations, including Japan and the US, hope to wrap up the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Tokyo urges Manila to accept Fukushima farm produce
16-Jul-2015 Manila Times
Tokyo is pressing Manila to relax its import restrictions on farm products from the Fukushima prefecture in exchange for more trade concessions under the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement, the Department of Agriculture revealed on Wednesday.
Colombia and Japan to begin 12th round for Economic Partnership Agreement
15-Jul-2015 EFE
Colombia and Japan will begin the 12th round of negotiations for Economic Partnership Agreement on Tuesday, Colombian Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism announced on Monday.
Renegotiation of PH-Japan economic deal sought
13-Jul-2015 Philippine Daily Inquirer
A group of banana exporters is calling for a renegotiation of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement, saying that shipments to Japan have been dwindling due to tariffs that make them uncompetitive.
Japan mulling import quota for Aussie, US rice in TPP talks
10-Jul-2015 World Grain
Japan is considering establishing a rice import quota each for the United States and Australia instead of lowering tarriffs
Canada, Japan clash over timber in TPP talks
6-Jul-2015 The Canadian Press
One of Canada’s most protected industries — British Columbia timber — has been targeted by Japan in the massive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks, The Canadian Press has learned.
TPP’s fate rests with Japan, U.S.
27-Jun-2015
Now that Congress has granted President Barack Obama the power to sign the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement without interference, attention will be focused on whether he can take advantage of the reinvigorated talks to seal both the deal and his legacy before his departure in 2017.
Free trade agreements ’preferential’ and dangerous, says Productivity Commission
24-Jun-2015
The Productivity Commission has launched a scathing attack on Australia’s latest series of free trade agreements, saying they grant legal rights to foreign investors not available to Australians, expose the government to potentially large unfunded liabilities and add extra costs on businesses attempting to comply with them.
Plan to seek higher farm crops quota
18-Jun-2015
Thailand and Japan have agreed to talk further at an official level before formally revising the Japan-Thailand Economic Partnership Agreement on the 10th anniversary of the pact, which came into effect in November 2007.
RCEP - draft IP text from Japan (2014)
4-Jun-2015 KEI
as leaked by KEI on 10 Feb 2015
EU-Japan FTA: Basic agreement to be reached by end 2015
2-Jun-2015 EU Bulletin
Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, European Council President Donald Tusk, and EU President Jean-Claude Juncker agreed last Friday (29 May) to accelerate negotiations over a long-deadlocked Free Trade Agreement between the European Union and Japan.
China-led lender adds urgency to Japan’s pursuit of pan-Pacific trade pact
26-May-2015 Reuters
"If the new Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank goes ahead and TPP fails .... perception-wise it will hurt in the leadership contest for the Asia-Pacific," a Japanese government source told Reuters.
More than 1,000 plaintiffs file lawsuit to keep Japan out of TPP
15-May-2015 Japan Times
More than 1,000 people filed a lawsuit against the government on Friday, seeking to halt Japan’s involvement in 12-country talks on a Pacific Rim free trade agreement, which they called “unconstitutional.”
Diet OKs trade agreement with Mongolia
15-May-2015
The Diet approved an economic partnership agreement with Mongolia on Friday.
Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo to hold new round of trilateral FTA talks
11-May-2015 Arirang
South Korea, China and Japan are set to resume a new round of negotiations this week aimed at forging a trilateral free-trade agreement.
Japan, EU remain apart in FTA talks
29-Apr-2015 MENAFN
The two sides ended their latest round of free trade talks without narrowing their differences on key issues, reports Japan’s NHK.
Massive trade deal could come down to two things: Rice and cars
28-Apr-2015 Politico
Officials are working feverishly to unsnag a deal with Japan and 10 other Asia-Pacific countries.
US-Japan fail to seal trade agreement before Abe US trip
21-Apr-2015 Bloomberg
US and Japanese officials failed to reach agreement in marathon trade talks in Tokyo, a setback for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s hopes of arriving for a summit in Washington next week with a pact in hand.