The Abe government on Tuesday signed off on a bill that would ratify the new trade deal with the United States.
The bill, approved at a Cabinet meeting, is slated to be submitted the Diet during the current extraordinary session.
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U.S. President Donald Trump shakes hands with Japanese Ambassador to the United States Shinsuke Sugiyama in front of U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer during a formal signing ceremony for the U.S.-Japan trade agreement at the White House in Washington on Oct. 7. | REUTERS
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