Japan and the European Union exchanged a memorandum of understanding Tuesday on their cooperation to remove terms that restrict the resale of liquefied natural gas from LNG import contracts. The cooperation deal, also aimed at making the LNG market transparent, was signed in Brussels by ...
Hailed by government officials as sending a message to the world on free trade, domestic producers could see negative impact
The European Union decides to scrap its 10 percent tariff on passenger cars made in Japan over seven years under an envisaged bilateral economic partnership agreement.
It remains unclear whether the EU will agree given its demand that tariffs on all categories of cheese be eliminated
After two days of high-level talks, a broad agreement on free trade envisioned by Japan and the European Union remained out of reach Saturday as differences lingered over tariffs on European dairy and farm products, and other sensitive issues. "There has been significant progress but ...
Japan and the European Union are at a crucial moment in their attempt to sign a free trade deal, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said, with tariffs on European cheese a key sticking point. Wednesday's comments from Kishida come after four years of talks, with negotiators ...
The Liberal Democratic Party is pushing the government to ensure that key industries such as pork, beef, dairy and lumber remain protected through tariffs in free trade talks between Japan and the European Union. In a proposal compiled by the LDP and presented to Foreign ...
Japan and the European Union are in the final phase of wrapping up a wide-ranging agreement on free trade, seeking to strike deals on issues such as access to the agriculture and automobile markets.
Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Friday that he and European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom had confirmed their resolve to swiftly conclude free trade negotiations between the two economies. "We reaffirmed that it is extremely important (to reach) a broad agreement ... as soon as ...
The European Union and Japan will seek a broad agreement on a bilateral free trade deal next year, EU chief negotiator Mauro Petriccione said Saturday, setting a new deadline partly due to dairy sector tariff issues. "We will need to continue working in the next ...
Japan and the European Union plan to discuss key farming products separately from other goods in negotiations on a proposed economic partnership agreement for free trade, sources said Friday. Japan wants tariffs on the five products — rice, wheat, beef and pork, dairy products and ...
Japan is being surprisingly forceful in demanding answers from the U.K. on Brexit.
