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Japan and the European Union agreed Monday to complete respective domestic procedures before the end of the year to ratify a free trade agreement by March as planned. At the inaugural meeting of a high-level dialogue on trade, investment and energy, both parties also agreed ...

Comment comes after the two governments had earlier agreed that in conducting trade negotiations, they would “respect” the positions of the other party.

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed Monday to try to conclude negotiations for a free trade agreement "at an early date." During their talks on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Abe said he wants to enhance bilateral ties ...

The signing of a renegotiated free-trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea is spurring optimism that export markets for American farm goods won't shut down and may even expand. President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Moon Jae-in, signed the agreement Monday on ...

Japan plans to accept more caregivers from three Southeast Asian countries that have free trade agreements with Tokyo to help address the national labor shortage, sources familiar with the matter said. By easing some restrictions on caregivers from Indonesia, the Philippines and Vietnam, the government ...

Japan's negotiating skills will be put to the test as Tokyo tries to fend off U.S. demands for a bilateral free trade agreement and counter the threat of tariffs on cars and auto parts. The longtime allies are set to launch high-level trade talks Thursday ...

Foreign Minister Kono and his German counterpart stress the importance of closer economic ties just days after Japan and the EU sign a free trade agreement.

Japan and the EU are making it clear the appetite for trade deals remains strong.

One of Japan's top policymakers has indicated that the government will continue to resist U.S. efforts to create a bilateral free trade agreement between the two nations. "Japan is not going to do anything with any country that harms the national interest," said Chief Cabinet ...

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday canceled a trip to Europe and the Middle East, deciding instead to oversee the government's response to the devastation caused by torrential rain in western Japan. Abe was scheduled to leave for Brussels on Wednesday to sign a free ...