Business Jul 1, 2020
Japan and Britain aim for trade deal by end of July, Tokyo says
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and British trade minister Liz Truss agreed last month on a swift deal on an economic partnership to secure business continuity.
Business / Economy Jun 23, 2020
Japan seeks closure in post-Brexit U.K. trade talks by end of July
Japan is aiming to conclude its current trade negotiations with the U.K. by the end of next month, according to a Japanese government official familiar with the talks. While the time frame sounds very short for a trade negotiation, the two sides aren’t starting from ...
Business Jun 23, 2020
RCEP members to keep aiming for deal this year, with hopes India will rejoin
The free trade agreement would lower tariffs and set rules on investment and intellectual property for an area covering a third of the global economy.
Business Jun 17, 2020
The United Kingdom announced Wednesday it would pursue accession to a revamped version of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. "Today we’re announcing our intent to pursue accession to CPTPP, one of the world’s largest free trading areas," Trade Secretary Liz Truss said. The British government said joining CPTPP ...
Business / Economy Jun 9, 2020
Japan and Britain begin trade negotiations with eye on deal this year
Tokyo is looking to scrap auto tariffs while London has said it wants benefits for its financial services and textile industries.
Business / Economy | FOCUS Jun 4, 2020
Japan-U.K. trade deal faces hurdles despite good intentions
by William Hollingworth
Tokyo has signaled it will not simply "cut and paste" the terms from its European Union trade agreement.
Business Apr 19, 2020
Pandemic may force Japan to give up on RCEP agreement for 2020
by Tomoyuki Tachikawa
Tokyo is likely to place a top priority on shoring up the nation's virus-hit economy for an extended period, making it tough to promote free trade agreements.
Business Feb 17, 2020
Thailand to decide on TPP participation around April, says Japan minister
Thailand will likely decide whether to join a revised Trans-Pacific Partnership around April, economy minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said Monday. Nishimura, the government's point man on the TPP, told reporters after meeting with Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak in Tokyo that he hopes the current ...
Business Feb 11, 2020
EU Parliament's Silva Pereira lauds gains from Japan EPA on pact's first anniversary
European Parliament Vice President Pedro Silva Pereira says he expects further positive effects from the European Union's economic partnership agreement with Japan, which marked its first anniversary at the beginning of the month. "The first impression that we have is quite positive," Silva Pereira said ...
Business Feb 8, 2020
In their first meeting since Brexit, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his British counterpart, Dominic Raab, also said they were planning security talks.
Business / Corporate Feb 2, 2020
Japanese firms take Brexit in stride but worry over British prospects for trade talks with EU
Japanese companies in Britain are taking the British exit from the European Union in stride, but some are wary that if Britain-EU trade talks falter, prospects for business in Europe will become uncertain. Many firms had already completed preparations for Britain's exit from the bloc, ...
Business Feb 2, 2020
Ready to fight: U.K.'s Johnson set to demand comprehensive trade deal from EU or walk away
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is set to say he is prepared to quit talks with the European Union over his country's future trade relationship with the bloc if he doesn't get his way. In his first speech since Britain formally quit the EU, Johnson ...