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TPP FREE TRADE

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 3, 2015
The fraught politics of the TPP
Failure to ratify the Trans-Pacific Partnership in all 12 countries would be a major disappointment because it would bring vast economic benefits to all countries involved
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 23, 2015
Koizumi's political skills to be tested with appointment to LDP's Policy Research Council
The political skills of one of the most popular politicians in Japan are likely to be put to a real test soon.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2015
One cheer for the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The good news is that the TPP is the biggest trade deal to come down the pike in a long while. Unfortunately, that's the bad news, too.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 6, 2015
TPP would reshape stock portfolios alongside trade flows
Buy Japan. Buy Vietnam. Buy U.S. media stocks. Buy Mexican food stocks. Sell China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2015
Americans understand free trade's dark side
The American people are intelligent and grown-up enough to hear the basic case against free trade, as well as the case in favor.
BUSINESS
May 1, 2015
U.S., Japan close to TPP-clinching trade deal: ex-Obama adviser
The United States and Japan are "very close" to reaching a bilateral agreement seen as vital for sealing the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, a former economic adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2015
TPP trade deal is a lose-lose choice for Hillary
Hillary Clinton should come out against the TPP trade agreement to protect herself politically, and then hope it passes.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2015
Obama a step closer to getting trade promotion authority as TPP negotiations resume
A U.S. House of Representatives committee passed a bipartisan bill on Thursday that is being billed as a step toward concluding the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 21, 2015
U.S. and Japan scramble to advance TPP amid China's rise
Japan and the United States report significant progress after marathon talks on a free trade pact considered crucial to countering China's ascent.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 21, 2015
Japan, U.S. see major progress in TPP talks but no done deal yet
Japanese and U.S. trade chiefs said Tuesday they have moved significantly closer in their bilateral talks for a broader Pacific free trade pact, but some problems still remain to be resolved.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2015
Japan stands tough against rice imports as TPP talks with U.S. begin
Economic and fiscal policy minister Akira Amari and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on Sunday kicked off two days of talks to advance negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement before the U.S.-Japan summit on April 28.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2015
Would U.S. pay too high a cost in TPP pact?
Only when the U.S. is prepared to ensure fair treatment for its own companies, should Washington offer free trade consideration to yet more budding competitors.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 6, 2015
U.S.' best Asian friend deserves a trade deal
The Trans-Pacific Partnership represents the best aid the U.S. can give to Japan, a crucial ally that could use all the help it can get.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 31, 2015
Biden calls for Japan-U.S. TPP deal before Abe's trip to Washington
U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has called for Japan to make further concessions in the ongoing Pacific Rim free-trade talks so the two sides can reach a bilateral agreement before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's trip to Washington in late April, a senior Japanese lawmaker said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2015
Abe vows not to concede ground on TPP talks ahead of U.S. trip
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Friday that Japan won't make any easy concessions just to advance the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks before he meets with U.S. President Barack Obama on April 28.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 27, 2015
Some TPP nations seek exemption from investor-state lawsuit rule: WikiLeaks
Some of the 12 countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact demanded they be exempted from the proposed litigation rule involving corporation and state, according to a purported negotiation text released by anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 10, 2015
Obama needs the GOP's help to pass TPP deal
Can the Republicans help U.S. President Barack Obama deliver his best idea — the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2015
U.S. confirms TPP negotiators will meet in Hawaii next month
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative confirmed Friday that chief negotiators from 12 nations will gather in Hawaii from March 9 to 15 to seek the early conclusion of a Pacific free trade initiative.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2015
Free trade makes cancer drugs more affordable
The U.S. should drop its demand in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks that its trading partners respect a rule giving the American pharmaceutical industry 12 years of exclusive rights to its patents. Even Europe allows shorter time spans.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 2, 2015
Tokyo offers to cut tariffs on U.S. pork in TPP talks, sources say
The Abe administration has proposed sharply cutting Japan's tariff on a certain amount of U.S. pork over a 10-year period in talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership, according to sources.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday

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