Business Apr 28, 2021
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership deal will create a huge free trade area accounting for some 30% of global gross domestic product and trade.
Commentary / Japan Mar 24, 2021
Don’t forget the U.S.-Japan trade agreement
by Riley Walters
Not investing more in bilateral U.S.-Japan trade negotiations would be a mistake for both the Biden administration and Congress.
National / Politics Mar 20, 2021
Japan and U.S. to create working groups focusing on emerging tech, climate and COVID-19
Tokyo hopes to use the groupings to bolster ties with the U.S., as the fields are all closely related to policy tasks viewed by Biden as increasingly important.
Business / Economy Mar 20, 2021
RCEP trade deal could boost Japan's GDP by 2.7%, government says
In its first published estimate of the impact of the multilateral pact covering about a third of global trade, the government predicted around 570,000 jobs would be created.
Business Jan 31, 2021
Negotiations between the U.K. and the partnership — which represents 11 Pacific Rim nations including Japan, Australia, Canada, Chile, Mexico and Vietnam — are expected to start this year.
Business | FOCUS Jan 21, 2021
Japan braces for a Biden trade policy focused on U.S. jobs
by Junko Horiuchi
Trade talks are likely to differ substantially in style compared to those under Donald Trump, but Biden is still likely to push for greater market access and make tough demands.
Commentary / Japan Jan 19, 2021
Biden ponders the trans-Atlantic option to press China
by Brad Glosserman
The new team understands that no country, not even the United States, can check Beijing’s ambitions on its own.
Business / Economy Jan 17, 2021
Japanese foreign minister says Biden presidency gives U.S. chance to rejoin TPP
Motegi welcomes interest by China and South Korea in joining the pact, but says they must clear the necessary — and stringent — hurdles for admission.
Commentary / World Jan 13, 2021
Asia’s rise doesn’t necessarily mean the West’s decline
by Yoichi Funabashi
The post-pandemic world is no simple seesaw game in which East Asia rises and the West falls.
Business / Economy Jan 5, 2021
Japan and Mexico agree to expand membership of TPP free trade pact
Mexico is the first stop of an 11-day trip that will also take Toshimitsu Motegi to Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Senegal, Nigeria and Kenya.
National | ANALYSIS Jan 1, 2021
Japan to play placeholder role in Asia as Biden gets his house in order
by Jesse Johnson and Satoshi Sugiyama
Tokyo will be particularly interested to see how the next U.S. president tackles China, trade, regional security as well as its relationships with Southeast Asia and the two Koreas.
Commentary / World Dec 18, 2020
Biden should look to Obama's Asia-Pacific trade strategies
by Kazuhito Yamashita
As president-elect Joe Biden prepares for his inauguration, the international community is anticipating how the incoming administration will approach free trade.