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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 4, 2013
TPP leaders expected to claim work mostly completed
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 4, 2013
Xi starts regional charm offensive
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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 3, 2013
TPP countries to ban subsidies only when overfishing is feared
The 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations are now planning to only scrap fishing subsidies that clearly cause overfishing, negotiation sources say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2013
TPP talks getting down to nitty-gritty
Chief negotiators from the 12 countries thrashing out the Trans-Pacific Partnership worked on last-minute preparations Wednesday before their ministers and leaders gather in Bali, Indonesia, with the aim of reaching a basic agreement on the free trade pact.
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2013
Japan and U.S. open second round of trade talks in parallel with TPP
Japan and the United States on Monday began a second round of bilateral talks on automobiles and trade barriers in parallel with the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations, with Tokyo calling for "maximum flexibility" in the discussions.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2013
N.Z. trade chief: Farmers can thrive after TPP
Japan's farmers should be able to weather the shock from the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement with time and technical help from its trading partners, New Zealand Trade Minister Tim Groser asserted Friday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2013
Benefits of final TPP framework will eclipse haggling over tariffs: Shapiro
Negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership remain strenuous as countries seek to protect feeble domestic industries, but the framework will have a major impact on the global economy once finalized, Ira Shapiro, a former general counsel to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, said on Thursday...
BUSINESS
Sep 23, 2013
Japan opens with 75% offer on tariff cuts for TPP pact
Japan apparently offers to eliminate tariffs on 75 percent of imports within the first year of joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2013
TPP talks ready to ascend to political level
Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiators on Saturday cleared the way for political decisions at high-level meetings next month that may lead to the creation of a new free trade pact that will dwarf existing agreements, Japan's top TPP negotiator said.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2013
Four TPP members offer to kill all tariffs
Four of the countries negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal offer total tariff elimination on all farm and industrial goods, pressuring Japan to follow suit.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 19, 2013
Top TPP negotiators thrash out hurdles ahead of talks
Chief negotiators for the Trans-Pacific Partnership opened a meeting Wednesday to thrash out thorny issues in a bid to streamline the talks for a deal by the end of the year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 18, 2013
Japan offers TPP tariff cuts for nearly 90% of U.S. goods
Japan has made a bilateral proposal to scratch tariffs on nearly 90 percent of U.S. imports under the 12-member Trans-Pacific Partnership talks, an informed source said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2013
Japan's inclusion in FTA talks 'changes balance'
As a major economy with considerable influence in the Asia-Pacific region, Japan has a key role to play in setting the rules in multiple regional free trade agreements, the head of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation secretariat said.
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2013
Brunei TPP round ends in 'success'
Twelve Pacific Rim countries wrapped up the 19th round of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in Brunei on Friday, saying they made progress on tariffs and other key issues while agreeing to hold more working-level talks in the coming weeks.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 29, 2013
Japan proposes tariff cuts for products sourced from TPP countries
Japan has proposed tariff cuts for products made from materials produced in countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade talks, negotiation sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2013
TPP sides set to keep food safety regimes
The 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations are unlikely to ease their individual food safety standards as the subject is not being discussed in the free-trade talks, negotiation sources said Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2013
TPP talks on farm tariffs not likely till September
Japan is likely to start negotiating tariffs on rice and other farm products during the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in September or later, the government said Monday.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2013
TPP talks stirred up by decade-plus tariff phaseouts
Some of the countries in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations are proposing phaseout periods of over 10 years for certain tariffs, negotiation sources said Sunday.
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2013
TPP stakeholders' next summit likely in October in Bali
Leaders of the 12 countries participating in Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations are expected to hold a summit on Oct. 8, a source involved in the talks said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 23, 2013
TPP challenges await Japan
This month's 19th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations in Brunei will test Japan's negotiation skills as a full participant. Japan must build alliances quickly.
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Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
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