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U S N FREE TRADE

BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 1, 2013
Japan can't make further concessions to U.S. in TPP talks: minister
The minister in charge of the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations said Sunday that Tokyo can make no more concessions to Washington on sensitive issues after a Japan-U.S. meeting ended without progress.
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2013
TPP chiefs ready for Singapore meeting
Chief negotiators from the 12 countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade negotiations set the stage Sunday for next month's ministerial meeting, ending their talks aimed at sifting through as many thorny issues as possible.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 22, 2013
10-year tariff cut offered; 'sacred' items excluded
Japan has proposed to lift tariffs on all items aside from its five "sacred" farm products within 10 years, according to sources involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade talks.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2013
10 TPP members urge Japan to abolish all tariffs
All other countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations except the United States are urging Japan to abolish tariffs on all products, including rice, sources said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2013
'Sanctuary' safe in TPP talks, Abe assures the Diet
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe again pledged Thursday to fight for Japan's trading interests, despite the prospect of having to eliminate tariffs on certain agricultural products it's attempting to protect in the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 8, 2013
TPP leaders reiterate pledge to strike deal this year
Leaders of countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations restate their pledge to conclude a deal before the end of December, saying they have made 'significant progress' in recent months.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2013
Negotiators said 'on track' for accord
Leaders gathering for the Trans-Pacific Partnership summit are likely to announce their countries are "on track" to complete their work while noting "significant progress" in various fields of the free trade accord, their draft statement showed Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 7, 2013
LDP flip-flop on 'untouchable' tariffs raises farmers' ire
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 4, 2013
TPP leaders expected to claim work mostly completed
Leaders of the 12 countries involved in the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade negotiations are planning to issue a statement next week confirming they have substantively completed their work on the envisioned pact and will ensure it is a high quality 21st century accord, according to negotiation sources.
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
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2013
Abe, Harper to delve into free trade, energy, defense
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper were expected to confirm cooperation in free trade, defense and energy during talks to be held later Tuesday in Ottawa.
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.
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.
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 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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 22, 2013
Tariffs figure large for Amari at TPP talks in Brunei
Twelve Pacific Rim countries begin the 19th round of negotiations in Brunei for creating a regional free trade pact, with Japan engaging in full-fledged talks on tariffs and other issues for the first time after joining last month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 1, 2013
Japan, U.S. to hold TPP-related talks
Japan and the United States will hold trade negotiations next week in Tokyo in parallel with the Trans-Pacific Partnership free-trade talks, the government said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / BALANCING INTERESTS
Jul 22, 2013
Japan may be latecomer but TPP trade party has just begun
Japan only has three days in Malaysia for the TPP negotiations, but experts say it has a solid chance to lead the revamp of trade in the Asia-Pacific region.
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.

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