TPP, Market Access, Etc. Discussed at Recent U.S.-Japan Trade Forum
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announces that in a recently concluded a meeting of the U.S.-Japan Trade Forum, U.S. officials raised concerns about U.S. access to Japan’s beef and automobile markets; and Japanese officials raised issues on the…
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transportation of lithium batteries and implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act, among other things. A discussion on the Trans-Pacific Partnership was also held, in which the U.S. provided an update on the TPP process and related issues, and Japan explained its Government’s position and recent developments with respect to Japan’s interest in the TPP. (See ITT's Online Archives or 11/12/10 news, 10111211, for BP summary of Japan's announcement that it will decide whether to join TPP talks by June 2011.)