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Japan Needs FTAs
26-May-2004
Free trade agreements are now becoming the rule in world trade and Japan is at a big disadvantage if it does not take part in the game.
Businesses Lukewarm on Korea-Japan FTA
26-May-2004
In contrast to the recent push for adopting a free trade agreement (FTA) with Chile, leading business organizations, including the Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) and Korea Federation of Small Business (KFSB), take a cautious approach to back ongoing FTA talks with Japan.
Japan-Korea FTA Study Group Report
17-May-2004
In July 2002, Japan and Korea established a Joint Study Group, composed of representatives from the government, business and academia of both countries, to appraise the possibility of establishing the Japan-Korea Free Trade Agreement (JKFTA).
Japan aiming to expand scope of free trade agreements
11-May-2004 Govt aiming to expand scope of free trade agreements
The government has decided to expand the scope of its free trade agreement negotiations with several Asian countries, including South Korea, Thailand and Malaysia, aiming to conclude comprehensive economic partnership agreements (EPAs), government officials said Wednesday.
Korea: Employers Concerned About FTA With Japan
11-May-2004
The Federation of Korean Industries (FKI) on Friday proposed that the government take a cautious approach to the ongoing Korea-Japan free trade agreement (FTA) talks, demanding a delay of in the schedule for cutting tariffs on Japanese imports.
Japan and Mexico agree on conclusion of free-trade agreement
24-Apr-2004 FPCJ
On March 12 Japan and Mexico reached virtual accord on the conclusion of a bilateral free-trade agreement following 16 months of negotiations.
PICIS Statement against the Korea-Japan BIT
14-Apr-2004 PICIS Statement against the Korea-Japan Bilateral Investment Treaty
Between 20th and 24th December, representatives from the two countries will meet in Tokyo and finalise the text of the BIT that has been under much criticism from peoples’ movements of both Korea and Japan.
Japan: Free trade with Mexico
5-Apr-2004 Asahi Shimbun
Japan and Mexico have reached a basic accord on free trade. Japan promises to increase imports of pork, oranges and other agricultural products from Mexico, while that country says it will import more steel, automobiles and other industrial products from Japan.
FTAs With Other Asian Nations
2-Apr-2004
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi on Tuesday ordered his Cabinet ministers to work together to accelerate free-trade negotiations with other Asian nations.
FTA talks in cards with Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines - Japan
24-Mar-2004
Japan will hold free-trade talks early next year with Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said Thursday.
Accurate Understanding of FTAs is Essential!
24-Mar-2004 Accurate Understanding of FTAs is Essential!
The 5th World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Cancun, Mexico, ended without consensus, clouding the prospects for the ongoing negotiations over the Doha Development Agenda.
Japan-Singapore EPA (2000)
23-Mar-2004
Japan-Malaysia EPA: Joint Study Group Report
17-Mar-2004
During his visit to five ASEAN countries including Malaysia in January 2002, the Prime Minister of Japan, H.E. Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, proposed the “Initiative for Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership”, to which the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, H.E. Tun Dr. Mahathir bin Mohamad gave his full support.
Japan-Thailand EPA: Joint Task Force Report
17-Mar-2004
During his official visit to Japan in November 2001, the Thai Prime Minister, H.E. Dr. Thaksin Shinawatra, proposed to Japanese Prime Minister, H.E. Mr. Junichiro Koizumi, that Thailand and Japan should explore together the possibility of establishing a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
Japan-Philippines EPA: Joint Coordinating Team Report
17-Mar-2004
JAPAN-PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT JOINT COORDINATING TEAM REPORT
Multilateral, Regional, Bilateral: What Is The Way?
12-Mar-2004 Multilateral, Regional, Bilateral:What Is The Way
The Chicago Conference on the Global Economy ’The Future of the Global Trading System’