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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

''Japan torn over US-led free-trade pact''

from asia times online....


"Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has announced his nation entered into preliminary talks to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), a regional economic pact under negotiation by nine nations across the Asia-Pacific, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Hawaii earlier this month. 

But Japan's involvement in the TPP has stirred a lot of debate in Japan. It is the only case of a regional economic pact that is moving forward. Yomiuri Shimbun, a leading Japanese newspaper that has the highest circulation in the world, has published six editorials in favor of Japan's participation in TPP this month".....READ MORE 

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