Japan Looks to Trans-Pacific Partnership to Transform its Economy

New York, New York - February 24, 2011 - The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) Focus Newsletter series provides readers with a snapshot of Japan's macroeconomy, as well as other important topics and trends. It is designed to analyze current developments, including those relating to Japan's economy, its business, financial, investment and political environment, as well as relevant social and cultural themes.

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A summary is presented below:

Japan Looks to Trans-Pacific Partnership to Transform its Economy ...
Since passage of its "Action Plan for Economic Structural Reform" in 1997, Japan has initiated a number of reform initiatives to restructure its economy. As a result, Japan today possesses...

The Importance of Trade to Achieving Sustainable Growth and Recovery
For several decades, Japan has thrived on exports to developed nations, primarily the U.S. and EU. Over the last ten years, however, Japanese exports to the U.S. have...

Integrating Japan into the Emerging Asia-Pacific Community
Economists view an emergent middle class as a key indicator of prosperity and growth within a national economy. Emerging Asia registers positively in this regard as recognized in a...

FTA/ EPA's Enhance Regional Integration and Free and Open Trade
Multilateral trade agreements like the Doha Development Round of the World Trade Organization (WTO) have proved challenging in recent years due to the varied interests of member-states participating in the negotiations...

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