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Japanese Business Rep Says TPA Will 'Speed Up' Talks Toward U.S.-Japan Deal

June 29, 2015 at 3:30 PM
The head of Japan's largest business federation on Monday (June 29) said he expects the enactment of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) by President Obama to accelerate negotiations toward a U.S.-Japan bilateral agreement that will help bring the full Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks to a conclusion. "The key to concluding the TPP negotiations is an agreement between the U.S. and Japan," said Sadayuki Sakakibara, chairman of the Keidanren. "We believe that the U.S.-Japan negotiations are now in the final stage. And...

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