Froman Says Focus Is On Deal With TPP 12; U.S., Japan Make Little Progress

U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman this week put out the public message that he is not seriously considering dropping Japan from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations when he said that "all" participants in are now focused on getting a far-reaching deal done with all 12 nations now at the table. Froman made this comment in a Feb. 25 teleconference from Singapore in response to a question on whether the U.S. is considering concluding the TPP negotiations without Japan in light...