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Japan
From June 2 to 4, the third round of negotiations for Japan-United Arab Emirates Economic Partnership Agreement was held in Tokyo.
Japan’s top trade official gives US counterpart a miss at APEC as Tokyo hardens stance against Trump’s bullying tactics.
Pakistan has raised serious concerns over high tariffs imposed by Japan and calls for entering into a bilateral Preferential Trade Agreement to ensure fair competition and balanced tariffs.
Japan and the US held a "constructive" second round of trade talks focused on President Trump’s tariff policies, with hopes to reach an agreement by next month. Both sides discussed trade expansion and non-tariff measures, but avoided currency and defense issues.
A Türkiye-Japan economic partnership agreement seeking to reduce the imbalance in bilateral trade is still under negotiation, the Turkish trade minister said.
United States President Donald Trump has touted “big progress” in trade talks with Japan after making an unexpected intervention in the negotiations.
Minister Bessant said, "The country that agrees first is advantageous," and "Trump directly participates in the most important trading partners. Korea, Japan, the UK, India, and Australia are negotiated first."
The economic and trade ministers of Korea, China, and Japan have agreed to resume negotiations for the Korea-China-Japan Free Trade Agreement.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said that he expects talks between South America's Mercosur bloc and Japan on a trade deal to begin in the second half of the year.
Chinese Foreign Minister pressed for an early restart of free trade talks between Japan, China and South Korea. He also reiterated China's interest in joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement.
