ISDS Case Map
Japan
Fears have risen over the future of Japan-South Korea economic relations in the wake of South Korean President Lee Myung Bak's visit Friday to the Takeshima islands.
When I was in South Korea for five days last month, I noticed that very few European and American cars were on the road in Seoul and Keosu.
Japan’s government wants it. Mitsubishi Corp. backs it. Toyota Motor Corp. says they need it to compete. Yet, whether Japan joins the biggest attempt at a global free-trade pact may hinge on part-time rice farmers like Tadashi Hirose. And he doesn’t much like it.
Japan and Turkey have agreed to launch a joint study on concluding an economic partnership agreement between the two countries.
Both Japan and the European Union would reap substantial benefits and enjoy growth if the two concluded an economic partnership agreement, the European Commission said Wednesday.
Mercredi, le commissaire européen au Commerce a reçu le « feu vert » de la Commission européenne pour engager la négociation d'un accord de libre-échange avec le Japon.
Ford Motor Co. on Wednesday was the first automaker to voice displeasure after the European Union announced it wants to start free-trade negotiations with Japan.
The European Union's executive arm on Wednesday called on its member states to start Free Trade Agreement talks with Japan.
The European Commission will next Wednesday (18 July) ask member states for a mandate to start talks with Japan on a bilateral free-trade deal.
Negotiations between Japan and the European Union over crafting a free-trade agreement will not begin until this fall or later due to persistent reluctance among the European auto industry, according to senior officials at the Foreign Ministry.
