Japan Says it Will Decide Whether to Join TPP Talks by June 2011
Xinhuanet.com reports that Japan could begin consultations with the United States and other countries trying to build a regional free trade agreement known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership as the Cabinet approved the government's latest policy on free trade.
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Prime Minister Naoto Kan indicated his intention to join TPP negotiations last month. But the country is divided over joining the agreement. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku said at a news conference that Japan is expected to decide whether to join the negotiations of the multilateral trade agreement around next June.