Economic Partnership and APEC

9 of the 11 countries or regions that Japan has concluded an EPA (Economic Partnership Agreement) with are APEC member economies.
Furthermore, 3 of the 5 countries or regions that Japan is currently negotiating an EPA with are also APEC member economies.

• Countries / regions with which an agreement has already entered into force (year of entry into force), (*the underlined ones are APEC member economies.)
  
  Singapore (2002), Mexico (2005), Malaysia (2006), Chile (2007), Thailand (2007), Indonesia (2008), Brunei (2008), Philippines (2008), ASEAN (2008), Switzerland (2009), Vietnam (2009)
• Countries / regions with which negotiations for an agreement have been initiated (year of initiating negotiations) (*the underlined ones are APEC member economies.)
  
  Korea (2003 (at the present time (Aug 2010) negotiation has been suspended)), GCC* (2006), India (2007), Australia (2007), Peru (2009)
  
  *GCC - Gulf Cooperation Council (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar)