Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and
Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA)
June, 2012
Related Information
- Statement by the Minister for Foreign Affairs on the adoption of the negotiating mandates for a Japan-EU EPA and an agreement covering political and other cooperation by the Foreign Affairs Council of the EU (November 29, 2012)
- Announcement of the launch of the FTA negotiations among Japan, China and Korea (November 20, 2012)
- Announcement of the Launch of Negotiations for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) (November 20, 2012)
- The 16th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (June 8, 2012)
- The 15th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (April 16, 2012)
- Release of Report of the Joint Study on the Possibility of a Japan-Canada Economic Partnership Agreement (March 7, 2012)
- The 14th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (February 7, 2012)
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Peru for an Economic Partnership (January 24, 2012)
- The 13th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (December 14, 2011)
- Signing of the Protocol Amending the Agreement between Japan and the United Mexican States for the Strengthening of the Economic Partnership (September 23, 2011)
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes concerning the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and the Republic of India (June 30, 2011)
- Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (May 31, 2011)
- Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and the Republic of India (February 16, 2011)
- Joint Statement on the Conclusion of Negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement between Japan and Peru (November 14, 2010)
- Basic Policy on Comprehensive Economic Partnerships (November 2010)
- The 2nd Meeting of the Joint Study Group of Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (November 2010)
- The 14th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement (September 2010)
- The 6th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (August 2010)
- Joint Public-Private Research on a Japan-Mongolia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (June 2010)
- Notification by the Philippines regarding the Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (June 2010)
- The 13th Round of Negotiations on the Japan-India Economic Partnership Agreement (April 2010)
- Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Symposium (March 2010)
- The 5th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (February 2010)
- The Second Meeting of the Joint Committee of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of the Philippines for an Economic Partnership (December 2009)
- Notification of the Entry into Force of the Japan-ASEAN Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement by Cambodia (November 2009)
- Third Japan-India Strategic Dialogue on Economic Issues (November 2009)
- The 10th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Australia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (November 2009)
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes Concerning the Entry into Force of the Japan-Peru Investment Agreement (November 2009)
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes Concerning the Entry into Force of the Japan-Peru Investment Agreement (November 2009)
- Launching and First Meeting of the Headquarters for the Promotion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) Negotiations (October 2009)
- The 4th Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (October 2009)
- The 3rd Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (August 2009)
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Republic of Uzbekistan for the Liberalisation, Promotion and Protection of Investment (August 2009)
- The 2nd Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (July 2009)
- The 1st Round of Negotiations for Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (May 2009)
- Preparatory Meeting towards Launching Negotiations for the Japan-Peru Economic Partnership Agreement (March 2009)
- Exchange of Diplomatic Notes for the Entry into Force of the Agreement between Japan and the Lao People's Democratic Republic for the Liberalisation, Promotion and Protection of Investment Agreement (July 2008)
- Japan's Current Status and Future Prospect of Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) (October 2007) [PDF]

- The Second Round of the Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement Talks (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (January 2007)
- The First Meeting of the Free Trade Agreement Talks (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (September 2006)
- Preliminary Meeting with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Free Trade Agreement (FTA) (May 2006)
- Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Taro Aso at the Japan National Press Club "The Hallmarks of Economic Diplomacy for Japan" (March 2006)
- Joint Meeting of the Headquarters for the WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) Negotiations and the Headquarters for Promoting Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA) (February 2006)
- Basic Policy towards further promotion of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs), approved by the Council of Ministers on the Promotion of Economic Partnership (December 2004)
- Symposium on Cross-Border Movement of Natural Persons: Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and acceptance of foreign workers (July 2004) [Programme (HTML)] [Summary (PDF)
] [Background Paper (PDF)
] [Statements (PDF)
] - The First Meeting of the Council of Related Ministers for the Promotion of Economic Partnership (Prime Minister of Japan and his Cabinet Official Web Site) (March 2004)

- Japan's FTA Strategy (Summary) (October 2002)
- Launching of the Headquarters for the Promotion of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) and Establishment of the Division for FTAs and EPAs (November 2002)
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