Japan: Abe launches TPP task force
TOKYO: Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday launched a government task force to prepare for Japan’s entry into the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade talks.
The task force will be led by economic revitalization minister Akira Amari and initially have 65 members, NHK reported.
Abe said Japan could not afford to miss negotiations on the TPP. “A huge economic bloc that would account for roughly a third of the world economy is about to begin.”