Ruling parties push TPP through committee after opposition walkout

Ruling parties push TPP through committee after opposition walkout

A special lower house committee controlled by the ruling parties votes on Nov. 4, 2016, in Tokyo to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact and related bills, while opposition lawmakers stage a protest over farm minister Yuji Yamamoto's recent remarks joking about forcing through the TPP. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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