Japan backpedals on lawmakers' access to TPP text

Japan backpedals on lawmakers' access to TPP text

Yasutoshi Nishimura, senior vice minister of Japan's Cabinet Office in charge of the TPP negotiations, holds a press conference in Los Angeles on May 7, 2015. He said that his intent was misunderstood when he announced on May 4 that Japan will "make preparations to allow lawmakers access to the text" the following week at the earliest. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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