Japanese business leaders call for Thailand to join TPP

Akio Mimura (L), chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Boontak Wungcharoen, chairman of the Thai Bankers' Association, attend a joint news conference in Bangkok on Feb. 2, 2016, after the one-day Thailand-Japan Economic Forum. Mimura said Thailand will be disadvantaged if it decides not to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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