Kan asks to study transpacific FTA

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan attends a government growth strategy panel meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 8, 2010. Kan said it is important to promote free trade agreements as a way to share growth and prosperity with countries in the Asia-Pacific region such as the United States, South Korea, China and Russia. The panel is discussing ways to realize Japan's growth strategy. (Kyodo)

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