Business leaders urge Nikai to promote FTAs, WTO negotiations

Business leaders urge Nikai to promote FTAs, WTO negotiations

TOKYO, Japan - Trade and Industry Minister Toshihiro Nikai speaks during a meeting with heads of Japan's influential business lobbies at a Tokyo hotel on Dec. 7. Business leaders urged Nikai to promote free trade agreements between Japan and Asian economies as well as market-opening negotiations under the World Trade Organization.

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